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Re: [xsl] XSLT Hello World

2014-03-25 09:51:50
I remember being genuinely confused why anyone would call xsl:variable
"xsl:variable" when it was in fact a constant.

The list experts explained to me why it's called that, I learned
something, and then I was happy.

It's no different to text() or != or whatever part of the language we
repeat this thread on next.

(by the way Im specifically talking about != and not = vs eq)

On 25 March 2014 14:38, Ihe Onwuka <ihe(_dot_)onwuka(_at_)gmail(_dot_)com> 
wrote:
Exactly.

But the fact that I understand the difference between eq and = it
doesn't mean I can't appreciate it's potential to p**s people off.

On Tue, Mar 25, 2014 at 2:29 PM, Andrew Welch 
<andrew(_dot_)j(_dot_)welch(_at_)gmail(_dot_)com> wrote:
Here "misused" doesn't mean "will give the wrong answer most of the
time."  Here "misused" means "should be avoided because
A. There is a better way to do it.
B. Occasionally in some contexts and with some inputs, it will give
unexpected/undesirable results."

Exactly.

The same goes for !=



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