RE: meaning of "contain" in the XSLT spec

Michael Kay wrote:
> "Containing" surely allows an ancestor as well as a parent
> [...]
> In SAXON I allow xsl:attribute to add an attribute to an
> element created using an ancestor literal result element

James Clark wrote:
> That's the intended interpretation.

David Carlisle wrote:
> I think `contains' when applied to elements _does_
> consistently refer to child relationship.

James Clark wrote:
> If you come across uses of "contains" that are inconsistent
> with this, please inform xsl-editors@xxxxxxx

Well, which is it? :)

-Mike


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