Doing counters with extension functions (including just calling Java classes) isn't always safe. Remember, XSLT is a non-procedural language and there is no promise that code will actually be executed in the order you wrote it in.
Rather than using extensions *or* recursion, you should seriously consider structuring your code so the position() within an expression can be used to number the items returned by that expression. Or using XSLT's built-in numbering mechanisms. See much discussion at the Numbering page (http://www.dpawson.co.uk/xsl/sect2/N5758.html of Dave Pawson's XSL FAQ website (http://www.dpawson.co.uk/xsl/index.html) ______________________________________ "... Three things are most perilous: Connectors that corrode, Unproven algorithms, and self-modifying code! ..." -- "Threes" Rev 1.1 - Duane Elms / Leslie Fish (http://www.ovff.org/pegasus/songs/threes-rev-11.html)
