RE: [xsl] Incrementing number in a for loop ??

[Dipesh Khakhkhar <dkhakhkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

hi, 
First of all thanks a mile for answering my query which confirmed my guess 
that i can not increment variable in xsl.

Well my xsl is like this.

When i m parsing my xsl file i m creating quotes like this and it is HARDCODED 
and this I counted and put into my xsl file as show below where at someplace i 
need like this.

<xsl:text>
``````````````````````````````</xsl:text>
And at other place i need something like this.
<xsl:text>
``````</xsl:text>

So i was trying to confirm that can i declare a variable and code in other 
languages as  under:

--------------------------------------------------------------------

int quoteCount = 30; // for example this many quotes i need
for(int i = 0; i < quoteCount ; i++)
     printf("`");
     // cout << "`" \
     // Console.Write("`")
     // System.Out.print("`");

---------------------------------------------------------------------

Thanks for taking out your time and answering my question. Well i thought from 
here i will get conformace for my guessing thats why i asked question like 
this and if it bothered someone i am really sorry for that.

Regards,
Dipesh

>
>Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 21:27:00 -0400
>From: cknell@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: RE: [xsl] Incrementing number in a for loop ??
>
>Variables, once declared, cannot be changed. You could pass the old value to 
the called template with a parameter and declare a variable inside the 
template which adds one to the value passed as a parameter when the template 
is called recursively, but probably there's a better way to achieve the 
result. We could tell more if you supply a stripped-down example of your 
source XML and your stylesheet.
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>- -----Original Message-----
>From:     Dipesh Khakhkhar <dkhakhkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent:     Wed, 30 Jul 2003 19:56:22 -0400
>To:       xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject:  [xsl] Incrementing number in a for loop ??
>
>Hi,
>
>I am creating a text output from xml and at some places i have to give
>hardcoded special characters.
>
>Is is possible to declare a variable having numerical value and incrementing
>it using expression inside for loop ?
>
>If somebody can throw some light  on this issue i would be grateful.
>
>Regards,
>Dipesh
>
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>Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 21:27:18 -0400
>From: "G. Ken Holman" <gkholman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: Re: [xsl] Incrementing number in a for loop ??
>
>At 2003-07-30 19:56 -0400, Dipesh Khakhkhar wrote:
>>I am creating a text output from xml and at some places i have to give
>>hardcoded special characters.
>
>This not a very explicit description of a problem that needs to be solved
>using incrementing variables.
>
>>Is is possible to declare a variable having numerical value and incrementing
>>it using expression inside for loop ?
>
>No ... this is a FFFFAQ ... even a simple query will tell you the answer to
>this question:
>
>   http://www.google.com/search?as_q=increment+global+variable+xslt
>
>Gee, it even happens to be my answer that is at the top of the list tonight.
>
>>If somebody can throw some light  on this issue i would be grateful.
>
>Variables in XSLT do not vary within their scope.  Now your question has
>been answered, but you only asked a yes/no question and you haven't given
>enough detail for anyone to help you with your real problem.
>
>If you take a moment to describe the nature of the problem you are trying
>to solve where you think you need a varying variable, people on the list
>will be able to tell you about the position() function or the <xsl:number/>
>instruction, or about tree walking with recursive template calls, or any of
>a number of other XSLT facilities that may be able to help you solve your
>problem.
>
>And please take your time to try and do *some* research before asking
>people to take from their time to answer your questions that have already
>been answered.
>
>I hope this helps.
>
>............... Ken
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>Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 18:39:35 -0700 (PDT)
>From: Mukul Gandhi <mukulw3@xxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: Re: [xsl] Incrementing number in a for loop ??
>
>You *cannot increment* variables in XSLT. But you may
>use count() and possibly other workarounds to generate
>serial nos.
>
>Regards,
>Mukul
>
>> Is is possible to declare a variable having
>> numerical value and incrementing
>> it using expression inside for loop ?
>>


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