Re: [xsl] [XSLT] [Q] Recursion Question/Concern

[Wendell Piez <wapiez at mulberrytech dot com>]

Jonathan:

What's wrong with:

<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
                 xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform";>

<xsl:template match="RECORD">
   <xsl:number level="any"/>
   <xsl:text> </xsl:text>
   <xsl:value-of select="INFO1"/>
   <xsl:text>&#A;</xsl:text>
</xsl:template>

</xsl:stylesheet>

No counting or recursion required: this is letting XSL's processing model 
do all the work.

Was it the xsl:number instruction you forgot about? I'm assuming the 
processing model is not mysterious to you at this point. (If it is, let us 
know.)

Good luck,
Wendell

At 06:27 PM 3/21/01, you wrote:
>I am new to the list, so please forgive me if I am
>asking something answered elsewhere.  I have searched
>the archive and FAQ and have not found the answer I am
>seeking.
>
>I need to count and number "records" in an XML file.
>It would seem that recursion is the answer, but I am
>concerned about performance.
>
>When using recursion I have noticed a 10:1 performance
>decrease over not using recursion.  I assume that user
>error is responsible.
>
>If I do not use a recursive function then my template
>will process in roughly 1 second.  I do not get the
>desired results because I need individual numbered
>lines.  When I use the recursive function then
>performance goes to roughly 10 seconds.
>
>Any and all help would be appreciated.  Thanks in
>advance for your time.
>
>
>Example of XML file format:
>
><DATA>
>   <RECORD>
>     <INFO1>xyz</INFO1>
>   </RECORD>
>   <RECORD>
>     <INFO1>abc</INFO1>
>   </RECORD>
>...
></DATA>
>
>The desired result would be:
>1 xyz
>2 abc
>...

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