Re: First item rule

On Mon, 03 Jul 2017 21:54:18 +0200, Erik Bruchez <ebruchez@orbeon.com>  
wrote:

> I can see how this would make sense for binding controls. But then other  
> uses like actions might not be as clear.
>
> One benefit of the first item rule is that it is easy to understand.  
> Introducing relevance makes things a bit harder.
>
> When relevance matters, you can easily be explicit, with:
>
>    ref="foo[relevant()]"
>
> But I can't say that I have a very strong opinion about the idea at this  
> point.

It's not a suggestion; I think this particular ship has sailed.

More a discussion point, to see if there was a reason we chose it to be  
this way.

Steven

>
>
> -Erik
>
> On Mon, Jul 3, 2017 at 4:32 PM, Steven Pemberton  
> <steven.pemberton@cwi.nl> wrote:
>> Something I've just been bitten by, though I'm not suggesting a change.
>>
>> The first item rule says that for a single item binding, if a selector  
>> selects more than one item, the first is used.
>>
>> Wouldn't it in general have been more useful if it selected the first  
>> *relevant* item?
>>
>> Steven