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Re: [xsl] Difference in priority of node() and *

2008-02-16 06:54:22
Hi David,
   I agree to your points. And I am willing to live (programme) by
these rules :)

On Feb 16, 2008 7:17 PM, David Carlisle <davidc(_at_)nag(_dot_)co(_dot_)uk> 
wrote:

 = and &gt; are two relational operators, and I think, that this fact
makes the default priority of these two patterns same.

If you mean that's why you think they should be the same, i can't argue
with that. But that isn't why they _are_ the same. the default priority
assignment never looks that closely, any predicate has the same effect.
consider foo and foo[true()]  for instance.
xslt2 of course has several other overlapping node tests besides * and
node() for example element() schema-element() etc.

Best to view the default priority as a convenience that avoids
mentioning priorities in the overwhelmingly common case of a template
matching * and a bunch of templates matching specific element names.
If you need anything subtle, put explicit priorities on (and choose a
big number like 1000:-)


David


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Regards,
Mukul Gandhi

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