RE: dynamic HTML table generation

[Kay Michael <Michael.Kay@xxxxxxx>]

The usual solution for grouping into tables relies on something like

<xsl:template match="item[position() mod 5 = 1]"/>

Variables aren't allowed in the match pattern of a template rule, so you
can't parameterise this. So you need a different approach. But the same
logic can easily be translated to xsl:for-each.

<xsl:param name="cols" select="5"/>

<xsl:template match="rs:data"/>
<table>
<xsl:for-each select="z:row[position() mod $cols = 1]">
  <tr>
    <xsl:for-each select=".|following-sibling::z:row[position() &lt;
$cols]">
      <td><xsl:value-of select="@product_id"/></td>
    </xsl:for-each>
  </tr>
</xsl:for-each>
</table>
</xsl:template>

Mike Kay

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ireney Berezniak [mailto:iberezniak@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 05 October 2000 20:18
> To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: dynamic HTML table generation
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I have a problem and so far I have been unsuccessful finding 
> a solution.  Any
> help you guys could provide would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> I need to format and create an HTML result set table dynamically. 
> For example, in one instance I have a resultset in XML that 
> contains 10
> records.  I need to have an XSL file which generates a table 
> with 2 rows and 5
> columns.  In another instance, I might have a resultset that 
> contains 20
> records, and I need to present it in a 5 row by 4 column 
> table using the same
> XSL file. I really want to do this dynamically. I can pass 
> the desired row and
> column count into XSLT file so I know how many rows and 
> columns I need to
> create, but how do I do the looping to achieve this?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> ib.
> 
> xml sample:
> <rs:data>
> 	<z:row Product_Id="98652"/>
> 	<z:row Product_Id="98682"/>
> 	<z:row Product_Id="98718"/>
> 	<z:row Product_Id="104512"/>
> 	<z:row Product_Id="106564"/>
> 	<z:row Product_Id="174272"/>
> 	<z:row Product_Id="175242"/>
> 	<z:row Product_Id="191765"/>
> 	<z:row Product_Id="194131"/>
> 	<z:row Product_Id="194132"/>
> </rs:data>
> 
> desired HTML table to be generated dynamically:
> <TABLE>
> 	<TR>
> 		<TD></TD>
> 		<TD></TD>
> 		<TD></TD>
> 		<TD></TD>
> 		<TD></TD>
> 	</TR>
> 	<TR>
> 		<TD></TD>
> 		<TD></TD>
> 		<TD></TD>
> 		<TD></TD>
> 		<TD></TD>
> 	</TR>
> </TABLE>
> 
> or (depending on the rows/columns required)
> 
> <TABLE>
> 	<TR>
> 		<TD></TD>
> 		<TD></TD>
> 	</TR>
> 	<TR>
> 		<TD></TD>
> 		<TD></TD>
> 	</TR>
> 	<TR>
> 		<TD></TD>
> 		<TD></TD>
> 	</TR>
> 	<TR>
> 		<TD></TD>
> 		<TD></TD>
> 	</TR>
> 	<TR>
> 		<TD></TD>
> 		<TD></TD>
> 	</TR>
> </TABLE>
> 
> 
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