Re: Does the count() function require access to the wh

A couple days ago Michael Kay wrote:

Inspection operations on an element are operations that can be
performed while positioned at the start tag.

Inspection operations include: count(), exists(), name().

Absorption operations are operations that require access to the whole
subtree.

Absorption operations include: string(), data(), xsl:value-of

Michael, doesn't the count() function require access to the whole
subtree? How would a count be conducted by sitting at the top of a
subtree? Perhaps you meant to say that the count() function is an
absorption operation?

/Roger