Re: [xsl] Incrementing a Global variable

[Bill Keese <billk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Can't you use <xsl:number> to get what you want?   Maybe I didn't 
understand something about the problem you were solving.

Bill

Mukul Gandhi wrote:

> The XSLs (by Jarno and by -- Americo) are brilliant..
> I was trying to solve the problem, but could'nt come
> up with the solution soon.. 
>
> Though the issue about incrementing the variables has
> been discussed a lot on this list, I feel if there is
> a feature where some sort of variable incrmenting is
> possible in XSLT, it will save lot of programming
> hours producing a trivial thing as generating serial
> nos. I am not suggesting to deviate from the viewpoint
> that XSLT should be a functional language. 
>
> But if lets say we are allowed to declare a global
> variable and can increment it, it will make certain
> tasks quite easy(like generating serial nos). Since
> generating serial nos is a common requirement, IMHO
> providing this capability in XSLT will help the user
> community. Also if we can have looping constructs
> which can iterate over number ranges for e.g.
>
> for (int i=0; i < n; i++) , it will facilitate
> processing loops in a diffrent way. Presently for-each
> loop iterate over *node sets*. I guess these things
> might be added to XSLT without deviating from the
> objective to keep XSLT as a functional language.
>
> The XSLT 2.0 spec is in draft stage. If appropriate,
> these features can be thought to be added. Probably
> more knowledgeable persons on this list -- M. Kay,
> Dimitre, David Carlisle, Dave Pawson, Wendell, Jeni,
> Jarno, Americo.. can comment on the appropriateness of
> this idea ;)
>
> Regards,
> Mukul
>
>
> --- Jarno.Elovirta@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>  
>
> > Hi,
> >
> >    
> >
> > > Also i have Isolated Problem Page from  Actual
> > >      
> > output
> >    
> >
> > > which contains multiple pdf pages. This part is
> > > conditionaly separated from other pdf pages (
> > >      
> > which
> >    
> >
> > > are
> > > further grouped using Muenchian Method)
> > >      
> > Could you integrage this approach to your
> > stylesheets?
> >
> > <?xml version="1.0"?>
> > <xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
> > xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform";>
> >  <xsl:output method="html"/>
> >  <xsl:variable name="varRowLimit" select="15"/>
> >  <xsl:variable name="Student_Count"
> > select="count(Students/Student)"/>
> >  <xsl:template match="Students">
> >    <title></title>
> >    <table>
> >      <tbody>
> >        <xsl:apply-templates select="Student[1]"/>
> >      </tbody>
> >    </table>
> >  </xsl:template>
> >  <xsl:template match="Student" name="Student">
> >    <xsl:param name="counter" select="1"/>
> >    <tr>
> >      <td>
> >        <xsl:value-of select="$counter"/>
> >      </td>
> >      <td>
> >        <xsl:value-of select="Name"/>
> >      </td>
> >      <td>
> >        <xsl:value-of select="TOption"/>
> >      </td>
> >    </tr>
> >    <xsl:variable name="next"
> > select="following-sibling::Student[1]"/>
> >    <xsl:choose>
> >      <xsl:when test="not($next)">
> >        <tr>
> >          <td>
> >            <xsl:value-of select="$counter + 1"/>
> >          </td>
> >          <td>
> >            <xsl:text/>Total = <xsl:value-of
> > select="$Student_Count"/>
> >          </td>
> >          <td></td>
> >        </tr>
> >        <xsl:call-template name="empty">
> >          <xsl:with-param name="counter"
> > select="$counter + 2"/>
> >          <xsl:with-param name="left"
> > select="$varRowLimit - $Student_Count - 3"/>
> >        </xsl:call-template>
> >      </xsl:when>
> >      <xsl:when test="TOption = $next/TOption">
> >        <xsl:apply-templates select="$next">
> >          <xsl:with-param name="counter"
> > select="$counter + 1"/>
> >        </xsl:apply-templates>
> >      </xsl:when>
> >      <xsl:otherwise>
> >        <xsl:call-template name="empty">
> >          <xsl:with-param name="counter"
> > select="$counter + 1"/>
> >        </xsl:call-template>
> >        <xsl:apply-templates select="$next">
> >          <xsl:with-param name="counter"
> > select="$counter + 2"/>
> >        </xsl:apply-templates>
> >      </xsl:otherwise>
> >    </xsl:choose>
> >  </xsl:template>
> >  <xsl:template name="empty">
> >    <xsl:param name="counter" select="0"/>
> >    <xsl:param name="left" select="1"/>
> >    <xsl:if test="$left">
> >      <tr>
> >        <td>
> >          <xsl:value-of select="$counter"/>
> >        </td>
> >        <td></td>
> >        <td></td>
> >      </tr>
> >      <xsl:call-template name="empty">
> >        <xsl:with-param name="counter"
> > select="$counter + 1"/>
> >        <xsl:with-param name="left" select="$left -
> > 1"/>
> >      </xsl:call-template>
> >    </xsl:if>
> >  </xsl:template>
> > </xsl:stylesheet>
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Jarno - Feindflug: Größenwahn (Life Cried Remix)
> >
> > XSL-List info and archive: 
> > http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
> >
> >    
>
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