RE: [xsl] Grouping conditions

["Michael Kay" <michael dot h dot kay at ntlworld dot com>]

> With XSLT 2.0 you can write
> <xsl:when test="@type = ('101', '102', '103')">
>
> I don't think that I have an xslt/xpath 2.0 parser. I use
> msxml 3.0 - does
> version 4.0 contain version 2.0.

No, I expect it will be some time before Microsoft issue an XSLT 2.0
implementation, except perhaps as a technology preview. They were badly
bitten with WD-xsl by releasing a product before XSLT 1.0 stabilised, and I
doubt they will make the same mistake again. But you can experiment with the
XSLT 2.0 working draft using Saxon 7.0.
>
> Will the version be backwards compatible. I have read some of the
> discussions regarding 2.0 and there seem to be some
> functionality that will be totally changed..?

I think we've achieved quite a good level of backwards compatibility in the
current working drafts, given the extent of the changes to the type system,
but there are a few glitches that need to be ironed out: hopefully future
working drafts will make it better rather than worse.
>
> On the other hand, off course I would like to use the newer,
> more complete,
> programming language. How do I do this when I am restricted
> to Microsoft
> products that is used where I work?
>
If you are restricted to using Microsoft products, all I can do is offer my
heartfelt sympathy, and my encouragement to get the policy changed.

Michael Kay
Software AG
home: Michael.H.Kay@ntlworld.com
work: Michael.Kay@softwareag.com


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