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Re: Urgent!Loop_Condition
- From: "Thomas B. Passin" <tpassin at mitretek dot org>
- To: <xsl-list at lists dot mulberrytech dot com>
- Date: Mon, 4 Mar 2002 16:25:57 -0500
- Subject: Re: [xsl] Urgent!Loop_Condition
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[Kim Durand]
> I have a problem..
> I want to have an anology of the following algorithm in xsl
>
> int i = 1;
> when(condition)
> {
> if(i ==1)
> {
> print(welcome on your first visit);
> }
> .. do something..
> ++i;
>
> }
>
> How do i do it??
Usually, position() gives what you want:
<xsl:template match='xxx'>
<xsl:apply-templates select='yyy'/>
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template match='yyy'>
<xsl:if test='position()=1'>
....
</xsl:if>
.......
</xsl:template.
Cheers,
Tom P
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