Re: p:use-when with p:template ?

James Fuller <jim@webcomposite.com> writes:
> consider the following;
>
> <p:identity>
> <p:input port="source">
> <p:inline>
> <root>
>    <doc p:use-when='$somevar eq 1'>Hello world!</doc>
>    <doc>Hello world!</doc>
>    <doc>Hello world!</doc>
> </root>
> </p:inline>
> </p:input>
> </p:identity>
>
> in current xproc definition we do not allow conditional element
> exclusion inside of p:inline [1]
>
> which I understand from reviewing email archive the merits have been debated
>
> but perhaps we should consider their usage in p:template [2] ?

I'd be reluctant to change the rules for p:inline based on context.
You can easily achieve the result you want by passing the body through
a p:delete step (or some other pipeline).

> Jim Fuller
>
> [1] XProc conditional element exclusion http://www.w3.org/TR/xproc/#use-when
> [2] p:template W3C Note http://www.w3.org/TR/xproc-template/

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