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

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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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