Re: XPath2 F&O fn:id() broken wrt XPointer

Henry S. Thompson scripsit:

> I think we should ask QT for an erratum.

Let me make sure I understand this.  XQuery believes that an attribute of
type ID identifies its owner element (and so say we all), but an *element*
of type ID identifies *itself* rather than its parent element.

If that is what you mean, I agree that it is bogus and should be changed.

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Received on Thursday, 4 September 2008 00:56:55 UTC