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evaluate() function in XPath 2.0 (Was: Re: Lookup (?))
- From: Jeni Tennison <jeni at jenitennison dot com>
- To: xsl-list at lists dot mulberrytech dot com
- Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2002 17:24:11 +0000
- Subject: evaluate() function in XPath 2.0 (Was: Re: [xsl] Lookup (?))
- Organization: Jeni Tennison Consulting Ltd
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Hi Mike,
> I might mention that the XSL WG has decided against including the
> evaluate() function in the core function library for XSLT 2.0.
> Despite its obvious usefulness, a majority of the group felt that
> implementors should not be obliged to provide it, since it can
> greatly increase the difficulty (and reduce the performance) of an
> XSLT compiler.
You say that the evaluate() function isn't going to be included in the
*core* function library, but is it likely to be included as an
optional part of XSLT? Even if not all processors implemented it, we'd
still benefit from a standard definition for those that did.
Cheers,
Jeni
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