Re: [xsl] Xalan XSLT 3.0 implementation status

Subject: Re: [xsl] Xalan XSLT 3.0 implementation status
From: "Michael Kay michaelkay90@xxxxxxxxx" <xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2025 17:08:23 -0000
> I think I have heard on the grape-vine (conference talks?) that
> Streaming in XSLT 3.0 is being considered for removal in XSLT 4.0. If
> that is the case, I wondered if you were aware? Therefore, I also
> wonder if perhaps it would make implementation simpler for Xalan to
> target XSLT 4 instead of XSLT 3?
>

The current situation is that the streaming feature has been moved into a
separate specification of its own, rather in the same way that XQuery Update
is in its own specification.

This creates some flexibility, in that it makes it possible to publish the
other specifications without being dependent on the streaming spec being
finished.

Michael Kay
Saxonica

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