[Bug 1665] user-defined tree navigation primitives

http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=1665





------- Additional Comments From mike@saxonica.com  2005-07-17 01:45 -------
I find your presentation of this requirement very confusing: what's this strange

\verb|desc|

syntax that you use?

As far as I can see, what your're asking for is for a function to be able to
take the context item either as an implicit argument, or as the default value of
an explicit argument, so that you can write

a/b()/c

rather than having to write

a/b(.)/c

Is the saving of one character really worth the trouble?

Michael Kay
(personal response)

Received on Sunday, 17 July 2005 01:45:18 UTC