RE: [xsl] Use of data() function

Subject: RE: [xsl] Use of data() function
From: "Michael Kay" <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2008 16:09:29 -0000
> "If the node does not have a typed value an error is raised 
> [err:FOTY0012]."
> 
> When would that error occur?  data() seems to work fine on 
> untyped XML...
> 

It occurs when the node is an element with element-only content (which
necessarily means it is schema-validated). For example the person element in

<person><first>Michael</first><last>Kay</last></person>

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/

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