Local namespace

[John Snelson]

Martin Probst wrote:
>> XQuery 1.1 is introducing the "private" function modifier, which will
>> allow the definition of functions that aren't exported from a module.
> 
> Simply dropping the namespace requirement and mandating that only the
> properly namespaced functions are exported might have accomplished the
> same thing without additional syntax, right?

Yes - that's what I originally suggested. However the XQuery working
group felt it was important to be able change a function to be exported
/ not-exported without changing every place that function is called.

John

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