Elementname: Loop

Description

Repeat the contents of this element several times.

Allowed attributes: select, variable

Child elements: Action, Attribute, Barcode, Column, Columns, Copy-of, DefineColor, DefineFontfamily, Element, EmptyLine, Fontface, ForAll, Group, HSpace, Hyphenation, Image, InsertPages, Li, LoadDataset, LoadFontfile, Loop, Message, NewPage, NextFrame, NextRow, Output, Paragraph, PlaceObject, ProcessNode, SaveDataset, SavePages, SetVariable, SortSequence, Sub, Sup, Switch, Tablehead, Tablerule, Td, Tr, Until, Value, While

Parent elements: AtPageCreation, AtPageShipout, Case, Columns, Contents, ForAll, Loop, Otherwise, Record, SaveDataset, SavePages, SetVariable, Table, Td, Tr, Until, While

Attributes

select (XPath expression)

The number of loops. Must be a number or castable as a number.

variable (string, optional)

If given, store the current loop value in this variable. If omitted, the loop value is stored in the variable _loopcounter.

Example

<PlaceObject>
  <Table width="10">
    <Loop select="5" variable="i">
      <Tr>
        <Td><Paragraph><Value select="$i"/></Paragraph></Td>
      </Tr>
    </Loop>
  </Table>
</PlaceObject>

See also

ForAll

Commands

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