Counter in XML

[stdf23173]

Hello All,

I am using XMLMind to edit my document.

This document has several chapters/subchapters and tables.
The first cell in this table needs to have a number, reflecting the chapter and a number following it.

I tried this, but all i get is "1.1".
So each time i insert a counter in a cell, it is reset again !

Mind you, XMLMind does not have all the counter features as described on/in the net / books.

grtz

Simon

 

[JontyMC]

Could probably number it with XSL fairly easily. Post your XML.

 

[stdf23173]

if i could i would

First of all, the document is very large (1000 pages).
Second, the content is IP.

sorry


grtz

Simon

 

[JontyMC]

OK. Post or describe the XML structure. Or develop the XSL yourself if you know how.

 

[stdf23173]

Thank you for your reply !

My document looks like :

<document>
<sect1>
<title></title>
<para></para>
<sect2> <title></title>
<para></para>
</sect2>
</sect1>
<sect1>
<title></title>
<para></para>
<sect2> <title></title>
<para></para>
<table>
<tgroup>
<thead>
<row>
<entry>AA<entry>
<entry>BB<entry>
</row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row>
<feature>F<feature>
<entry>CC<entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
</sect2>
</sect1>
</document>

All cells with <feature> must be numbered according to chapter number (single digit) and a number reflecting the xth digit.

I use css to style it !
But i already figured out that xsl would be more convenient.
Since i do not have time to (re-)write a style sheet i only can extend or add things with css or xsl.

grtz

Simon

 

[JontyMC]

CSS is the right thing to style it with. The name of XSL is a bit misleading, you don't really style XML with it, you change its structure.

So, the chapter number is denoted by what 'sect1' element the <feature> is in. What is "a number reflecting the xth digit"?

 

[stdf23173]

I have e.g. 4 chapters. Each chapter has several tables.
Each first cell needs to have this chapter (sect1) number plus the number which reflects what table number it is !

for example; chapter 1 has 4 tables, chapter 2 has 3, chapter 3 has 12 and chapter 4 has just 1.
That means that i will get 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 2.1, 2.2 etc......

grtz

Simon

 

[JontyMC]

Try this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">[/URL]
    <xsl:template match="@*|node()">
        <xsl:copy>
            <xsl:apply-templates select="@*|node()"/>
        </xsl:copy>
    </xsl:template>
    <xsl:template match="feature">
        <feature count="{concat(1+count(../../../../../../preceding-sibling::*), '.', count(../../../../preceding-sibling::*)-1)}">
            <xsl:value-of select="."/>
        </feature>
    </xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>