Subject: Re: [xsl] [saxon] Questions about the `saxon:threads` extension attribute From: "Dimitre Novatchev dnovatchev@xxxxxxxxx" <xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2020 00:02:38 -0000 |
> A saxon:unordered attribute on the xsl:for-each itself would be much more robust. Yes! This would be a **Great** feature. Thanks, Dimitre On Thu, Jan 2, 2020 at 3:22 PM Michael Kay mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx < xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > On 2 Jan 2020, at 22:28, Dimitre Novatchev dnovatchev@xxxxxxxxx < > xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > (1) fn:unordered doesn't relate very well to xsl:for-each because > functions can't be applied directly to instructions; it would make more > sense, > > > I think, to add a saxon:unordered attribute to xsl:for-each. I don't > think it's a particularly easy change to make, given the existing code, > > > though I'm sure it could be done. One question is whether the result > corresponds to some permutation of the input sequence, > > > or to some permutation of the output sequence (that is, are the > multiple result items corresponding to one input item > > > deliverered in the "correct" order? Getting that right depends on > understanding the use cases, and I'm not sure I do... > > > > In this case we need a permutation of the input sequence. > > More precisely, we need fn:unordered($vmultithreadingResults) to produce > the items in $vmultithreadingResults in the order that they are being > produced > > > The problem there is that before evaluating the for-each in unordered > mode, we need to know that all references to the variable don't care about > ordering. That kind of analysis isn't impossible, but it's also rather > fragile; you only need to add an xsl:message that prints the contents of > the variable, and you change the way it's evaluated, with no visibility as > to why adding diagnostics has changed the result. A saxon:unordered > attribute on the xsl:for-each itself would be much more robust. > > Michael Kay > Saxonica > XSL-List info and archive <http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list> > EasyUnsubscribe <http://lists.mulberrytech.com/unsub/xsl-list/782854> (by > email <>) > -- Cheers, Dimitre Novatchev --------------------------------------- Truly great madness cannot be achieved without significant intelligence. --------------------------------------- To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk ------------------------------------- Never fight an inanimate object ------------------------------------- To avoid situations in which you might make mistakes may be the biggest mistake of all ------------------------------------ Quality means doing it right when no one is looking. ------------------------------------- You've achieved success in your field when you don't know whether what you're doing is work or play ------------------------------------- To achieve the impossible dream, try going to sleep. ------------------------------------- Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored. ------------------------------------- Typing monkeys will write all Shakespeare's works in 200yrs.Will they write all patents, too? :) ------------------------------------- Sanity is madness put to good use. ------------------------------------- I finally figured out the only reason to be alive is to enjoy it.
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