RE: XSLT 2.0 format-number() question

The standard conversion rules for passing arguments to functions in
XPath 2.0 are documented in the XPath 2.0 specification
(http://www.w3.org/TR/xpath20/) section 2.2.4. I suspect there are bugs
in the current description of these rules, but the general principles
are sound. I think the XSLT spec probably shouldn't say anything about
the conversions that are applied, this is entirely an XPath matter.

The conversion rules for XPath 1.0 are in the XPath specification,
section 3.2.

Michael Kay
Software AG
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> Subject:  XSLT 2.0 format-number() question
> 
> 
> XSLT 2.0 says, regarding format-number():
> 
> "The number is supplied as the value of the first argument. 
> The required type 
> of this argument is xsd:double; if the value is not of the 
> right type, it is 
> converted using the standard conversion rules"
> 
> I'd like this to be more clear. What are "the standard 
> conversion rules"?
> 
> I have an idea what they are, but I'd like to not have to 
> guess. Can we get an 
> actual reference in there?
> 
> 
> I also noticed XSLT 1.0's format-number() doesn't say that 
> the conversion 
> of the first argument to a number occurs at all; should I 
> assume that it does?
> 
>    - Mike 
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