- From: Reece Dunn <msclrhd@googlemail.com>
- Date: Sun, 13 Dec 2020 11:51:05 +0000
- To: Michael Kay <mike@saxonica.com>
- Cc: public-xslt-40@w3.org
- Message-ID: <CAGdtn24hS++ShBZD_X1aP8yiXAMadhoaQYhjZZ2J-sXmmP3_cA@mail.gmail.com>
On Sun, 13 Dec 2020 at 10:17, Michael Kay <mike@saxonica.com> wrote: > If we allow arguments to be specified by keyword, then we need to think > more carefully about what the keywords should be. Attached is a list of the > parameter names currently defined; it's a pretty disparate set of naming > conventions. > > I propose to apply the following conventions: > > (a) for the "primary input" of a function, if there is such a thing: > > - if it's an atomic value, "value" > - it it's a node, "node" > - if it's an arbitrary sequence, "input" > - if it's a URI to be dereferenced, "href" > - if it's a map, "map" > - if it's an array, "array" > - for angles in math functions, replace Greek theta by "angle" > - for sequences of nodes/atomic values/maps, use "nodes", "values", > "maps", etc > > (The term "primary" is completely subjective. Generally it indicates that > in some subjective sense, the function is returning a property or applying > an operation on the "primary input". Intuitively, it means that in an OO > language, the function would be a method on this object. In nearly all > cases, the primary input is the first argument; the only obvious exception > is fn:lang). > > (b) for "secondary inputs", describe the role of the parameter, as briefly > as possible, always with a single English word. So, for example, > format-number(value, picture), contains(value, substring), matches(value, > pattern). > > (c) if there are multiple inputs and none is obviously "primary", use a > role name for each, for example resolve-uri(relative, base). > > (d) where there are two symmetric inputs, e.g. compare(), use "value1" and > "value2", or "input1" and "input2" etc. > I like this. I would suggest using "radians" instead of "angle" for the maths functions as that better describes what it is, and would help avoid degrees/radians confusion. Kind regards, Reece > Michael Kay > Saxonica > > Existing list (including some proviosional/draft new functions): > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> > <sigs> > <f name="node-name" args=""/> > <f name="node-name" args="arg"/> > <f name="nilled" args=""/> > <f name="nilled" args="arg"/> > <f name="string" args=""/> > <f name="string" args="arg"/> > <f name="data" args=""/> > <f name="data" args="arg"/> > <f name="base-uri" args=""/> > <f name="base-uri" args="arg"/> > <f name="document-uri" args=""/> > <f name="document-uri" args="arg"/> > <f name="error" args=""/> > <f name="error" args="code"/> > <f name="error" args="code description"/> > <f name="error" args="code description error-object"/> > <f name="trace" args="value"/> > <f name="trace" args="value label"/> > <f name="numeric-add" args="arg1 arg2"/> > <f name="numeric-subtract" args="arg1 arg2"/> > <f name="numeric-multiply" args="arg1 arg2"/> > <f name="numeric-divide" args="arg1 arg2"/> > <f name="numeric-integer-divide" args="arg1 arg2"/> > <f name="numeric-mod" args="arg1 arg2"/> > <f name="numeric-unary-plus" args="arg"/> > <f name="numeric-unary-minus" args="arg"/> > <f name="numeric-equal" args="arg1 arg2"/> > <f name="numeric-less-than" args="arg1 arg2"/> > <f name="abs" args="arg"/> > <f name="ceiling" args="arg"/> > <f name="floor" args="arg"/> > <f name="round" args="arg"/> > <f name="round" args="arg precision"/> > <f name="round-half-to-even" args="arg"/> > <f name="round-half-to-even" args="arg precision"/> > <f name="format-integer" args="value picture"/> > <f name="format-integer" args="value picture