Re: [xsl] XQuery Updates in XSLT

[Robert Koberg <rob@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Oct 29, 2008, at 2:58 PM, John Snelson wrote:

> Dimitre Novatchev wrote:
> > On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 1:39 AM, Jesper Tverskov  
> > <jesper@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > I have tested XQuery Updates in Saxon SA 9.1 and it works like a
> > > dream.  I was wondering if something similar is going to be  
> > > available
> > > in XSLT?  How can XSLT do without such a killer feature?
> >
> > Such a feature will be the killer of a nice, functional language, I  
> > agree... :)
>
> XQuery Update is still a 100% functional language - it's pretty good  
> at
> succinctly expressing transforms that would otherwise need an identity
> transform and some number of exception templates.

This comment makes no sense. It is like saying a pogo stick is pretty  
good at getting you from point A to point B that would otherwise  
require a car.

-Rob

> John