RE: [xsl] Counting nodes efficiently

[Wendell Piez <wapiez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Dimitre,

At 05:19 AM 2/19/2004, you wrote:
> In this and similar problems one can re-use the identity transformation,
> which processes strictly one node at a time (would a native English
> speaker, please, suggest a good name? The best I could arrive at was "one
> node at a time identity transformation"):

I have been known to refer to this as the "step-wise identity transform", 
which a native English speaking XSLT expert would probably understand as 
referring to the beast, but which uses a neologism, "step-wise". If you 
wanted to avoid the fancifulness and irony of neologisms for descriptive 
names (I admit my irony is often too dry, and Dimitre you can mail me off 
list to explain what I mean by *that* ;-), you could call it the 
"step-by-step identity transform" or even the "one-node-at-a-time" identity 
transform (yes), or "node-by-node" identity transform, and that would be 
fine. Not very technical, but fine.

But other English speakers may have other ideas of their own. (That's part 
of the fun of English.)

Cheers,
Wendell


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