Re: [xsl] Saxon 6.5.5 v Saxon-EE 9.3.0.5

[Michael Kay <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

As David Carlisle says, the id() function is sensitive to variations in 
how the XML is parsed, and in particular how the DTD is handled. In 
general I would avoid it for this reason: use key() instead. The 
exceptions are (a) if your ID attributes are named xml:id, and (b) if 
you are running schema-aware with the ID attributes declared as xs:ID in 
the schema; but even then, using key() is more interoperable.

Michael Kay
Saxonica

On 18/06/2012 13:59, Flanders, Charles E (US SSA) wrote:
> Can someone please explain to me why this code:
>
> <fo:basic-link>
>     <xsl:text disable-output-escaping="yes">Figure&#38;#x00A0;</xsl:text>
>        <xsl:for-each select="id(@assocfig)">
>           <xsl:number count="figure" format="1" from="//ginfowp | //maintwp | //thrywp | //ctrlindwp" level="any"/>
>        </xsl:for-each>
> </fo:basic-link>
>
> Produces the expected result when I use Saxon 6.5.5 but produces no output when I use Saxon-EE 9.3.0.5 with Oxygen 13? Specifically the use of the id() function.
>
> I have other instances in the style sheets using the id() function where the same problem arises.
>
> Thanks.
>
> C Flanders