Indeed! Thanks David. 2015-06-26 17:52 GMT+02:00 David Carlisle <[email protected]>:
> On 26/06/2015 16:33, W.S. Hager wrote: > >> Sorry, what I meant is: how did sequences come into XPath? Was it >> borrowed from another system or did it appear first in XPath? >> > > It's a modification of the node set datatype introduced in xpath 1 > (which didn't have sequences) Xpath 1 didn't have a type corresponding > to a node (or item) only node set, so treating a single item as the same > as a set of size 1 was more or less a requirement (and a very elegant > ruse:-) > > David > > ________________________________ > > > The Numerical Algorithms Group Ltd is a company registered in England and > Wales with company number 1249803. The registered office is: > > Wilkinson House, Jordan Hill Road, Oxford OX2 8DR, United Kingdom. > > > > This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Microsoft Office 365. > > ________________________________ > > _______________________________________________ > [email protected] > http://x-query.com/mailman/listinfo/talk > -- W.S. Hager Lagua Web Solutions http://lagua.nl
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