- From: Dave Pawson <dave.pawson@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:01:55 +0000
- To: xproc-dev@w3.org
2008/12/10 <Toman_Vojtech@emc.com>: > >> >From the CR >> >> Steps may have parameter input ports, on which parameters can >> be passed. >> >> 1. Only one parameter with any given name can be passed to a step. >> >> 1a. If multiple parameters with the same name are used, only one of >> the values will actually be available to the step. >> >> 2. A step can have zero, one, or many parameter input ports, and >> 2a. each parameter port can have zero or more parameters passed on it. >> >> >From which: If I interpret correctly. >> >> A step with a param port can take many parameters (2a) >> Yet >> The step will only 'get' one value (1a). >> >> Is it that any param port can take many 'name:value' pairs? >> or that a named param port can take multiple values (of which all but >> one will be lost - 1a) >> >> Confused. > > Each parameter input port can take multiple parameters. If multiple > parameters with the same name are passed to a parameter input port, only > the last of these parameters will be available in that parameter input > port. > > However, if you have two (or more) parameter input ports, thay can > contain parameters with the same names with no problems; there is no > clash. Parameter input ports are completely separate from each other. > > Let's say you have two parameter input ports: parameters1 and > parameters2. > Suppose you add these parameters to parameters1: aaa=1, bbb=2, ccc=3, > aaa=4 > Suppose you add these parameters to parameters2: aaa=1 > When you read from parameters1, you will get: bbb=2, ccc=3, aaa=4 > When you read from parameters2, you will get: aaa=1 In which case 2a is unclear. Unless it is stating the obvious, that it is not an error (your reiteration of aaa=4 in the example). 2a seems to contradict 1. Steps may have parameter input ports, on which parameters can be passed. 1. Only one parameter with any given name can be passed to a step. 1a. If multiple parameters with the same name are used, only one of the values will actually be available to the step. 2. A step can have zero, one, or many parameter input ports, and 2a. each parameter port can have zero or more parameters passed on it. Perhaps 1. Only one parameter with any given name can be passed to a step *without loss of an earlier parameter using the same name*? regards -- Dave Pawson XSLT XSL-FO FAQ. Docbook FAQ. http://www.dpawson.co.uk
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