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Subject: Re: [xsl] Difference in priority of node() and * From: "Mukul Gandhi" <gandhi.mukul@xxxxxxxxx> Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2008 19:23:57 +0530 |
Hi David, I agree to your points. And I am willing to live (programme) by these rules :) On Feb 16, 2008 7:17 PM, David Carlisle <davidc@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > = and > are two relational operators, and I think, that this fact > > makes the default priority of these two patterns same. > > If you mean that's why you think they should be the same, i can't argue > with that. But that isn't why they _are_ the same. the default priority > assignment never looks that closely, any predicate has the same effect. > consider foo and foo[true()] for instance. > xslt2 of course has several other overlapping node tests besides * and > node() for example element() schema-element() etc. > > Best to view the default priority as a convenience that avoids > mentioning priorities in the overwhelmingly common case of a template > matching * and a bunch of templates matching specific element names. > If you need anything subtle, put explicit priorities on (and choose a > big number like 1000:-) > > > David -- Regards, Mukul Gandhi
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