Subject: Re: increment in xpath
From: Dimitre Novatchev <dnovatchev@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2005 10:13:22 +1000
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On 7/15/05, Dariusz Borowski <d.borowski@xxxxxx> wrote:
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> Hey there!
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> Is it possible to build an increment in xsl like in Java?
XPath is a language designed to be imbedded into
functional/declarative languages.
In functional/declarative languages variables can only be initialised
and their value cannot be changed (re-assigned).
Therefore, it is by design that XPath does not support re-assigning
value to a variable and thus the Java-like (imperative language)
increment style that you most probably were after.
Welcome to a better world! :o)
Cheers,
Dimitre Novatchev
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