[Bug 9139] New: [XPath 2.1] Dynamic function calls and context

http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=9139

           Summary: [XPath 2.1] Dynamic function calls and context
           Product: XPath / XQuery / XSLT
           Version: Working drafts
          Platform: PC
        OS/Version: Windows NT
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: XPath 2.1
        AssignedTo: jonathan.robie@redhat.com
        ReportedBy: mike@saxonica.com
         QAContact: public-qt-comments@w3.org


The rules for dynamic function calls should make it clear that no context
information is passed from the caller's context to the callee's context other
than that explicitly mentioned (the variables in the closure). This has the
consequence that a dynamic call to a contextual core function like position()
is not useful (in fact, it will always fail).

The only place where we say that the focus is cleared on a function call is in
3.1.5 Function Calls, rule 4:

"During evaluation of a function body, the focus (context item, context
position, and context size) is undefined, except where it is defined by some
expression inside the function body."

but this rule (appearing where it does) only applies to explicit calls on
"user-declared functions": it does not apply to dynamic calls on user-declared
functions, or to dynamic calls on inline functions, or to dynamic calls on
built-in functions such as position(). It should apply to all these cases.


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Received on Wednesday, 24 February 2010 17:39:00 UTC