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[Bug 6131] [XPath 2.1] Requirement: context-free paths

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Date: Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:27:59 +0000
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--- Comment #18 from John Snelson <john.snelson@oracle.com>  2009-07-09 13:27:59 ---
(In reply to comment #16)
> We already use pseudo-functions for NameTests, e.g.
> 
> element(customer)
> 
> Why not use a similar notation for expanded names?

Because that doesn't work at all well for variable, function or template names.
Java allows the use of package qualified class names, and I think XQuery and
XSLT would benefit from adding a way to fully qualify identifiers with their
namespace.


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