[XSL-LIST Mailing List Archive Home] [By Thread] [By Date] [Recent Entries] [Reply To This Message] What is actually a "fragment" ?
According to the XDM (both 2.0 and 3.0), "[Definition: A tree whose root node is not a Document Node is referred to as a fragment.]" So a fragment is a tree. However, I have been taught (by the books of Dr. Michael Kay) that an fragment is a node-set, that by itself may not be a well-formed document, but wrapping this node-set in a single element parent will make this a well-formed document. There is an obvious contradiction in these two definitions -- in the former a fragment must be a tree (have a root node), while in the latter this isn't required. So, which of the two definitions of a "fragment" should we use, and how to make sure people understand which of the two definitions we are using? -- Cheers, Dimitre Novatchev --------------------------------------- Truly great madness cannot be achieved without significant intelligence. --------------------------------------- To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk ------------------------------------- Never fight an inanimate object ------------------------------------- To avoid situations in which you might make mistakes may be the biggest mistake of all ------------------------------------ Quality means doing it right when no one is looking. ------------------------------------- You've achieved success in your field when you don't know whether what you're doing is work or play ------------------------------------- To achieve the impossible dream, try going to sleep. ------------------------------------- Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored. ------------------------------------- Typing monkeys will write all Shakespeare's works in 200yrs.Will they write all patents, too? :) ------------------------------------- I finally figured out the only reason to be alive is to enjoy it.
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