RE: [xsl] Limitation of <xsl:result-document> in <xsl:functi

Subject: RE: [xsl] Limitation of <xsl:result-document> in <xsl:function> in XSLT2
From: "Michael Kay" <mhk@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2003 19:24:12 +0100

> 
> Using the Saxon 7.4 parser with XSLT2, I am unable to invoke 
> <xsl:result-document> from within an <xsl:function> element, 
> even though I can invoke it from a named template. Is there 
> any particular reason for this discrepancy?
> 

Yes, functions are intended to be side-effect free, so that function
calls within XPath expressions can be liberally optimized by rewriting
the XPath expression. If you want to compute values from the input, use
xsl:function; if you want to produce output, use templates.

Michael Kay
Software AG
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Re: [xsl] Limitation of <xsl:result-document> in <xsl:function> in XSLT2, (continued) Jeff Kenton - Wed, 09 Apr 2003 09:23:20 -0400 Michael Kay - Wed, 9 Apr 2003 19:28:09 +0100 Kurt Cagle - Wed, 9 Apr 2003 13:46:48 -0700 Michael Kay - Thu, 10 Apr 2003 00:09:50 +0100 Michael Kay - Wed, 9 Apr 2003 19:24:12 +0100 <= Vasu Chakkera - Sat, 05 Apr 2003 14:48:29 +0000 Ryan Gallagher - Sat, 5 Apr 2003 21:54:07 -0600 cknell - Sat, 05 Apr 2003 10:45:57 -0500

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Re: [xsl] Limitation of <xsl:result-document> in <xsl:function> in XSLT2, (continued)
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  - Ryan Gallagher - Sat, 5 Apr 2003 21:54:07 -0600
- cknell - Sat, 05 Apr 2003 10:45:57 -0500

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