RE: xsl:apply-imports vs xsl:next-match

I would always use xsl:next-match in preference. Treat apply-imports as
being retained for backwards compatibility.

Part of the logic when apply-imports was designed was that the person who
writes the stylesheet module containing the apply-imports call should be
able to predict which template is going to be called next, because it will
always be in the subtree imported by that module. xsl:next-match doesn't
have this feature. But I would still use xsl:next-match in preference.

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/

Original Message:
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From: tom tom tomxsllist@xxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 14:27:19 +0100
To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject:  xsl:apply-imports vs xsl:next-match


Hi I need to decide on rules for when to use the xsl:apply-imports element
and when to use xsl:next-match.

I understand that xsl:next-match can be invoked by multiple template rules
in the same file, xsl:apply-imports cannot.

I can not quite figure out a situation in which xsl:apply-imports has an
advantage over xsl:next-match if the priorities for xsl:next-match have
been
set up in an appropriate manner.

If this is true am I losing anything by omitting the use of
xsl:apply-imports altogether?

Thanks

Tom

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