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RE: context-independent counter
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- Subject: RE: [xsl] context-independent counter
- From: "Michael Kay" <mhkay at iclway dot co dot uk>
- Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 15:16:07 -0000
- Reply-To: xsl-list at lists dot mulberrytech dot com
> 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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