RE: XQuery 1.0 and XPath 2.0 Functions and Operators V

> Mike Kay wrote:
> > The basic idea of having sequences in the data model rather
> > than sets is
> > that the result of sorting a node-set can be assigned to a variable,
> > something which isn't possible in XSLT 1.0. There are then
> > mechanisms for
> > iterating over a sequence or indexing into it.
>
> Does that mean that the functions listed in the sequences part
> is also viable for node-sets?

Yes, that's the intent. The idea is that a variable which in XPath 1.0 holds
a node-set, should in XPath 2.0 hold a sequence of nodes, the sequence being
in document order with no duplicates.

Mike Kay



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