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Subject: Re: [xsl] What does //distinct-values(...) mean? From: "Mukul Gandhi gandhi.mukul@xxxxxxxxx" <xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2020 10:15:27 -0000 |
On Thu, Apr 9, 2020 at 1:49 PM Michael Kay mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx < xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Sorry, but that's wrong. The semantics are crystal-clear, just as the > semantics of //name() are crystal clear. The expression might be useless, > and its effect might be non-intuitive, but it's a principle of orthogonal > language design that you don't disallow things merely because they are > useless or non-intuitive. You can't allow some function calls after "//" > because you think they are useful, and disallow others because you think > they aren't. > Thanks, for this explanation. Its insightful. -- Regards, Mukul Gandhi
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