1262 2005-04-20 13:59:14 +0000 Typed value of empty element constructor: 2005-05-04 23:43:28 +0000 1 1 1 Unclassified XPath / XQuery / XSLT XQuery 1.0 Last Call drafts PC Windows XP CLOSED FIXED P2 normal --- 1 jonathan.robie chamberl public-qt-comments oldest_to_newest 3777 0 jonathan.robie 2005-04-20 13:59:14 +0000 What is the typed value of an empty element constructor? What does count(data(<e/>)) return? <e/> is a direct element constructor. The rules that define the typed value and string value for a direct element constructor are described in 3.7.1.3 Content, 5h and 5i. Although the data model explicitly says that for data model construction, an empty element's string value is an empty string, this parallel part of the XQuery spec does not. We need to make this case explicit in the XQuery spec. 3778 1 jonathan.robie 2005-04-20 14:00:57 +0000 This is the change I suggest: 5.h. The string-value property is equal to the concatenated contents of the text-node descendants in document order. <add>If there are no text-node descendants, the string-value property is an empty string.</add> 3530 2 chamberl 2005-05-04 23:43:09 +0000 Jonathan, Thanks for your comment. It has been accepted and implemented. With your concurrence, this comment is now closed.