Re: [xsl] XSLT 2.0: When to use xsl:sequence, when to use xsl:value-of, and why?
2007-06-16 14:46:17
On Sat, 16 Jun 2007 14:55:24 -0600, Florent Georges
<darkman_spam(_at_)yahoo(_dot_)fr> wrote:
Well, in this particular example, that doesn't change a
lot.
Yeah, and I'm guessing that in cases where there is a difference it will
be 100% related to performance, which in most cases is going to be
processor dependent. So I guess the question of "all things being equal,
which would be the prefered method?" would be answered by: "Well that
depends..." :D
But there are cases where the generated content will
not be the same, depending on the content of the sequence
itself. Read through the §5.7 "Sequence Constructors", this
is very useful, interesting and well, required to write
XSLT
Oh, I've read the spec more than I would like to admit in a public
setting. ;-) That said, looks like its time for another reading session
to update this cranium of mine with a deeper understanding of this
particular topic.
For an example:
<xsl:transform
xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
version="2.0">
<xsl:output indent="yes" omit-xml-declaration="yes"/>
<xsl:variable name="v" as="element()+">
<elem>1</elem>
</xsl:variable>
<xsl:variable name="s" select="
$v/text(), 'a', $v/text()"/>
<xsl:template match="/">
<sequence>
<xsl:sequence select="$s"/>
</sequence>
<value-of>
<xsl:value-of select="$s"/>
</value-of>
</xsl:template>
</xsl:transform>
should produce:
<sequence>1a1</sequence>
<value-of>1 a 1</value-of>
Oh, interesting. Okay, so yeah, with this in mind I can now see what you
are referring to. Thanks for taking the time to provide the sample!
I say "should" because I've really evaluated the example
with Saxon and got instead:
<sequence>1a1</sequence>
<value-of>1 a1</value-of>
So I reread §5.7.2 and I can't understand how this result
is build. Seems like a bug to me, while it would be very
surprising to still find this kind of bug in Saxon.
Michael?
Hey, even better! I don't mean that in a "Ha ha, Saxon or the spec have a
bug!" and instead from the standpoint that finding bugs in either of these
items is going to be a rare event, so if they exist, the sooner they are
found, the better.
Thanks for your help, Florent!
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