Subject: RE: [xsl] Re: Re: XSLT 2.0: On xsl:sequence and xsl:copy-of From: "Michael Kay" <mhk@xxxxxxxxx> Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2003 10:22:57 +0100 |
> This is what items of a sequence really are: links or > references to the instances (the inclusion of atomic values > here can be trivially defined -- > by definition) that the sequence "contains". > > So we know what an item of a sequence is but we are afraid to > call it with its real name? > > I state that if the XSLT 2.0 specification fails to explain > this in detail and does not enforce the right terminology, > this will affect the correct understanding of sequences and > will cause confusion leading to mistakes for significant part > of the XSLT programmer community in their daily work. For > most of us this ultimately means frustration, lost hours and money. > > Can this be prevented? > The Data Model specification is in Last Call, and if you feel this point needs clarification then a comment to that effect would be entirely in order. Michael Kay XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
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