[xsl] Looping on a set value

["Alex Dragowski" <ajdrag@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Greetings. I hope folks can give me some direction. I'm trying to loop nodes 
on a set number, after perfroming a sort. I have the follwoing example:

<!-- XML source -->

<stories>
<StoryBody>
  <Priority>4</ Priority >
  <name>My name</name>
  <content>Some content</content>
 </ StoryBody >
<StoryBody>
  <Priority>2</ Priority >
  <name>My name</name>
  <content>Some content</content>
 </ StoryBody >
<StoryBody>
  < Priority >6</ Priority >
  <name>Your name</name>
  <content>Some content</content>
</StoryBody>
<StoryBody>
 < Priority >4</ Priority >
  <name>Her name</name>
  <content>Some content</content>
</StoryBody>
<StoryBody>
 < Priority >1</ Priority >
  <name>His name</name>
  <content>Some content</content>
</StoryBody>
<!-- More Content -->
</stories>

I'd like to sort by <Priority> but only output a set number of results (in 
this case, nodes for StoryBody 1, 2 and only the first 4, not the second).

I'm having trouble with this. The following gives me my Priority sort but 
matches by Priority number, not by the first 3 nodes of the tree which is 
what I?m after (Displays only StoryBody for Priority(s) 1&2, although I want 
to output 3 nodes (StoryPriority for Priority 1,2 &4):

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform";>

<xsl:output method="xml" indent="yes"/>

<xsl:template match="/">
 <table bgcolor="#ffffff" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" 
width="450">
 <xsl:call-template name="displayitems"/>
</table>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template name="displayitems">
<xsl:param name="index" select="1"/>
<xsl:for-each select="stories/StoryBody[Priority=$index]">
<tr>
<td>

<!--Content -->

</td>
</tr>
</xsl:for-each>

<!?Here?s where I run into problems à

<xsl:if test="$index &lt; 3">
  <xsl:call-template name="displayitems">
     <xsl:with-param name="index" select="$index + 1"/>
   </xsl:call-template>
 </xsl:if>
</xsl:template>

I know the problem is in my test, and that I need a param, or variable, and 
be recursive by position() but I can?t work it out. If I can keep track and 
test for my current node list I?ll be ok.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks





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