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Re: How to specify null value and collection value as anXPATH

• From: David Carlisle <davidc@nag.co.uk>
• To: Farrukh Najmi <farrukh@wellfleetsoftware.com>
• Date: Fri, 08 Oct 2010 20:33:05 +0100

On 08/10/2010 19:47, Farrukh Najmi wrote:
>
> Is it possible to specify a null value to an XPATH function as a
> parameter value?

xpath doesn't have a value called null, but it has an empty sequence 
which can often play a similar role.

>
> Also, is it possible to specify a collection (e.g. collection of
> strings) to an XPATH function as a parameter value?

Xpath has sequences rather than collections, you can of course bind a 
parameter to a sequence of strings. (If using a programming API, often 
command line interfaces are more restricted)

David

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    • From: Farrukh Najmi <farrukh@wellfleetsoftware.com>