Re: [xsl] testing for string and number in XSLT 2.0 was Re: [xsl] Test For Numeric Values?

[James Fuller <jim.fuller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>operator is useful if you write a function that can accept arguments of
>several different types and you want to test which type you have been given
>(just like "instanceof" in Java). The "castable as" operator is useful when
>you are given untyped data and you want to see whether its lexical form
>makes it suitable for casting to a particular type such as xs:integer or
>xs:date - which is where this thread started.
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strike last email...oxygen had a cached result (pasted the correct
result in last email)...understand now that there is enough for me to use.

--Jim Fuller