THE XML REVOLUTION - TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE FUTURE WEB

Numbering

- for automatic numbering of sections, item lists, footnotes, etc.

<xsl:number value="expression" converted to number
format="..."

(as ol in HTML, default: "1. ")

level="..." any/single/multiple
count="..." select what to count
from="..."

select where to start counting

lang="..."
letter-value="..."
grouping-separator="..."
grouping-size="..."/>

If value is specified, that value is used.
Otherwise, the action is determined by level:
- level="any": number of preceding count nodes occurring after from
  (example use: numbering footnotes)
- level="single" (the default): as any but only considers ancestors and their siblings
  (example use: numbering ordered list items)
- level="multiple": generates whole list of numbers
  (example use: numbering sections and subsections at the same time)

Example:

<xsl:template match="footnote"> (<xsl:number level="any" count="footnote" from="chapter" format="1"/>) </xsl:template>

much of the functionality of xsl:number can also be achieved using xsl:value-of
an example of a non-simplistic design :-(

`<xsl:number`	`value="expression"`	converted to number
	`format="..."`	(as `ol` in HTML, default: "`1.` ")
	`level="..."`	`any/single/multiple`
	`count="..."`	select what to count
	`from="..."`	select where to start counting
	`lang="..."`
	`letter-value="..."`
	`grouping-separator="..."`
	`grouping-size="..."/>`