XSLT count items?

shifflav

The code below puts each item in a float:left DIV. After each 3rd DIV it needs to clear the previous 3 DIVs and start a new row. The code below works, but it requires that I edit a 'column' element in my XML file. Every 3rd item in my XML file has a <column>3</column> element added to it so the xsl:if test code knows when to add my clearing DIV.

This seems inefficient to me and I'm sure there is a way the XSLT processor can insert my <div class="cleardiv"/> after each 3rd item. Any ideas?

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 <xsl:template match="item"> 
 
     <div class="leftcolumn33">
 
<!--Display Title and Description-->    

    <h2><xsl:value-of select="title"/></h2>

    <p><xsl:copy-of select="description/node()"/></p>

<!--END Display-->                
 
     </div> <!--End leftcolumn33 div-->
 
<!--Test if the value in 'column' element is 3.  If so, add a 'cleardiv'-->

     <xsl:if test="column ='3'"> 

          <div class="cleardiv"/>

     </xsl:if>

<!--END Test-->
 
</xsl:template>

Dormilich

a quick idea (without testing)......

if position() % 3 = 0

try the modulo operator on the position number (if the description elements are siblings), otherwise I'd need a look at the XML

sorry for not having much time

shifflav

OK...here is the XML code as requested.

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 <item id="443476-MZF"> 

     <column>1</column> 

     <title>This is a title</title>

     <description>This is a description</description>

</item>
 
<item id="443477-MZF"> 

     <column>2</column> 

     <title>This is a title</title>

     <description>This is a description</description>

</item>
 
<item id="443478-MZF"> 

     <column>3</column> 

     <title>This is a title</title>

     <description>This is a description</description>

</item>
 
<item id="443479-MZF"> 

     <column>1</column> 

     <title>This is a title</title>

     <description>This is a description</description>

</item>
 
<item id="443480-MZF"> 

     <column>2</column> 

     <title>This is a title</title>

     <description>This is a description</description>

</item>

shifflav

Thanks for the push in the right direction. I found that it would not accept the mod operator and I had to actually use the word 'mod' in my code. Thanks again...

Here is what worked:

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 <xsl:if test="position() mod 3 = 0">

<div class="cleardiv"/>

</xsl:if>

Dormilich

I'm glad that such a little push yielded such a success. ;-)

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