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Re: [xsl] RE: What are the differences between the different Saxon 9.2 versions and 9.1 (B) <----> 9.2 (HE) ?


Subject: Re: [xsl] RE: What are the differences between the different Saxon 9.2 versions and 9.1 (B) <----> 9.2 (HE) ?
From: Vyacheslav Sedov <vyacheslav.sedov@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2009 11:59:34 +0400

what about defining custom axis - spouse, customers, orders in case it
not in same xml-tree

mycompany/customers::company[@id eq 1]/directors::person/spouse::person/name

On Sat, Aug 8, 2009 at 10:01 AM, Vladimir
Nesterovsky<vladimir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> Does it mean that XPath will be extended to be able to
>>>> declare inline functions?
>>>
>>> Final decision not yet made, but I think that is the likely outcome.
>>
>> Even if they don't, in many cases one can use functions that
>> dynamically create other functions. :)
>
> Personally, I would remove everything except inline functions from "higher
> order functions". They provide minimal and sufficient means to achieve the
> goal. Redundant but equal ways to express the same idea just add more
> decision points in programming.
> --
> Vladimir Nesterovsky
> http://www.nesterovsky-bros.com/


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