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Subject: Re: [xsl] Where in the XPath 2.0 is the text stating that a function can be used as the location step?
From: Dimitre Novatchev <dnovatchev@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:56:40 -0700

>> Even a single example in the spec. would also be of great help and a
>> step forward.
>>
>>
>
> I found a single example: the last example in 3.3.2.

Yes, and even here they talk about "filter expression" and the word
"function" or "function call" is never mentioned.



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On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 6:17 AM, Michael Kay <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> While the specification should not be a tutorial, groundbreaking
>> changes and the most powerful new features should be at least
>> summarized in a special section of the document
>
> In general I agree. I think the reason this wasn't done for XPath 2.0
(apart
> from the fact that no-one volunteered to do it!) is that the changes from
> XPath 1.0 to 2.0 are so extensive.
>
>> Even a single example in the spec. would also be of great help and a
>> step forward.
>>
>>
>
> I found a single example: the last example in 3.3.2.
>
> Michael Kay
> Saxonica


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