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Subject: Re: [xsl] equivalent for 'while' From: David Carlisle <davidc@xxxxxxxxx> Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 17:03:30 GMT |
> Is there an equivalent of 'while' loop in XSLT 2.0? it depends what you mean by equivalence. xsl:apply-templates and xsl:for-each are the main constructs that cause a block of instructions to be repeated, which play the part of while loops in imperative languages. Clearly you couldn't have a loop construct in a declarative language that looped "until something was true" as the language is side-effect free so if the condition is not true when the loop starts it will never be true as no instructions in the body of a template can change values outside that template. David ________________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: http://www.star.net.uk ________________________________________________________________________
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