Subject: Re: looping From: David Carlisle <davidc@xxxxxxxxx> Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 18:48:56 GMT |
> Wouldn't <xsl:param name="start-val" select="0"/> cause the parser to search > for a child named "0" within the context node? Can it be safely assumed > that if such a node does not exist the parser will return a numeric value of > zero? There is no child named 0 as XML names may not start with a digit. This is why the XSL syntax can unambiguously distinguish numbers from select patterns. > If you're concerned about relying upon implicit type conversion, couldn't > you use the following instead? > > <xsl:param name="start-val" select="number(0)"/> you could, but call to number() isn't required. David _____________________________________________________________________ This message has been checked for all known viruses by Star Internet delivered through the MessageLabs Virus Control Centre. For further information visit http://www.star.net.uk/stats.asp XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
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