Re: [xml-dev] Why is there an "S" in XSLT?

• From: "G. Ken Holman" <gkholman@...>
• To: xml-dev@...
• Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 14:07:44 -0500

At 2008-05-19 22:17 +0530, Mukul Gandhi wrote:
>As cited by Andrew, this is a "simplified stylesheet" module.
>
>I am curious, why was this syntax invented in the XSLT 2.0 spec? What
>are the use cases for this syntax?

This isn't new in XSLT 2.0 ... it was always there in XSLT 1.0 and 
for small "quickie" transforms I find it very helpful.  I also use it 
in the classroom quite often because the exercises are short.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . Ken

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