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On 12/01/2014 11:10, Costello, Roger L. wrote:
consider count(/) and string(/)
count() can return 1 straight away, whereas string() needs to process the entire tree below /.
David
Re: [xsl] Does the count() function require access to the whole subtree?
Subject: Re: [xsl] Does the count() function require access to the whole subtree? From: David Carlisle <davidc@xxxxxxxxx> Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2014 11:19:13 +0000 |
On 12/01/2014 11:10, Costello, Roger L. wrote:
A couple days ago Michael Kay wrote:
Inspection operations on an element are operations that can be performed while positioned at the start tag.
Inspection operations include: count(), exists(), name().
Absorption operations are operations that require access to the whole subtree.
Absorption operations include: string(), data(), xsl:value-of
Michael, doesn't the count() function require access to the whole subtree? How would a count be conducted by sitting at the top of a subtree? Perhaps you meant to say that the count() function is an absorption operation?
/Roger
consider count(/) and string(/)
count() can return 1 straight away, whereas string() needs to process the entire tree below /.
David
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