optional attributes via function?

[Per Bothner]

http://xquery.com/mailman/listinfo/talk wrote:

> my query (which is really just xslt in xquery's clothing) currently looks
> something like:
> 
>   <widgetspecifications>
>   {
>     for $spec in $this//SPEC
>     return
>     <widgetspecification 
>       validFrom="myfn:transformDate($spec/VALIDFROM)" 
>       validTo="myfn:transformDate($spec/VALIDTO)">

I assume you mean:

<widgetspecification
       validFrom="{myfn:transformDate($spec/VALIDFROM)}"
       validTo="{myfn:transformDate($spec/VALIDTO)}">

Notice the curly braces.
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