Subject: Re: [xsl] making a number from a decimal in XPath 2.0 From: Wendell Piez <wapiez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Sun, 15 May 2005 19:12:25 -0400 |
<xsl:function name="s:measure-block"> <xsl:param name="length-left"/> <xsl:if test="$length-left > 0"> <xsl:text>e</xsl:text> <xsl:value-of select="s:measure-block($extent-left - $extent)"/> </xsl:if> </xsl:function>
Thanks, Wendell
Hi,
I'm trying to write an expression in XPath 2.0 to return me a string given a numeric argument as input, plus a parameter.
Call the parameter 'extent'. If $extent is 42, I'd like
(42) => e (43) => ee (84) => ee (85) => eee
that is, as many 'e' as ceiling($arg div $extent)
But if I say
string-join((for $i in (1 to ceiling($arg div $extent)) return 'e'),'')
I get an error (Saxon 8.4) telling me I need an xs:integer as the second argument of the range expression "1 to ceiling($arg div $extent)", but I have an xs:decimal.
How do I make ceiling($arg div $extent) into an integer?
Alternatively, what neater ways are there to generate the string I need? Am I even approaching this the right way?
Cheers, Wendell
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====================================================================== Wendell Piez mailto:wapiez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Mulberry Technologies, Inc. http://www.mulberrytech.com 17 West Jefferson Street Direct Phone: 301/315-9635 Suite 207 Phone: 301/315-9631 Rockville, MD 20850 Fax: 301/315-8285 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Mulberry Technologies: A Consultancy Specializing in SGML and XML ======================================================================
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