Re: [xsl] Problem with "except" operator

[Wendell Piez <wapiez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ken writes:
> ... but I'm still a fan of "=" and "!=", even if I mistype when 
> rushing a volunteer answer on a mail list.  You aren't the only one 
> who gets caught out.

And David writes:
> that rule is a bit complicated and easy to break as the usual problem is
> that one of the arguments  evaluates to a sequence of more than one when
> you expect or "know" that it wont:-)
>
> So I think it's easier to use a simpler rule:
>
> never use !=

So while, in Ken's library, gkh:a-fan-of('=') and gkh:a-fan-of('!=') 
both return true(), in David's, dc:a-fan-of('!=') returns false().

My processor happens to work like David's in this case (though like 
Ken I know smart people for whom both return false()).

Cheers,
Wendell


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