How do I grab first element using XSLT?

Question

In one of my itemstyles I want the first element in the list to have a bit different look than the other items being displayed. How is it possible to take the first item?

Answer 1

Try following because *Main.xsl passes @order parameter to ItemStyle.xsl:

<xsl:if test="@Order = 1">     
<!-- your logic -->
</xsl:if>

Answer 2

This isn't really a SharePoint question but I think the answer you are looking for is something like this:

<xsl:if test="position() = 1">
    <!-- do your custom formatting logic -->
</xsl:if>