That's not easy with XSLT, as variables have a fixed value.

One way is to use a recursively called named template, to which you pass a parameter that, in the recursion, gets the original value + 1).

Usually, though, recursively called named templates are seldom the best option. Can you tell use a bit more in detail what you'd like to achieve with your FOR loop?

Kind regards,

HFS

It might be easier to count the amount of times you enter your for-each by writing an extensive XPath.

I would go for

<xsl:value-of select="count( x-path to count nodes)"/>

So if you'd like to know the amount of times you enter a certain for-each, you use the same xpath to count the amount of nodes.

Why not simply use the count function?

more pseudo code:

<value-of select="count(child::*[where clause = ""])"/>

2 examples of where I use the count function to find the number of children that fit a certain set of requirements:

<xsl:if test="count(current()/child::* [@isDoc]) &gt; 0 ">
        
<xsl:if test="count(umbraco.library:GetXmlNodeById(1127)/* [@isDoc and relatedAirport= current()/@id ])">
            

  

Hi Happyfanaticsalsero,

I have an xslt that looks for child nodes of type X in a tree, I want it to count each child node and then show the value but, I can't store the count of each node in the variable.Here is an example:

Tree:

Parent
    - Parent1
          - Child1
          - Child2

    - Parent2
          - Child1
          - Child 2

What code should do:

Count child nodes and show the number of child nodes. ( In this case the value shoud be 4 )

Status:

The function shows the childs perfectly but, as I said before, I need to store the nodes number in a variable to show it later.

Thanks beforehand.

Regards,
Eduardo Macho

Hi Rik,

Thanks for your answer, I am gonna test it right now.

Regards,
Eduardo Macho

Hi again,

Imagine I want to show in screen a fixed number of nodes, I should use a counter to know when to stop showing nodes.Right?

Thanks beforehand.

Regards,
Eduardo Macho

perhaps you're looking for this?

Pagina with XSLT:

http://www.nibble.be/?p=11

Happyfanaticsalsero,

Thanks for your answer but, that is not exactly what I am looking for.
I want to show a fixed number of nodes, that's why I want to know how many nodes I have shown.
I think I can store all childs information within a variable and then show only the number of nodes that I want. Is this correct?

Regards,
Eduardo Macho

Hi folks,

I did it!. Thank you for all your answers.

Sincere regards,
Eduardo Macho

Rik,

I used position(), now it is working fine.

Regards,
Eduardo Macho

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