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It's published (and referenced from the spec) at https://www.w3.org/TR/2017/REC-xpath-functions-31-20170321/function-catalog.xml Michael Kay Saxonica > On 26 May 2023, at 11:56, Roger L Costello <costello@mitre.org> wrote: > > Michael Kay wrote: > >> the XPath function library is defined in an XML document >> that contains all the function signatures in a custom >> vocabulary reflecting the object model for XPath functions, >> and that data is extremely useful; it can be used for example >> to create the data used by a type-checker. I'm sure there are >> cases where an XML format can be standardised across a >> wide range of specifications (for example, a format for >> defining BNF grammars) but I'm sure that highly specialized >> custom formats also have a role to play. > > This is really interesting. Michael, would you expand on this please? I am not entirely clear on what you are saying. What does this mean: "the XPath function library is defined in an XML document that contains all the function signatures in a custom vocabulary reflecting the object model for XPath functions." Perhaps you would be willing to provide an example to illustrate what you mean? > > /Roger
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