RE: counter and xsl:counter-increment with XSLT

> The problem is that, upon changing from XSL to XSLT, my xsl 
> stylesheets no longer support the use of "counter" and 
> "counter-increment."  How can I regain the counter feature?

Most of the features of xsl:counter can be achieved using either xsl:number
or the position() function. But not all: xsl:counter gave you a simple
updatable integer variable and some purist evidently decided it broke the
"no side-effects" policy.

Mike Kay


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