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Bug 1468 - [FO] fn:remove: allow empty position
Summary: [FO] fn:remove: allow empty position
Status: CLOSED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: XPath / XQuery / XSLT
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Functions and Operators 1.0 (show other bugs)
Version: Last Call drafts
Hardware: PC Windows XP
: P2 normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Ashok Malhotra
QA Contact: Mailing list for public feedback on specs from XSL and XML Query WGs
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Depends on: 1467
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Reported: 2005-05-19 20:06 UTC by Michael Rys
Modified: 2005-09-29 11:22 UTC (History)
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Description Michael Rys 2005-05-19 20:06:27 UTC
position should be allowed to be empty. Often this value is  
being calculated and the static type of the calculation will result in an 
optionally empty type. Proposed rewording:

15.1.8 fn:remove
fn:remove($target as item()*, $position as xs:integer?) as item()*
Summary: Returns a new sequence constructed from the value of $target with the 
item at the position specified by the value of $position removed.

If $position is the empty sequence, the error FORG--99 is raised.

If $position is less than 1 or greater than the number of items in $target, 
$target is returned. Otherwise, the value returned by the function consists of 
all items of $target whose index is less than $position, followed by all items 
of $target whose index is greater than $position. If $target is the empty 
sequence, the empty sequence is returned.
Comment 1 Mary Holstege 2005-07-21 20:42:34 UTC
The working group considered this comment at its meeting today
and decided not to accept it. For rationale, please see bug 1467.