RE: exslt random:random-sequence() and Math:random()

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Subject: RE: exslt random:random-sequence() and Math:random()
From: "Michael Kay" <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:27:04 -0000

> Michael - I have noticed that calling the function 
> current-dateTime() multiple-times within one XSLT invocation 
> seems to always give the same result even if a significant 
> amount of time has elapsed - is this for the same reason?

Not quite the same reason: in this case it's an explicit requirement of the
spec that the value returned is always the same. Though underlying that is
the desire to make it a pure function.

Regards,

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/
http://twitter.com/michaelhkay

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RE: exslt random:random-sequence() and Math:random(), (continued)
- Michael Kay - 18 Mar 2010 08:16:35 -0000
  - Michael Kay - 18 Mar 2010 08:28:53 -0000
    - Mike Odling-Smee - 18 Mar 2010 12:11:03 -0000
    - Martin Honnen - 18 Mar 2010 12:18:22 -0000
    - Michael Kay - 18 Mar 2010 12:27:29 -0000 <=
    - Mike Odling-Smee - 18 Mar 2010 12:29:29 -0000
    - a kusa - 18 Mar 2010 13:05:42 -0000
    - Michael Kay - 18 Mar 2010 14:20:50 -0000
    - a kusa - 18 Mar 2010 19:45:44 -0000

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