[closed] Re: Creating elements

Toman_Vojtech@emc.com writes:

> Hi all,
>
> I was just wondering what is the most straightforward way to create an
> element whose name is generated dynamically. The simplest solution I
> managed to come up with is this:
>
> <p:rename>
>   <p:input port="source">
>     <p:inline><foo/></p:inline>
>   </p:input>
>   <p:with-option name="new-value" select="..."/>
> </p:rename>
>
> To me, this seems both elegant ("Nice, I can use p:rename for that") and
> confusing at the same time ("Why do I have to use p:rename for
> *creating* content!?")...
>
> What is your opinion on this? Is it OK, or should the spec provide some
> functionality specifically for these types of use cases (by adding a new
> step, or by extending the functionality of the existing steps, ...)?

The WG considered this and decided not to make any changes for V1.0

                                        Be seeing you,
                                          norm

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