RE: Question about XPath expressions

The syntactic rule for OrExpr is used to define operator precedence and
NOT what type the result is. So an OrExpr may return a Boolean result
(if the or operator appears in the syntax) or something else (if only
the non-optional part of the OrExpr is used).

HTH
Michael

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> Arjan Huijzer
> Sent: Monday, November 08, 2004 1:33 AM
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> Subject: Question about XPath expressions
> 
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I have a question about the usage of XPath expressions.
> 
> In the latest XQuery specifications it says that the last step of a
> XPath expression can now return a sequence of nodes (I.2 29 Oct 2004).
> Looking at the grammar rules (A.1 EBNF), it seems that PathExpr (rule
> 61) is a special form of an OrExpr (43), which can only return a
> "true" or "false" value.
> 
> Are the specifications not clear on this point or am I missing
something?
> 
> Thanks in advance for any help!
> 
> Arjan Huijzer
> The Netherlands