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Re: vendor neutral XSL extension namespace ?

Subject: Re: vendor neutral XSL extension namespace ?
From: Paul Prescod <paul@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 10 Nov 1999 14:58:05 -0600
Re: vendor neutral XSL extension namespace ?
James Clark wrote:
> 
> I think this is much more along the right lines, but it's not clear to
> me how name clashes would be managed. Suppose one vendor wants a "group"
> extension element that works a bit like xsl:for-each, and another vendor
> wants a "group" extension element that works a bit like xsl:sort.  Or
> suppose one vendor wants an "intersection" extension function that
> accepts 2 arguments, and another vendor wants an "intersection"
> extension function that accepts an arbitrary number of arguments.

I would say, first come, first serve. If you get stuck with
"intersection_2", that's tough luck. If you want perfect control over
naming, you need to use a proprietary namespace.

 Paul Prescod  - ISOGEN Consulting Engineer speaking for himself
"Chaos is the Engine" - Len Bullard


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