RE: ORA-FO-UNORDERED 15.1.15 fn:unordered

> In my opinion, unordered() must remain a function, because it clearly mark 
> the scope of the directive; that is, you know that all that is inside the 
> parenthesis will be potentially returned in a random order.

But then, please, don't call it a function if it is not a function.
(Dimitre, help! ;-) )

Could it be a comprise to change the terminology to something else
("directive" or whatever) but leave the grammar as it is?
For example, node() looks like a functions, but it is not.
The same way unordered(..) would look like a function, but it is in 
reality something very different.

Oliver


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