Altova Mailing List Archives>Archive Index >xsl-list Archive Home >Recent entries >Thread Prev - RE: [xsl] XSLT 2.1: ElementTest against several names? [Thread Next] Re: [xsl] XSLT 2.1: ElementTest against several names?To: Date: 12/1/2008 1:18:00 PM Michael Kay wrote: > Yes, but I think that in any language, you can't expect a type > to be a completely precise assertion about the set of values that > you will accept. > For example, in Java, you can't say "I will accept an Integer or > a String". But there are a lot of stuff in Java I don't want in XSLT ;-) And why not, it could be useful, maybe? > You have to declare your type as the nearest named type in your > type hierarchy, and rely on explicit parameter validation to > make a more precise test. That's not how I see it for XSLT, but ok, that's consistent. > I don't think that arguments about the economics of purchasing > the software are likely to carry much weight. PS: That's certainly not an argument of mine. I am convinced the purchase is worth its price. But anyway, there could be several reasons for SA to be not available. Regards, -- Florent Georges http://www.fgeorges.org/ | ||||||
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