[XSL-LIST Mailing List Archive Home] [By Thread] [By Date] [Recent Entries] [Reply To This Message] RE: Can sets have order?
Dimitre Novatchev writes: > >There is no query which yields visibly different results. > > ????? > > There are ***many*** Xpath expressions, which will produce different > results when you swap the two nodes: > > 1. generate-id($node) > > 2. count($node/preceding::node()) > > 3. count($nodeset[position() < 4 and count(preceding::*) = $num1]) These all are *relative* expressions - so these queries use the _premise_ the nodes can be distinguished to show that they can be distinguished. For all (absolute) queries on the document //path/one-of-the-above-expressions there is no difference if the nodes are exchanged. Wolfgang XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
|
PURCHASE STYLUS STUDIO ONLINE TODAY!Purchasing Stylus Studio from our online shop is Easy, Secure and Value Priced! Download The World's Best XML IDE!Accelerate XML development with our award-winning XML IDE - Download a free trial today! Subscribe in XML format
|