lang"/> > <f name="format-number" args="value picture"/> > <f name="format-number" args="value picture decimal-format-name"/> > <f name="pi" args=""/> > <f name="exp" args="arg"/> > <f name="exp10" args="arg"/> > <f name="log" args="arg"/> > <f name="log10" args="arg"/> > <f name="sqrt" args="arg"/> > <f name="pow" args="x y"/> > <f name="sin" args="θ"/> > <f name="cos" args="θ"/> > <f name="tan" args="θ"/> > <f name="asin" args="arg"/> > <f name="acos" args="arg"/> > <f name="atan" args="arg"/> > <f name="atan2" args="y x"/> > <f name="codepoints-to-string" args="arg"/> > <f name="string-to-codepoints" args="arg"/> > <f name="compare" args="comparand1 comparand2"/> > <f name="compare" args="comparand1 comparand2 collation"/> > <f name="codepoint-equal" args="comparand1 comparand2"/> > <f name="concat" args="arg1 arg2 ..."/> > <f name="string-join" args="arg1"/> > <f name="string-join" args="arg1 arg2"/> > <f name="substring" args="sourceString start"/> > <f name="substring" args="sourceString start length"/> > <f name="string-length" args=""/> > <f name="string-length" args="arg"/> > <f name="normalize-space" args=""/> > <f name="normalize-space" args="arg"/> > <f name="normalize-unicode" args="arg"/> > <f name="normalize-unicode" args="arg normalizationForm"/> > <f name="upper-case" args="arg"/> > <f name="lower-case" args="arg"/> > <f name="translate" args="arg mapString transString"/> > <f name="encode-for-uri" args="uri-part"/> > <f name="iri-to-uri" args="iri"/> > <f name="escape-html-uri" args="uri"/> > <f name="contains" args="arg1 arg2"/> > <f name="contains" args="arg1 arg2 collation"/> > <f name="starts-with" args="arg1 arg2"/> > <f name="starts-with" args="arg1 arg2 collation"/> > <f name="ends-with" args="arg1 arg2"/> > <f name="ends-with" args="arg1 arg2 collation"/> > <f name="substring-before" args="arg1 arg2"/> > <f name="substring-before" args="arg1 arg2 collation"/> > <f name="substring-after" args="arg1 arg2"/> > <f name="substring-after" args="arg1 arg2 collation"/> > <f name="matches" args="input pattern"/> > <f name="matches" args="input pattern flags"/> > <f name="replace" args="input pattern replacement"/> > <f name="replace" args="input pattern replacement flags"/> > <f name="tokenize" args="input"/> > <f name="tokenize" args="input pattern"/> > <f name="tokenize" args="input pattern flags"/> > <f name="analyze-string" args="input pattern"/> > <f name="analyze-string" args="input pattern flags"/> > <f name="contains-token" args="input token"/> > <f name="contains-token" args="input token collation"/> > <f name="resolve-uri" args="relative"/> > <f name="resolve-uri" args="relative base"/> > <f name="true" args=""/> > <f name="false" args=""/> > <f name="boolean-equal" args="value1 value2"/> > <f name="boolean-less-than" args="arg1 arg2"/> > <f name="boolean" args="arg"/> > <f name="not" args="arg"/> > <f name="yearMonthDuration-less-than" args="arg1 arg2"/> > <f name="dayTimeDuration-less-than" args="arg1 arg2"/> > <f name="duration-equal" args="arg1 arg2"/> > <f name="years-from-duration" args="arg"/> > <f name="months-from-duration" args="arg"/> > <f name="days-from-duration" args="arg"/> > <f name="hours-from-duration" args="arg"/> > <f name="minutes-from-duration" args="arg"/> > <f name="seconds-from-duration" args="arg"/> > <f name="add-yearMonthDurations" args="arg1 arg2"/> > <f name="subtract-yearMonthDurations" args="arg1 arg2"/> > <f name="multiply-yearMonthDuration" args="arg1 arg2"/> > <f name="divide-yearMonthDuration" args="arg1 arg2"/> > <f name="divide-yearMonthDuration-by-yearMonthDuration" args="arg1 > arg2"/> > <f name="add-dayTimeDurations" args="arg1 arg2"/> > <f name="subtract-dayTimeDurations" args="arg1 