Subject: Re: [xsl] How to mark every 5th output record. From: "Colin Adams" <colinpauladams@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:55:57 +0000 |
With XSLT 2.0 you would not need node-set. I don't know if there are any math functions in exslt that are not availble in XSLT 2.0. On 11/03/2008, Patrick Bergeron <pbergeron@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Well, I am using the gnome xslt processor with exslt extensions (of which I > need various math functions, and node-set) recompiled into a custom xslt > processor running on an embedded device. I'd rather not try to integrate > another processor simply because I can't do "counter=counter+1". > > As for your other suggestion... I will think about it. It would require > significant rework to the 3K lines of code I already have. I currently don't > use for-each, I use various forms of "template match" to process the records > as they are encountered in the input stream. Nevertheless, it's giving me > something to mull over. > > > I'm still open to more suggestions... > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: David Carlisle [mailto:davidc@xxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 10:12 AM > To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [xsl] How to mark every 5th output record. > > > > Is there really, really, really _any_ other way of doing this without > making > > a 3rd copy of my data set? > > Are you restricted to use xslt 1 (this won't necessarily change the > answers, but it might) > > If you want to use position() to do the numbering then you need to > iterate over a set of nodes in teh right sequence, so that probably does > mean that you want to copy teh nodes. > > If on the other hand that's too expensive and you want to maintain a > counter that you add "by hand" each time you do something then you can > do that as well, but as that means that the processing of one record > depends on teh previous record you must change the idiom, you can't use > a for-each as that (essentially) is only for parallel processing where > each item is processed independently. Instead you need to make a named > template that has a parameter count, which processes one record, then > calls itself with <xsl:with-param name="count" select="$count+1"/> > > David > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > The Numerical Algorithms Group Ltd is a company registered in England > and Wales with company number 1249803. The registered office is: > Wilkinson House, Jordan Hill Road, Oxford OX2 8DR, United Kingdom. > > This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star. The service is > powered by MessageLabs. > ________________________________________________________________________
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