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XSLT <for-each>

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Summary

<xsl:for-each> repeats the output block for each node in the select expression result node-set. Within the block you are free to use <xsl:value-of>, <xsl:if>, or other elements to format each item. The iteration sequence follows the document sequence, unless changed by <xsl:sort>.

Key points

Select attributes determine which nodes to repeat
The iterative order is the document order.
Position() returns the current iteration number, starting with 1
Last() returns the total number of nodes in the node-set
<xsl:sort> as a child for-each changing the order of iteration

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