XSLT count items?

[shifflav]

The code below puts each item in a float:left DIV. After each 3rd DIV it needs to clear the previous 3 DIVs and start a new row. The code below works, but it requires that I edit a 'column' element in my XML file. Every 3rd item in my XML file has a <column>3</column> element added to it so the xsl:if test code knows when to add my clearing DIV.

This seems inefficient to me and I'm sure there is a way the XSLT processor can insert my <div class="cleardiv "/> after each 3rd item. Any ideas?

<xsl:template match="item"> 

     <div class="leftcolumn33">
   

<!--Display Title and Description-->	
	<h2><xsl:value-of select="title"/></h2>
	<p><xsl:copy-of select="description/node()"/></p>
<!--END Display-->				


     </div> <!--End leftcolumn33 div-->


<!--Test if the value in 'column' element is 3.  If so, add a 'cleardiv'-->
     <xsl:if test="column ='3'"> 
          <div class="cleardiv"/>
     </xsl:if>
<!--END Test-->


</xsl:template>

[Dormilich]

a quick idea (without testing)......

if position() % 3 = 0

try the modulo operator on the position number (if the description elements are siblings), otherwise I'd need a look at the XML

sorry for not having much time

[shifflav]

XML code

OK...here is the XML code as requested.

<item id="443476-MZF"> 
     <column>1</column> 
     <title>This is a title</title>
     <description>This is a description</description>
</item>

<item id="443477-MZF"> 
     <column>2</column> 
     <title>This is a title</title>
     <description>This is a description</description>
</item>

<item id="443478-MZF"> 
     <column>3</column> 
     <title>This is a title</title>
     <description>This is a description</description>
</item>

<item id="443479-MZF"> 
     <column>1</column> 
     <title>This is a title</title>
     <description>This is a description</description>
</item>

<item id="443480-MZF"> 
     <column>2</column> 
     <title>This is a title</title>
     <description>This is a description</description>
</item>

[shifflav]

Got it!

Thanks for the push in the right direction. I found that it would not accept the mod operator and I had to actually use the word 'mod' in my code. Thanks again...

Here is what worked:

<xsl:if test="position() mod 3 = 0">
<div class="cleardiv"/>
</xsl:if>

[Dormilich]

I'm glad that such a little push yielded such a success. ;-)