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RE: MSXML Parser V3.0 released
- To: xsl-list at mulberrytech dot com
- Subject: RE: MSXML Parser V3.0 released
- From: Sebastian Rahtz <sebastian dot rahtz at computing-services dot oxford dot ac dot uk>
- Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2000 13:12:53 +0000 (GMT)
- References: <93CB64052F94D211BC5D0010A800133101FDEB22@wwmess3.bra01.icl.co.uk>
- Reply-To: xsl-list at mulberrytech dot com
Kay Michael writes:
> and it looks as if it will soon be 110% compliant judging from the
> following...
>
> The xsl:apply-templates element may itself contain xsl:template elements, in
> which case these templates are tested before templates defined elsewhere.
> These templates are only available within the xsl:apply-templates and are
> not visible from outside. This mechanism allows the definition of locally
> scoped templates.
This is really terrible. Right-thinking people should rise up against
this gross, unnecessary, extension. Can anyone suggest a problem which
can be solved using this technique, and no other in standard XSLT?
Sebastian
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