Re: [xml-dev] Variables in XSL!

["Jeff Rafter" <jeffrafter@defined.net>]

Peter,

> Is it possible to have variables/counters
> in XSL, like in vbscript: i=i+1 etc?.

Not like that, no. You can assign values to "variables" but then you cannot
change the value once you have set it (in the current scope).

> I would like to keep track of when the 10th value comes and then
> do a line break...

Something like this will do the trick.

<xsl:for-each select="/MyElements">
  <xsl:if test="position()=10">
    <br />
  </xsl:if>
</xsl:for-each>

In order to actually maintain variables you have to convert the template to
operate recursively and then you can use the output.

HTH,
Jeff Rafter
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