RE: [xsl] context-independent counter

["Michael Kay" <mhkay@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Ho to increment a variable or param with each
> iteration of a for-each-loop, independent of the
> context of the current node?

XSLT doesn't have updateable variables; it is not a sequential programming
language.
> I just need a counter.
> Here is how I would do it in PHP:
>
> $line_count = 1;
> while ( $line_count <= 100 )
>    {
>    print ("$line_count"."<br>"."\n");
>    $line_count++;
>    }
>
You don't need a counter: the position() function serves the purpose.

Mike Kay


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