Re: The property() function

On Wed, 29 Nov 2017 06:23:26 +0100, Erik Bruchez <ebruchez@orbeon.com>  
wrote:

> Reading that part of the spec, it seems that whoever updated it (maybe  
> Nick?) intended to fix that, since the text at the beginning says:
>
>> If the property name is not recognized, the empty sequence is returned.
>
> I would say that we should update the table and make it return the empty  
> sequence in all cases where the property name is not recognized, whether  
> it is an NCName or a >QNameButNotNCName.

I agree fully.

Steven

>
> -Erik
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 15, 2017 at 6:58 AM, Steven Pemberton  
> <steven.pemberton@cwi.nl> wrote:
>> https://www.w3.org/community/xformsusers/wiki/XPath_Expressions_Module#The_property.28.29_Function
>>
>> property('foo') gives a fatal(!) exception. This seems to me a bit  
>> extreme, especially if you consider that event('foo') doesn't.
>>
>> Is there a reason why we care so much about non-existent properties?  
>> Isn't an empty string enough?
>>
>> Steven