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Bug 11284 - xsl:merge-input element - absent of both select attribute and sequence-constructor
Summary: xsl:merge-input element - absent of both select attribute and sequence-constr...
Status: CLOSED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: XPath / XQuery / XSLT
Classification: Unclassified
Component: XSLT 3.0 (show other bugs)
Version: Working drafts
Hardware: PC Linux
: P2 normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Michael Kay
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Reported: 2010-11-10 14:58 UTC by O'Neil Delpratt
Modified: 2011-06-08 21:51 UTC (History)
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Description O'Neil Delpratt 2010-11-10 14:58:19 UTC 
The XSLT 3.0 specification draft, Section 15.3, in paragraph three states "the select attribute of the xsl:merge-input element and the contained sequence constructor are mutually exclusive..."

What happens if both the select attribute and the contained sequence constructor are absent? I don't think it is obvious the detail of this edge case.
Comment 1 Michael Kay 2011-03-24 16:00:13 UTC 
The spec needs to be clarified to make clear that this is allowed, and the effect is that the merge input sequence is an empty sequence.
Comment 2 Michael Kay 2011-06-08 21:51:15 UTC 
I have applied this clarification to the spec and am marking the bug as closed.