- From: Pawson, David <DPawson@rnib.org.uk>
- Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2000 09:30:18 +0100
- To: "'xsl-list@mulberrytech.com'" <xsl-list@mulberrytech.com>
- Cc: "Xsl Editors (E-mail)" <xsl-editors@w3.org>
Kay Michael > The "root node" in XPath is not an element, and it does not > have attributes. > It is not the same as what the XML spec calls the "root, or document > element"; rather it is the parent of this element, the > equivalent of what > DOM calls the Document node. > > You are not the only one confused by this inconsistency of terminology > between different W3C standards. Within XSLT and XPATH, what, if any, purpose does this seperation of root node and document element serve? We know it confuses. Could it be a candidate for removal in 2.0? DaveP
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