[XSL-LIST Mailing List Archive Home] [By Thread] [By Date] [Recent Entries] [Reply To This Message] Re: Re: Designs for XSLT functions (Was: Re: RE: synta
Hi Jeni, --- Jeni Tennison <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Dimitre Novatchev wrote: > >> 1.a. Using xsl:template vs. using exsl:function > > > > > > <xsl:function name="QName" p1="p1Name p1Default" > > .................... > > pN="pNName pNDefault" > > > > > > > <!-- Contents here --> > > > > </xsl:function> > > So rather than using xsl:param, you'd like to be able to have > attributes in exsl:function, with the name of the attribute indicating > its order (for positional calling of parameters), and each taking two > space-separated values: a name and a default value. Am I interpreting > your snippet correctly, Dimitre? > Yes, this is the correct understanding. As a special case the default value could be omited. > >> 2.a. exsl:function() vs. my:func() > > > > > > None of these. > > > > Just: > > > > fn() > > > > I think fn() must be a standard XSLT/XPath function -- these > > functions do not have a full QName. > > Unfortunately, we are not in a position to introduce standard > XSLT/XPath functions. Only those in the WG are, and only when new > versions of their standards come out. We will move a lot quicker at > getting this functionality if we create an extension function for now, > which can later be moved into the XSLT namespace (and hence be > unprefixed). > I see... Then somePrefix:fn() What is different in exsl:function() vs. my:func() ??? They seem the same to me. > >> 2.b. Passing parameters by position vs. name > > > > > > fn(QName, p1="Name1 Value1",..., pN="NameN ValueN") > > > > This allows parameters to be passed by name (as above), > > This is a syntax that isn't allowed in XSLT 1.0. That's not to say > that it wouldn't be a useful syntax to have, just that *we* cannot > make that change. > OK, But the following is allowed, isn't it? x:fn(QName, "Name1 Value1",..., "NameN ValueN") Variations of this allow for passing by name -- only, passing by position only, or a mixture of passing by name and passing by position. Cheers, Dimitre. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
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