RE: [xsl] Continue seqlist numbering

Subject: RE: [xsl] Continue seqlist numbering
From: "Norma Yeazell" <Nyeazell@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2004 13:30:02 -0500
Thanks again Ken. You are right about the hierarchy. Your suggestion
works fine. 

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Subject: Re: [xsl] Continue seqlist numbering

At 2004-01-05 10:51 -0500, Norma Yeazell wrote:
>I have two seqlist lists in a row in my xml like:
>
><seqlist>
><item>this is item 1</item>
><item>this is item 2</item>
><item>this is item 3</item>
></seqlist>
><seqlist>
><item>this is item 1</item>
><item>this is item 2</item>
><item>this is item 3</item>
></seqlist>

Again, you are trying to infer a hierarchy where none exists.

>I can get it to number them but I need the second list to be numbered 
>starting with the last item from the first list.
>I've tried <xsl:number count="item" level="multiple" format="1.1.1"/>

That relies on hierarchy in your input and one isn't there.

>The outcome should look like.
>
>1. this is item 1
>2. this is item 2
>3. this is item 3
>
>     3.1. this is item 1
>     3.2. this is item 2
>     3.3. this is item 3

When doing the second <seqlist>, count the members in the first.  To
generalize it, you will probably need to do something along the lines of
the following from within an item:

   <xsl:for-each select="../preceding-sibling::seqlist">
     <xsl:value-of select="count(item)"/>.<xsl:text/>
   </xsl:for-each>
   <xsl:number/>. <xsl:text/>

The above should give you the following in the third <seqlist> list:

           3.3.1 this is item 1

I hope this helps.

................... Ken

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