Subject: RE: evaluate() function in XPath 2.0 (Was: Re: [xsl] Lookup (?)) From: "Michael Kay" <michael.h.kay@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2002 17:44:35 -0000 |
At present the decision is to exclude the evaluate() function from the XSLT 2.0 specification. Michael Kay Software AG home: Michael.H.Kay@xxxxxxxxxxxx work: Michael.Kay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of > Jeni Tennison > Sent: 18 February 2002 17:24 > To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: evaluate() function in XPath 2.0 (Was: Re: [xsl] Lookup (?)) > > > Hi Mike, > > > I might mention that the XSL WG has decided against including the > > evaluate() function in the core function library for XSLT 2.0. > > Despite its obvious usefulness, a majority of the group felt that > > implementors should not be obliged to provide it, since it can > > greatly increase the difficulty (and reduce the performance) of an > > XSLT compiler. > > You say that the evaluate() function isn't going to be included in the > *core* function library, but is it likely to be included as an > optional part of XSLT? Even if not all processors implemented it, we'd > still benefit from a standard definition for those that did. > > Cheers, > > Jeni > > --- > Jeni Tennison > http://www.jenitennison.com/ > > > XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list > XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
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