RE: Exsl functions in xslt 2

Saxon 7.8 doesn't support exslt:function. XSLT 2.0 would allow a
processor to support it, but it's the implementation's choice. The
reason I removed it was that it was just too complicated to maintain it
in parallel with the standard xsl:function declaration.

Michael Kay


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
> Andrew Welch
> Sent: 19 January 2004 14:06
> To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject:  Exsl functions in xslt 2
> 
> 
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> Recently DC came up with a very neat solution to get around 
> using function-available all over the place in a stylesheet 
> that needed to be portable between Saxon and MSXML
> 
> For those that missed it, it was this:
> 
> <xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"   
>   xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
>   xmlns:exslt="http://exslt.org/common"
>   xmlns:exsltf="http://exslt.org/functions"
>   xmlns:msxsl="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:xslt"
>   extension-element-prefixes="exslt exsltf  msxsl"> 
> 
> <xsl:variable name="x"> 
>   <foo> 
>    <bar>hello world</bar> 
>   </foo> 
> </xsl:variable> 
> 
> <exsltf:function name="msxsl:node-set"> 
>   <xsl:param name="x"/> 
>   <exsltf:result select="exslt:node-set($x)"/> 
> </exsltf:function> 
> 
> <xsl:template match="/"> 
>   <xsl:value-of select="msxsl:node-set($x)//bar)"/>
> </xsl:template> 
> 
> </xsl:stylesheet>
> 
> (MSXML will use msxsl:node-set directly, Saxon will use the
> exsltf:node-set)
> 
> This is great and works well for Saxon 6.5.3 and MSXML 4.  
> However, I would also like it to work with Saxon 7.8 - could 
> someone with xslt 2.0 experience let me know if its possible 
> to have this kind of solution work for Saxon 7.8 and MSXML4 
> (Saxon 7.8 currently complains... as I believe functions are 
> built into 2.0)?
> 
> The history is that the app Im writing for uses Saxon 7.8, 
> and there is a requirement to view transforms outside of the 
> app using MSXML4.  If possible, it would be best to add this 
> functionality in the stylesheets, rather than alter the code 
> for the app.  
> 
> Thanks for any suggestions,
> 
> cheers
> andrew
> 
> 
> 
> 
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