RE: Limitation of <xsl:result-document> in <xsl:functi

> 
> Using the Saxon 7.4 parser with XSLT2, I am unable to invoke 
> <xsl:result-document> from within an <xsl:function> element, 
> even though I can invoke it from a named template. Is there 
> any particular reason for this discrepancy?
> 

Yes, functions are intended to be side-effect free, so that function
calls within XPath expressions can be liberally optimized by rewriting
the XPath expression. If you want to compute values from the input, use
xsl:function; if you want to produce output, use templates.

Michael Kay
Software AG
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