- From: Stephen Buxton <stephen.buxton@oracle.com>
- Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2003 07:18:14 -0700
- To: public-qt-comments@w3.org
- Message-ID: <3F0046A6.10700@oracle.com>
*Functions and Operators, Section 15.1.4 fn:boolean* says /"If $srcval is an atomic value, then the function returns the same value as returned by the expression cast as xs:boolean ($srcval) with the one exception described below. This exception is for compatibility with [XPath 1.0]. Specifically, it returns false if $srcval is: .... "/ It then lists 4 possibilities. What is the "one exception" ? Possibly the exception is the second bullet - /"The singleton xs:string value "". (the zero-length string). The expression cast as xs:boolean ($srcval) returns false if $srcval is "0" and true if $srcval is "1"."/. Why are we comparing what fn:boolean does with the zero-length string as input vs what cast as xs:boolean does with "0" or "1" as input ? Suggest: if there is only one difference between fn:boolean and cast as xs:boolean, then either describe the behaviour fully in one section and just mention the exception in the other, or describe the behaviour fully, using the same format and notation, in both sections and note the exception in both sections.
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