arg2"/> > <f name="multiply-dayTimeDuration" args="arg1 arg2"/> > <f name="divide-dayTimeDuration" args="arg1 arg2"/> > <f name="divide-dayTimeDuration-by-dayTimeDuration" args="arg1 arg2"/> > <f name="dateTime" args="arg1 arg2"/> > <f name="dateTime-equal" args="arg1 arg2"/> > <f name="dateTime-less-than" args="arg1 arg2"/> > <f name="date-equal" args="arg1 arg2"/> > <f name="date-less-than" args="arg1 arg2"/> > <f name="time-equal" args="arg1 arg2"/> > <f name="time-less-than" args="arg1 arg2"/> > <f name="gYearMonth-equal" args="arg1 arg2"/> > <f name="gYear-equal" args="arg1 arg2"/> > <f name="gMonthDay-equal" args="arg1 arg2"/> > <f name="gMonth-equal" args="arg1 arg2"/> > <f name="gDay-equal" args="arg1 arg2"/> > <f name="year-from-dateTime" args="arg"/> > <f name="month-from-dateTime" args="arg"/> > <f name="day-from-dateTime" args="arg"/> > <f name="hours-from-dateTime" args="arg"/> > <f name="minutes-from-dateTime" args="arg"/> > <f name="seconds-from-dateTime" args="arg"/> > <f name="timezone-from-dateTime" args="arg"/> > <f name="year-from-date" args="arg"/> > <f name="month-from-date" args="arg"/> > <f name="day-from-date" args="arg"/> > <f name="timezone-from-date" args="arg"/> > <f name="hours-from-time" args="arg"/> > <f name="minutes-from-time" args="arg"/> > <f name="seconds-from-time" args="arg"/> > <f name="timezone-from-time" args="arg"/> > <f name="adjust-dateTime-to-timezone" args="arg"/> > <f name="adjust-dateTime-to-timezone" args="arg timezone"/> > <f name="adjust-date-to-timezone" args="arg"/> > <f name="adjust-date-to-timezone" args="arg timezone"/> > <f name="adjust-time-to-timezone" args="arg"/> > <f name="adjust-time-to-timezone" args="arg timezone"/> > <f name="subtract-dateTimes" args="arg1 arg2"/> > <f name="subtract-dates" args="arg1 arg2"/> > <f name="subtract-times" args="arg1 arg2"/> > <f name="add-yearMonthDuration-to-dateTime" args="arg1 arg2"/> > <f name="add-dayTimeDuration-to-dateTime" args="arg1 arg2"/> > <f name="subtract-yearMonthDuration-from-dateTime" args="arg1 arg2"/> > <f name="subtract-dayTimeDuration-from-dateTime" args="arg1 arg2"/> > <f name="add-yearMonthDuration-to-date" args="arg1 arg2"/> > <f name="add-dayTimeDuration-to-date" args="arg1 arg2"/> > <f name="subtract-yearMonthDuration-from-date" args="arg1 arg2"/> > <f name="subtract-dayTimeDuration-from-date" args="arg1 arg2"/> > <f name="add-dayTimeDuration-to-time" args="arg1 arg2"/> > <f name="subtract-dayTimeDuration-from-time" args="arg1 arg2"/> > <f name="format-dateTime" args="value picture"/> > <f name="format-dateTime" args="value picture language calendar place" > /> > <f name="format-date" args="value picture"/> > <f name="format-date" args="value picture language calendar place"/> > <f name="format-time" args="value picture"/> > <f name="format-time" args="value picture language calendar place"/> > <f name="parse-ietf-date" args="value"/> > <f name="resolve-QName" args="qname element"/> > <f name="QName" args="paramURI paramQName"/> > <f name="QName-equal" args="arg1 arg2"/> > <f name="prefix-from-QName" args="arg"/> > <f name="local-name-from-QName" args="arg"/> > <f name="namespace-uri-from-QName" args="arg"/> > <f name="namespace-uri-for-prefix" args="prefix element"/> > <f name="in-scope-namespaces" args="element"/> > <f name="in-scope-prefixes" args="element"/> > <f name="hexBinary-equal" args="value1 value2"/> > <f name="hexBinary-less-than" args="arg1 arg2"/> > <f name="base64Binary-equal" args="value1 value2"/> > <f name="base64Binary-less-than" args="arg1 arg2"/> > <f name="NOTATION-equal" args="arg1 arg2"/> > <f name="name" args=""/> > <f name="name" args="arg"/> > <f name="local-name" args=""/> > <f