<xsl:template match="name|nickName">
  <xsl:number level="any" count="name|nickName"/>
  <xsl:text>-</xsl:text> 
  <xsl:value-of select="."/>
  <xsl:text>&#xa;</xsl:text>
</xsl:template>

Regards,

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/
http://twitter.com/michaelhkay  

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Shelley [mailto:jshelley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: 21 July 2009 04:54
> To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject:  counter vs. functional counterpart
> 
> Hello.
>     Does anybody know what xsl file can take this:
> 
> <rows>
>     <row>
>         <name>John</name>
>         <otherName/>
>     </row>
>     <row>
>         <name>Paul</name>
>         <otherName/>
>     </row>
>     <row>
>         <name>Ringo</name>
>         <nickName>ClassCastException</nickName>
>     </row>
>     <row>
>         <name>George</name>
>         <otherName/>
>     </row>
> </rows>
> 
> 
> and turn it into this?
> 
> 	1-John
> 	2-Paul
> 	3-Ringo
> 	4-ClassCastException
> 	5-George
> 
> Basically, I need the output number to keep incrementing and 
> be continuous.  Everything I see about counters says "if 
> you're implementing a counter you're doing it wrong", but I 
> have absolutely no idea how to do this.
> 
> I'd appreciate any help.  Thanks!
> 
> --
> Jeff Shelley, Director of Software Development Stuntman 
> Software, Inc http://www.stuntmansoftware.com
> 949-533-4513