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RE: XQuery 1.0 and XPath 2.0 Functions and Operators Version 1.0
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- Subject: RE: [xsl] XQuery 1.0 and XPath 2.0 Functions and Operators Version 1.0
- From: "Chris Bayes" <chris at bayes dot co dot uk>
- Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2001 19:17:40 +0100
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> > > Well, I don't think trig functions are going to make it into the
> > > core (though one never knows!);
> >
> > Why is that?
>
> I don't think the group has agreed any definitive criteria
> for where to draw the line, but the consensus is to try and
> keep the core reasonably small - a repertoire of functions
> that most users will use reasonably often; the same kind of
> cut-off as in XPath 1.0, but applied to a richer collection
> of data types, and fixing things that are obvious gaps in XPath 1.0.
Well it is a good idea to keep it small I'd like to see xsl become all
pervasive even to handheld devices as well as to mainframe database
apps.
As long as the extension mechanism is well defined and standard across
all xslt 2.0 implementations then things like trig functions can be
added as needed.
What are the timescales for another document from the xslt working
group?
Ciao Chris
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