[xsl] A Counter Variable in XSLT?

["Grant Mc Auley" <gmcauley@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Greetings,

I want to create a "counter variable" - one that I can increment
within a stylesheet.  Something like:

  <xsl:variable name="matchNumber" select="'0'"/>

		(and later...)

  <xsl:value-of select="$matchNumber++"/>

I know $matchNumber++ won't work, but is there anyway to do this
in XSLT, or do I have to use an extension?  (I am currently using
Xalan)

Thank you,

Grant Mc Auley


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