name="local-name" args="arg"/> > <f name="namespace-uri" args=""/> > <f name="namespace-uri" args="arg"/> > <f name="number" args=""/> > <f name="number" args="arg"/> > <f name="lang" args="testlang"/> > <f name="lang" args="testlang node"/> > <f name="path" args=""/> > <f name="path" args="arg"/> > <f name="root" args=""/> > <f name="root" args="arg"/> > <f name="has-children" args=""/> > <f name="has-children" args="node"/> > <f name="innermost" args="nodes"/> > <f name="outermost" args="nodes"/> > <f name="index-of" args="seq search"/> > <f name="index-of" args="seq search collation"/> > <f name="empty" args="arg"/> > <f name="exists" args="arg"/> > <f name="distinct-values" args="arg"/> > <f name="distinct-values" args="arg collation"/> > <f name="identity" args="seq"/> > <f name="insert-before" args="target position inserts"/> > <f name="remove" args="target position"/> > <f name="head" args="arg"/> > <f name="tail" args="arg"/> > <f name="replicate" args="seq count"/> > <f name="reverse" args="arg"/> > <f name="subsequence" args="sourceSeq startingLoc"/> > <f name="subsequence" args="sourceSeq startingLoc length"/> > <f name="slice" args="seq positions"/> > <f name="range" args="seq start"/> > <f name="range" args="seq start end"/> > <f name="range" args="seq start end options"/> > <f name="slice-20201203" args="seq conditions"/> > <f name="unordered" args="sourceSeq"/> > <f name="zero-or-one" args="arg"/> > <f name="one-or-more" args="arg"/> > <f name="exactly-one" args="arg"/> > <f name="deep-equal" args="parameter1 parameter2"/> > <f name="deep-equal" args="parameter1 parameter2 collation"/> > <f name="differences" args="parameter1 parameter2"/> > <f name="differences" args="parameter1 parameter2 options"/> > <f name="differences" args="parameter1 parameter2 options collation"/> > <f name="count" args="arg"/> > <f name="avg" args="arg"/> > <f name="max" args="arg"/> > <f name="max" args="arg collation"/> > <f name="min" args="arg"/> > <f name="min" args="arg collation"/> > <f name="sum" args="arg"/> > <f name="sum" args="arg zero"/> > <f name="id" args="arg"/> > <f name="id" args="arg node"/> > <f name="element-with-id" args="arg"/> > <f name="element-with-id" args="arg node"/> > <f name="idref" args="arg"/> > <f name="idref" args="arg node"/> > <f name="doc" args="uri"/> > <f name="doc-available" args="uri"/> > <f name="collection" args=""/> > <f name="collection" args="arg"/> > <f name="uri-collection" args=""/> > <f name="uri-collection" args="arg"/> > <f name="unparsed-text" args="href"/> > <f name="unparsed-text" args="href encoding"/> > <f name="unparsed-text-lines" args="href"/> > <f name="unparsed-text-lines" args="href encoding"/> > <f name="unparsed-text-available" args="href"/> > <f name="unparsed-text-available" args="href encoding"/> > <f name="environment-variable" args="name"/> > <f name="available-environment-variables" args=""/> > <f name="generate-id" args=""/> > <f name="generate-id" args="arg"/> > <f name="parse-xml" args="arg"/> > <f name="parse-xml-fragment" args="arg"/> > <f name="serialize" args="arg"/> > <f name="serialize" args="arg params"/> > <f name="position" args=""/> > <f name="last" args=""/> > <f name="current-dateTime" args=""/> > <f name="current-date" args=""/> > <f name="current-time" args=""/> > <f name="implicit-timezone" args=""/> > <f name="default-collation" args=""/> > <f name="default-language" args=""/> > <f name="static-base-uri" args=""/> > <f name="function-lookup" args="name arity"/> > <f name="function-name" args="func"/> > <f name="function-arity" args="func"/> > <f name="for-each" args="seq action"/> > <f name="filter" args="seq f"/> > <f name="fold-left" args="seq zero f"/> > <f