XSLT <xsl:number>
XSLT <xsl:number>
The <xsl:number> element is used to determine the integer position of the current node in the source. It is also used to format a number.
Syntax
<xsl:number
count="expression"
level="single|multiple|any"
from="expression"
value="expression"
format="formatstring"
lang="languagecode"
letter-value="alphabetic|traditional"
grouping-separator="character"
grouping-size="number"/>
Attributes
| Attribute | Value | Required/Optional | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
count | expression | Optional | An XPath expression that specifies what nodes are to be counted |
level | single multiple any | Optional | Controls how the sequence number is assigned Can be one of the following:
|
from | expression | Optional | An XPath expression that specifies where the counting will start |
value | expression | Optional | Specifies a user-provided number that is used in place of a sequence generated number |
format | formatstring | Optional | Defines the output format for the number. Can be one of the following:
|
lang | languagecode | Optional | Specifies the language alphabet to be used for the numbering (Not supported by Netscape 6) |
letter-value | alphabetic traditional | Optional | Specifies whether the numbering in the selected language is alphabetic or traditional. The default is alphabetic |
grouping-separator | character | Optional | Specifies what character should be used to separate groups of digits. The default is the comma |
grouping-size | number | Optional | Specifies how many digits are in the groups that are being separated by the character specified in the grouping-separator attribute. The default is 3 |
Example
Let's see some example:
Example 1
<xsl:number value="120000" grouping-separator="."/>
120.000
Example 2
<xsl:number value="250000" grouping-size="2"/>
25,00,00
Example 3
<xsl:number value="12" grouping-size="1" grouping-separator="#" format="I"/>
X#I#I
Example 4
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
<xsl:template match="/">
<html>
<body>
<p>
<xsl:for-each select="bookstore/book">
<xsl:number value="position()" format="1" />
<xsl:value-of select="title" /><br />
</xsl:for-each>
</p>
</body>
</html>
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>