Re: Reference and First-Class Function

"Vladimir Nesterovsky" <[email protected]> Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:55:10 -0800
Newsgroups gmane.text.xml.xslt.extensions
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>   I've written a few words about references and firs-class functions
> on the wiki, based on previous discussions.  Even if they do not
> necessarily represent a consensus, I thought that would be a useful
> way to support discussions:
> 
>     http://www.fgeorges.org/exslt2-wiki/Reference
>     http://www.fgeorges.org/exslt2-wiki/First-Class_Function
> 
>   And critics welcome.

1. Don't you think that ex:call() is overloaded with meanings?

2. ex:call($function, $arg1, $arg2, ...) assumes variable number of 
parameters.
    An alternative is to define single call syntax: 
     ex:function(xs:QName('my:add'));
     ex:call($function, $argument);
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Vladimir Nesterovsky
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