Re: [xsl] Returning item type of variable (problems with maps)

[Dimitre Novatchev <dnovatchev@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, Mar 28, 2014 at 2:38 AM, Michael Kay <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Looks as if this might need upgrading to handle new 3.0 types (functions, maps). Which are a bit more difficult to do using "instance of" tests, because the set of types to test for isn't easily enumerated.

Isn't this expression correct:

  $thing instance of function(*)  ?

I guess this will fail in XPath 3.0:

  $thing instance of map(*)

but this should be OK in XPath 3.1 ...  Or not?


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