Re: Scalar -> node-set conversion (was How to distinguish b/

<xsl:variable name="emptyNodeset" select="aVeryStrangeElementName"/>

Francis Norton wrote:
> 
> Kay Michael wrote:
> >
> > > Dmitre wrote:
> > >
> > > > Also, I've heard that the standard node-set() function in
> > > XSLT 1.1 will throw error when passed a scalar argument.
> >
> > It is currently proposed that RTF->nodeset conversion should be implicit in
> > XSLT 1.1, but there has been no proposal to allow string->nodeset
> > conversion.
> >
> Will there be, or is there already, a method of declaring an empty
> nodeset?
> 
> This would be very useful for defaulting nodeset parameters in functions
> where you don't want type errors on your nodeset operations when the
> parameter is empty.
> 
> Francis.
> --
> Francis Norton.
> 
> why not?
> 
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