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Re: Functions have "signatures", what do elements have?

• From: Michael Kay <mike@saxonica.com>
• To: xml-dev@lists.xml.org
• Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2011 15:07:05 +0000

In the same way as the interface to a function is defined by its 
signature, the interface to an XSLT instruction is defined by its 
schematic format:

<xsl:analyze-string
   select = expression
   regex = { string }
   flags? = { string } >
<!-- Content: (xsl:matching-substring?, xsl:non-matching-substring?, 
xsl:fallback*) -->
</xsl:analyze-string>

We don't actually have a name for the "schematic format"; it's sometimes 
called the "instruction template", but not in the spec itself.

Michael Kay
Saxonica


On 14/02/2011 14:19, Costello, Roger L. wrote:
> Hi Folks,
>
> The XPath 2.0 matches function has this "signature":
>
>      matches(input, regex)
>
> So, functions have "signatures."
>
>
> Here is the XSLT 2.0 analyze-string element:
>
>     <xsl:analyze-string select="string" regex="regex" flags="flags">
>
> What is that? Is it:
>
>     - The "signature" of the analyze-string element?
>
>     - The "form" of the analyze-string element?
>
>     - Something else?
>
> What is the correct terminology when referring to an XML element?
>
> /Roger
>
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  • Functions have "signatures", what do elements have?
    • From: "Costello, Roger L." <costello@mitre.org>