Loop#

Repeat the contents of this element several times.

Child elements#

ClearPage, Column, Li, LoadDataset, Loop, Message, NextFrame, NextRow, Paragraph, PlaceObject, ProcessNode, SaveDataset, SetVariable, Switch, Tr, Until, Value, While

Parent elements#

AtPageCreation, AtPageShipout, Case, Columns, Contents, ForAll, Function, Loop, Otherwise, Record, SaveDataset, Table, Td, Tr, Until, While

Attributes#

select (XPath expressions)

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

variable (text, 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>
    <Loop select="5" variable="i">
      <Tr>
        <Td><Paragraph><Value select="$i"/></Paragraph></Td>
      </Tr>
    </Loop>
  </Table>
</PlaceObject>

See also#