Subject: RE: [xsl] tail recursion optimization (was How efficient is DVC?) From: "Michael Kay" <mhk@xxxxxxxxx> Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2003 23:44:17 -0000 |
> The problem that when the recursive template is a matching > template instead of a named template, it is hard for the > processor to recognize that the apply-templates at the end of > the template will result in the same template being applied. > For example, Robert's second example has this: > > <xsl:template match="group"> > <xsl:copy> > <xsl:copy-of select="@*"/> > <xsl:copy-of select="./city"/> > </xsl:copy> > <xsl:apply-templates select="./group"/> > </xsl:template> > > I don't know if any processors can optimize this. It's true that Saxon today only does tail-recursion optimization on a self-recursive call-template instruction. In principle, however, any call done as the last thing in a routine can be optimized in this way, it doesn't have to be a self-recursive call. So it's quite possible in principle to optimize this one even if you can't recognize it as being self-recursive. Michael Kay XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
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