name="fold-right" args="seq zero f"/> > <f name="for-each-pair" args="seq1 seq2 action"/> > <f name="sort" args="input"/> > <f name="sort" args="input collation"/> > <f name="sort" args="input collation key"/> > <f name="apply" args="function array"/> > <f name="same-key" args="k1 k2"/> > <f name="merge" args="maps"/> > <f name="merge" args="maps options"/> > <f name="keys" args="map"/> > <f name="contains" args="map key"/> > <f name="get" args="map key"/> > <f name="find" args="input key"/> > <f name="put" args="map key value"/> > <f name="entry" args="key value"/> > <f name="remove" args="map keys"/> > <f name="for-each" args="map action"/> > <f name="filter" args="map predicate"/> > <f name="replace" args="map key action"/> > <f name="substitute" args="map action"/> > <f name="group-by" args="seq key"/> > <f name="size" args="map"/> > <f name="collation-key" args="key"/> > <f name="collation-key" args="key collation"/> > <f name="json-to-xml" args="json-text"/> > <f name="json-to-xml" args="json-text options"/> > <f name="xml-to-json" args="input"/> > <f name="xml-to-json" args="input options"/> > <f name="parse-json" args="json-text"/> > <f name="parse-json" args="json-text options"/> > <f name="json-doc" args="href"/> > <f name="json-doc" args="href options"/> > <f name="json" args="seq"/> > <f name="json" args="seq options"/> > <f name="size" args="array"/> > <f name="get" args="array position"/> > <f name="put" args="array position member"/> > <f name="append" args="array appendage"/> > <f name="join" args="arrays"/> > <f name="subarray" args="array start"/> > <f name="subarray" args="array start length"/> > <f name="slice" args="array positions"/> > <f name="remove" args="array positions"/> > <f name="insert-before" args="array position member"/> > <f name="head" args="array"/> > <f name="tail" args="array"/> > <f name="reverse" args="array"/> > <f name="for-each" args="array action"/> > <f name="filter" args="array function"/> > <f name="fold-left" args="array zero function"/> > <f name="fold-right" args="array zero function"/> > <f name="for-each-pair" args="array1 array2 function"/> > <f name="from-sequence" args="seq"/> > <f name="from-sequence" args="seq function"/> > <f name="sort" args="array"/> > <f name="sort" args="array collation"/> > <f name="sort" args="array collation key"/> > <f name="flatten" args="input"/> > <f name="spread" args="input limit"/> > <f name="spread" args="input limit weight"/> > <f name="load-xquery-module" args="module-uri"/> > <f name="load-xquery-module" args="module-uri options"/> > <f name="transform" args="options"/> > <f name="random-number-generator" args=""/> > <f name="random-number-generator" args="seed"/> > <f name="all" args="seq predicate"/> > <f name="characters" args="arg"/> > <f name="highest" args="input"/> > <f name="highest" args="input collation"/> > <f name="highest" args="input collation key"/> > <f name="index-where" args="seq predicate"/> > <f name="is-NaN" args="arg"/> > <f name="items-after" args="seq predicate"/> > <f name="items-before" args="seq predicate"/> > <f name="items-after" args="seq predicate"/> > <f name="items-until" args="seq predicate"/> > <f name="lowest" args="input"/> > <f name="lowest" args="input collation"/> > <f name="lowest" args="input collation key"/> > <f name="replace-with" args="input pattern replacer flags"/> > <f name="replace-with" args="input pattern replacer"/> > <f name="some" args="seq predicate"/> > <f name="stack-trace" args=""/> > <f name="uniform" args="input"/> > <f name="uniform" args="input collation"/> > <f name="unique" args="input"/> > <f name="unique" args="input collation"/> > </sigs> > >
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