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RE: Dealing without global counters

2003-11-14 06:55:51
Thank you Michael! It works like a charm, thanks for pointing out the
ease of simplicity.

Robert Ogden
IETM Developer
Navy Programs
(763) 572-7121

mhk(_at_)mhk(_dot_)me(_dot_)uk 11/12/03 04:01AM >>>
The easiest way to do this is with a two-phase transformation. First
generate the output records in the right order on a temporary tree,
then
use xsl:number (or simply position()) to add the numbers while copying
to a final tree.

Michael Kay

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Subject: [xsl] Dealing without global counters


I have done a bit of reading, and it seems global counters are not
the
answer in XSLT. That being said I have a problem (normally solved by
a
global counter) I need to solve. I'm building a TOC for an XML
document.
The best way is to offer xml structure and intended output.

XML:
<chapter>
    <para>
    </para>
    <para>
    </para>
    <image>
    </image>
    <para>
    </para>
    <image>
    </image>
    <table>
    <table>
    <para>
    <para>
</chapter>

Output (this output is a javascript array for an expandable TOC)
db[1]=new dbRecord(chapter stuff)
db[2]=new dbRecord(first para stuff)
db[3]=new dbRecord(second para stuff)
db[4]=new dbRecord(third para stuff)
db[5]=new dbRecord(fourth para stuff)
db[6]=new dbRecord(first image stuff)
db[7]=new dbRecord(second image stuff)
db[8]=new dbRecord(first table stuff)

What I want to do is output a chapter, all text in a chapter, then
all
images for a chapter, and lastly all tables for a chapter.
This is done repetitively for each chapter.

For the text, calling a template that contains <xsl:number> 
would work.
I would get a sequential numbering in the db[] (which IS required,
db[number] where number is sequential 1 to N). But as you see the
figures and tables are interlaced in the XML, and not desired 
to be that
way in the TOC.

Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,

Robert Ogden
IETM Developer
Navy Programs
(763) 572-7121

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