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Subject: Re: [xsl] Just the first 'x' elements within a for-each
From: Jeni Tennison <jeni@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 17:42:03 +0000
Hi Simon,

> I've tried numerous connotations of for-each loops, recursive
> functions etc but for the life of me I can't seem to get something
> which will only print/process the first 'x' (in my case x is 2)
> elements and then bail out of the for-each or just simply ignore the
> remaining ones found.

In declarative programming, you can't "bail out". Instead, try
selecting only the elements that you want to process:

  <xsl:for-each select="*[position() &lt;= 2]">
    ...
  </xsl:for-each>

Cheers,

Jeni

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