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Re: variable incrementing in XSLT -- XSLT spec

Subject: Re: variable incrementing in XSLT -- XSLT spec
From: Wendell Piez <wapiez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 14:09:22 -0400
xsl variable math
At 01:01 PM 6/27/2003, Udi wrote:
of course the choice of word 'variable' is unfortunate cuz it may indicate
to the uninitiated 'something that could possibly vary' .
something like 'term' or 'item' would've been a bit less confusing.

But it does vary:


<xsl:template match="question">
  <xsl:variable name="correct-answer"
    select="key('answers',@number)"/>
  <xsl:variable name="score"
    select="@weight * boolean(answer=$correct-answer)"/>
  ....
</xsl:template>

Every question gets a different score.

x + 1 = y

x is a "variable" depending on the value of y (and vice-versa), but given y, the value of x is fixed.

Udi's point about the "uninitiated" is well taken; but why should the language of BASIC or FORTRAN trump the language of mathematics?

Cheers,
Wendell


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