Re: Detecting unbound options

I think adding relevent default values per step represents the 'least
change' though if its really problematic then implentators can address
in the short term; as for delaying the spec ... I think its time to
let the 'cows make the paths' then let v+1 pave em over.

Jim Fuller

On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 4:06 PM, Norman Walsh <ndw@nwalsh.com> wrote:
> "Henry S. Thompson" <ht@inf.ed.ac.uk> writes:
>>> Yuck! But can we really live with this...
>>
>> For sure not.
>>
>> The most straightforward approach would be to add p:bound? as an XPath
>> extension function.
>
> Alas, I think that would just trade a great big nested p:try/p:catch
> for a great big p:choose...
>
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