Re: node equality: fn:node-equal()

Michael Rys wrote:

> And why can't you write the function yourself? 


I said I could; see the original post.
http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-qt-comments/2003May/0171.html


> I am not convinced yet that such a function has a general enough value. 


OK.


> Also note that the more functions the WG is defining, the longer it will
> take until implementations will have fully conformant implementations. 
> 
> I would much rather have an incremental development of the function
> library and continue to add functions over time. This means that you
> need to postpone functions that have less general value for a later
> version.


OK.


> And your function below for me falls into the postponing category for
> the following reasons:
> 
> 1. I still don't fully understand the semantics
> 2. The semantics that I infer from your description (shallow-equal) is
> in my opinion both cheap enough to write yourself


no doubt (I didn't state the contrary to the latter)

> and not general enough
> a function to be included.


I think it is general enough; if a definition can be found that most 
agree upon.


Tobi

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Received on Thursday, 15 May 2003 03:40:02 UTC