RE: Future XSLT expansion.

["Didier PH Martin" <martind at netfolder dot com>]

Hi Paul,

Paul said:
We should be capable of transforming
text  which is XML into node-set ( like document() function does ) and we
should be capable of transforming result tree fragment into node-set,
like xt:node-set() does and we can do that adding node-set() typecast.

Didier replies:
Now this is clearer Paul.

So, basically, the proposal is to include the node-set() function in the
next recommendation. before saying that I agree (even if this sounds a good
idea) I will do some experiments in my lab to see how the plethora of XSLT
engines treat the case when structured content is set as value for a
variable. Then, see by experience what is the behavior which is the most
useful and practical. I expect that some process structure content as
node-set and others as result tree. Maybe not, but nothing is better than
real testing ( a good balance of Bacon and Descarte mindsets never hurt).

Cheers
Didier PH Martin
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