The idea is to make modes (the things named in the mode attribute of
xsl:template and xsl:apply-templates) first class objects that can have
properties; the properties would be declared as attributes of an xsl:mode
declaration; one of the properties is the choice of default template rules
for the mode. An xsl:mode declaration with no name attribute declares the
properties of the unnamed ("default") mode, just as an xsl:decimal-format
declaration with no name defines properties of the default decimal-format.
Sounds nice.
Going further, I'd propose that the *default value* for the
"default-action" attribute of the unnamed <xsl:mode> be
"xslmode:clone"
if the "version" attribute of the <xsl:stylesheet> is >= 2
and
"xslmode:copy-text" (the current processing behaviour for version 1.0)
otherwise.
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Dimitre Novatchev
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On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 4:10 PM, Michael Kay <mike(_at_)saxonica(_dot_)com>
wrote:
I would propose:
<xsl:mode default-action="clone"/>
I would suggest to consider the verb:
<xsl:process/>
or
<xsl:processing-mode/>
instead of <xsl:mode/>
as we already have a "mode" attribute with slightly different
scope (template selection).
The idea is to make modes (the things named in the mode attribute of
xsl:template and xsl:apply-templates) first class objects that can have
properties; the properties would be declared as attributes of an xsl:mode
declaration; one of the properties is the choice of default template rules
for the mode. An xsl:mode declaration with no name attribute declares the
properties of the unnamed ("default") mode, just as an xsl:decimal-format
declaration with no name defines properties of the default decimal-format.
No doubt the choice of keywords will continue to provide entertainment for
some while; I tend to the view that when you hear people arguing the
spelling of the keywords, it's like when a sales prospect starts arguing
about the price; you can smell victory.
Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/
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