Re: Numeric 'strings' to binary forms

On 9.7.2013 18:18, John Lumley wrote:

>  * hexBinary forms can be defined in XSLT by applying
>    bin:to-hexBinary(in /as xs:base64Binary*/) /as xs:hexBinary?/ and
>    bin:from-hexBinary(in /as xs:hexBinary*/)/as xs:base64Binary/?

Actually we don't need these functions, as xs:base64Binary can be casted
to xs:hexBinary (and vice versa). So using just

xs:hexBinary(... xs:base64Binary value here ...)

and

xs:base64Binary(... xs:hexBinary value here ...)

would do the trick.

>  * I'm also advocating that bin:binary-/functionName/() as the prefix
>    is redundant on 'binary' and makes the function call to long to read
>    comfortably.

Indeed, I think that there was already agreement on this.

>  * bin:binary() isn't very comfortable as a (very overloaded) name, but
>    I can't think of anything else.

Not that this would improve situation to much, but we can call the
functions just bin:bin(), bin:hex() and bin:oct() -- all will have just
three letter name.

    Jirka

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