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Subject: Re: how do you redefine a variable[off topic]
From: Jeni Tennison <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2001 09:54:57 +0000
xpath redefine variable value
Hi Tim,

> I noted your answer to Daniel about testing the value of position()
> mod 2 for alternating the colors in table rows.
>
> What is the "mod 2" that you are refering to?

'mod' is an XPath operator.  If you do:

  N mod M

then you get the remainder of N divided by M.  So doing:

  position() mod 2

you get either 0 (if the position() is even) or 1 (if the position()
is odd).

I hope that helps,

Jeni

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