Re: @number attribute on xforms:repeat

Alan,
Note that Mark said "number does not affect setIndex" and he is
correct.
The spec is also correct and in my opinion fully specifies
behavior in that it says the item at current index is always
"made available" to the user.
All that number on xf:repeat determines is the number of itmes
"around" the current index item that are made available to the
user.

A consequence of this is what you point out, i.e. if you do a
setindex operation, the items that are available to the  user
change, and in  making that change available to the user, you
have to consult the value of "number" in determining which items
(in addition to current index) you need to make available.

>>>>> "Allan" == Allan Beaufour <beaufour@gmail.com> writes:
    Allan> 2005/11/28, Mark Birbeck <mark.birbeck@x-port.net>:
    >> Finally, on the specific questions raised in this thread:
    >> no, @number doesn't affect index() or setindex,
    Allan> 
    Allan> It's not specified, I'll give you that. But indirectly
    Allan> it must influence setindex handling, because if you
    Allan> set the index to a row that is not currently displayed
    Allan> my guess is that you should "scroll" the repeat to
    Allan> show that row.
    Allan> 
    >> and no, it can't be used for things like paging. The
    >> latter needs to be set up by the form author (there are a
    >> number of examples on our site).
    Allan> 
    Allan> Why can it not be used for paging?
    Allan> 
    Allan> (I'm not looking for a big discussion -- I'm just
    Allan> speculating :) )
    Allan> 
    Allan> -- .... Allan
    Allan> 
    Allan> 

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Received on Monday, 28 November 2005 17:34:39 UTC