Re: [xsl] Question about variable definition and types

[Michael Müller-Hillebrand <mmh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Am 07.03.2008 um 11:20 schrieb Andrew Welch:

> > >    The presence of the attribute "as" determines whether the  
> > > value of
> > > the variable is evaluated to a sequence or a temporary tree
> >
> >
> > [snip]
> >
> >  Ah.... thanks for the explanation.  That clears up a lot :-)
>
> It's worth adding the when you do as="element()+" the elements
> represented by that variable aren't siblings because they don't have a
> common parent.

> <xsl:variable name="foo" as="element()+">
>   <a/>
>   <b/>
> </xsl:variable>
>
> here a/following-sibling::b returns false
>
> ...so it's worth bearing that in mind when deciding what the as
> attribute should be.

So

<xsl:variable name="foo" as="document-node()">
  <a/>
  <b/>
</xsl:variable>

would be the equivalent of (identical to?) an un-typed variable and  
allow siblings?

- Michael