Re: [xsl] Creating a number new nodes in a tree based upon a numeric value

[Wendell Piez <wapiez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Robert,

Another way to do this is to fake a loop using the nefarious <xsl:for-each> 
....

<xsl:template match="TAG">
  <TABLE>
    <TR ID="@ID">
      <xsl:for-each select="//*[position() &lt;= @Value]">
        <TD></TD>
      </xsl:for-each>
    </TR>
  </TABLE>
</xsl:template>

Of course, this is a truly horrible departure from the True Way and I'd 
have to report to the authorities anyone I discovered doing it. (Not only 
is it unconscionable heresy; it only works if the value of @Value never 
gets higher than the total number of nodes in your source document.)

Cheers,
Wendell

</xsl:template>At 06:14 PM 1/8/01 -0800, you wrote:

> Ok, I think the answer is "no", but I'm still curious to ask.
>
> Say I have an XML doc that contains something like:
>
>  <Tag ID="1">
>    <Value>4</Value>
>  </Tag>
>  <Tag ID="2">
>    <Value>2</Value>
>  </Tag>
>
> ... and I want to end up with something like:
>
> <TABLE>
>  <TR ID="1">
>    <TD></TD>
>    <TD></TD>
>    <TD></TD>
>    <TD></TD>
>  </TR>
> </TABLE>
> <TABLE>
>  <TR ID="2">
>    <TD></TD>
>    <TD></TD>
>  </TR>
> </TABLE>

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