Re: quick question on new functions specifications in rq25.xml...

On 11 Jan 2011, at 16:37, Andy Seaborne wrote:

> (this is out of date - the current draft has more work on this area)
> 
> On 11/01/11 14:45, Axel Polleres wrote:
> > Looked briefly over the numeric, date, etc functions, looks great!
> >
> > Just a small question for the moment regarding:
> >
> > "
> > 17.4.5.9 tz
> >
> >   simple literal   timezone (xsd:dateTime arg)
> >
> > Returns the timezone part of arg as a simple literal.
> > "
> >
> > we should mention what happens when the timezone part is empty. in fn:timezone-from-dateTime
> > this returns an ewmpty sequence, what is our equivalent of returning an empty sequence? an empty sting literal?
> > or shall we return an error? that question actually may also apply to 17.4.5.8 timezone.
> 
> timezone(no TZ) raises an error because we have nothing for empty
> sequence AKA nil (rdf:nil would be confusing IMHO).

+1 to nil being a bit awkward.

> 
> tz(no TZ) returns ""

ok wirth me in principle, but why differnet behavior from timezone?

thanks,
Axel

> 
> 
>         Andy
> 

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