RE: Functions and Operators 3 - Inconsistency?

> In the penultimate line of ordinary text in 3 an "element" is 
> given as an 
> example of an "item".
> 
> However, the definition of an "item" in XQuery 1.0 is an 
> atomic value or a 
> node.
> 
> Is there a need for editing here or an inconsistency in 
> definitions? Was an 
> "element node" intended in 3?
> 

I think the terms "element" and "element node" are synonymous. An element is
a node.

Michael Kay

Received on Monday, 21 October 2002 11:28:46 UTC