RE: Re: alternative for modes

Indeed! We are only allowed to use XSLT1.0 functions.

However I liked the idea of higher order functions in XSLT, together with
transformation in steps ('pipes' with exslt:node-set()); I might try both
out if time permits me, imho it's a much easier and more generic way of
programming in XSLT.

Thanks,

Peter 

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Sent: donderdag 12 februari 2004 16:22
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Subject: Re:  Re: alternative for modes

I think he meant that his problem was a 'school exercise', an XSLT exercise
to
be more accurate

Dimitre Novatchev a écrit :

> "Peter Billen" <peter@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:20040212111038.680BA37E65@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Indeed, that's what I wanted, something like 'function pointers' in
C/C++
> > programming.
> >
> > I might be looking into Dimitre's FXSL, but I can't use it in this
> > situation, since it's a school exercise
>
> What do you mean exactly here? I would not call "a school exercise" a tool
> that gives much more power and makes possible and easy solutions to
problems
> that are considered difficult to implement without this tool. One such
case,
> where FXSL is especially appropriate is the problem described by you..
>
> >  and I have to use standard XSLT
> > specifications (no extensions allowed).
>
> The only extension function used by FXSL (for XSLT 1.0) is
exslt:node-set().
>
> FXSL is portable across a multitude of XSLT processors as all they
implement
> EXSLT. On my computer I am running a multitude of single-version FXSL
> applications with:
>
>   MSXML4
>
>   Saxon 6.5.3
>
>   Xalan 2.4.1
>
>   XalanC 1.5
>
>   JD
>
>   xsltLib
>
>  4xslt
>
> >
> > So there is nothing else possible than some crap of if-conditions, to
> > 'simulate' several modes in one template/function?
>
> Everything is possible, even not to use the right tool that is there...
>
> Cheers,
>
> Dimitre Novatchev
> FXSL developer,
>
> http://fxsl.sourceforge.net/ -- the home of FXSL
> Resume: http://fxsl.sf.net/DNovatchev/Resume/Res.html
>
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