Subject: RE: [xsl] Re: EXSL's dyn:evaluate() and XALAN vs. xsl:use-attribu te-sets From: David.Pawson@xxxxxxxxxxx Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2003 10:58:42 +0100 |
MK wrote: > I might be wrong, but I suspect this was part of the "should XSLT be a > general-purpose programming language?" debate. Named templates are > clearly a general-purpose programming construct, whereas > attribute-sets > were designed specifically to emulate features in cascading > stylesheets. > In the end, in my view, general purpose programming constructs always > win over special-purpose constructs. Possibly, but in terms of generating readable code with minimal repetition, attribute-sets are really useful in the xsl-fo world, where the number of attributes gets rather high. It allows sets to be collated nicely and re-used. regards DaveP. *** snip here *** - NOTICE: The information contained in this email and any attachments is confidential and may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that you must not use, disclose, distribute, copy, print or rely on this email's content. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately and then delete the email and any attachments from your system. RNIB has made strenuous efforts to ensure that emails and any attachments generated by its staff are free from viruses. However, it cannot accept any responsibility for any viruses which are transmitted. We therefore recommend you scan all attachments. Please note that the statements and views expressed in this email and any attachments are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of RNIB. RNIB Registered Charity Number: 226227 Website: http://www.rnib.org.uk XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
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