- From: James Clark <jjc@jclark.com>
- Date: Sat, 02 Oct 1999 08:16:37 +0700
- To: David Carlisle <davidc@nag.co.uk>
- CC: xsl-list@mulberrytech.com, xsl-editors@w3.org
David Carlisle wrote: > I think `contains' when applied to elements _does_ consistently refer to > child relationship. > > When applied to other things than XSL elements it necessarily means > something else. In the case of `stylesheet' and `template' it is taken > as meaning textually contained within. (note stylesheet is not the same > as xsl:stylesheet element, and similarly for template) > > The confusion of xsl:attribute is I think was not one of child or > descendent, but over which tree the relationship is being expressed: > the xsl stylesheet tree or the result tree being built. Exactly. If you come across uses of "contains" that are inconsistent with this, please inform xsl-editors@w3.org. James
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