Re: [xsl] [XSLT Streaming] Are xsl:for-each and xsl:iterate equivalent?

[Michael Kay <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> To my way of thinking, streaming means that we start at the top and
sequentially make our way through the document (or break out if desired).
Given that, it seems like when doing streaming Best Practice is to use
xsl:iterate and not use xsl:for-each. Do you agree?
>

If there are no parameters passed from one iteration of the loop to the next,
and if there is no break-out, then the two constructs are semantically
equivalent and there is no strong reason to prefer one over the other.

Michael Kay
Saxonica