Re: [xsl] Creating a number new nodes in a tree based upon a numeric value

[Wendell Piez <wapiez at mulberrytech dot com>]

Robert,

Another way to do this is to fake a loop using the nefarious <xsl:for-each> 
....

<xsl:template match="TAG">
   <TABLE>
     <TR ID="@ID">
       <xsl:for-each select="//*[position() &lt;= @Value]">
         <TD></TD>
       </xsl:for-each>
     </TR>
   </TABLE>
</xsl:template>

Of course, this is a truly horrible departure from the True Way and I'd 
have to report to the authorities anyone I discovered doing it. (Not only 
is it unconscionable heresy; it only works if the value of @Value never 
gets higher than the total number of nodes in your source document.)

Cheers,
Wendell

</xsl:template>At 06:14 PM 1/8/01 -0800, you wrote:

>Ok, I think the answer is "no", but I'm still curious to ask.
>
>Say I have an XML doc that contains something like:
>
>  <Tag ID="1">
>    <Value>4</Value>
>  </Tag>
>  <Tag ID="2">
>    <Value>2</Value>
>  </Tag>
>
>... and I want to end up with something like:
>
><TABLE>
>  <TR ID="1">
>    <TD></TD>
>    <TD></TD>
>    <TD></TD>
>    <TD></TD>
>  </TR>
></TABLE>
><TABLE>
>  <TR ID="2">
>    <TD></TD>
>    <TD></TD>
>  </TR>
></TABLE>

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