Subject: Re: [xsl] Re: Incrementing a Global variable From: David Carlisle <davidc@xxxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 13:39:28 +0100 |
> Would it not be nice if both kind of variables are > available -- the present kind ( <xsl:variable ), and a > second kind of variable (e.g. xsl:variable2 ) which > can increment. It will be the programmer's > responsibility to use xsl:variable (non-incrementable) > or xsl:variable2(incrementable).. That wouldn't be nice at all, it would totally change the way XSLT works. XSLT templates may be evaluated in any order, variable values may either be stored or re-calculated from the expression on each use, code may be re-arranged and optimised by the compiler. All of these things require that code is side effect free. If you have a function f(x) and and expression f(x) + f(x) it may be optimised to 2 * f(x) which means you only have to calculate the function once. However you can't do that if there is a possibility of the "function" doing something strange like incrementing teh value of some second variable y as in the first case y goes up by 2 and in the second it goes up by 1. > If somebody wishes to produce a side-effect free > program, he/she can use xsl:variable (which will > facilitate that objective) ; if somebody wishes to use > a incrementable variable , he/she can use the other > one .. Why use a functional language if you don't want to program in a functional style. There are plenty of non functional languages to choose from. David ________________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star Internet. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: http://www.star.net.uk ________________________________________________________________________ XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
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