xml - XSLT Return variable from Template -

so have been given fix , have limited knowledge of xslt. want retain variable template run.

<xsl:template name="repeatable">   <xsl:param name="index" select="1" />   <xsl:param name="total" select="10" />    <xsl:if test="not($index = $total)">       <xsl:call-template name="repeatable">           <xsl:with-param name="index" select="$index + 1" />       </xsl:call-template>   </xsl:if>   </xsl:template> 

the above template want return variable "$total" from. below template template call above template from.

<xsl:template match="randomtemplate">     <xsl:call-template name="repeatable" \> </xsl:template> 

so essentially, want "total" variable returned me or in way accessible randomtemplate.

cheers

this may not actually need, can change repeatable template output value when total reached, so:

  <xsl:template name="repeatable">     <xsl:param name="index" select="1" />     <xsl:param name="total" select="10" />      <xsl:choose>       <xsl:when test="not($index = $total)">          <xsl:call-template name="repeatable">             <xsl:with-param name="index" select="$index + 1" />          </xsl:call-template>       </xsl:when>       <xsl:otherwise>          <xsl:value-of select="$index" />       </xsl:otherwise>     </xsl:choose>   </xsl:template> 

then, can wrap xsl:call-template in xsl:variable capture value, output it

<xsl:variable name="result">    <xsl:call-template name="repeatable" /> </xsl:variable> <xsl:value-of select="$result" /> 

this output 10 in case.