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Subject: Re: Designs for XSLT functions (Was: Re: [xsl] RE: syntax sugar for call-template) From: Uche Ogbuji <uche.ogbuji@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 07:39:08 -0700 |
> I don't debate that both functionalities are useful, > only that their design should be kept orthogonal and > be described separately, because dynamic function invocation > can work for built-in or user-written functions indepedent > of the existence or not of user-written functions in XSLT. > And conversely, user-written functions in XSLT could > be supplied without a saxon:evaluate()-like functionality > being their to invoke them dynamically. I think what I'm missing is exactly what manner of additional distinction you are seeking. We have suggested "my:func" and "exsl:call('my:func'), which represent static and dynamic dispatch respectively. Doesn't this satisfy your concerns? Of course there is no reason exsl:call() could not dispatch built-ins. I consider exsl:evaluate() to be another matter altogether. It's more than just function invocation, it's dynamic XPath parsing and evaluation. exsl:call(0 does no parsing besides q-name expansion. It's basically just symbol-table look-up. > Functions written in XSLT should be invokable in a way > that is indistinguishable from any built-in function. > I should not *have* to pass function names as strings > and argument names as strings to invoke a function which > has been statically declared. Good. This is one of the issues that Jeni brought up as design choices, and so far everyone I've seen respond agrees with you. -- Uche Ogbuji Principal Consultant uche.ogbuji@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx +1 303 583 9900 x 101 Fourthought, Inc. http://Fourthought.com 4735 East Walnut St, Ste. C, Boulder, CO 80301-2537, USA Software-engineering, knowledge-management, XML, CORBA, Linux, Python XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
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