1928 2005-08-31 21:41:14 +0000 [XQuery] Recursive imports and fowards references 2005-09-30 08:59:54 +0000 1 1 1 Unclassified XPath / XQuery / XSLT XQuery 1.0 Last Call drafts PC Windows XP CLOSED WONTFIX P2 normal --- 1 mike chamberl public-qt-comments oldest_to_newest 5623 0 mike 2005-08-31 21:41:14 +0000 Transferred at the request of the WG from 1848: It would be useful to clarify whether a module that imports its own namespace is allowed to contain forwards references to its own global variables. You can read the spec either way on this: on the one hand it says forwards references to global variables aren't allowed; on the other hand it says you can access all the global variables declared in a namespace that you've imported. It's a little odd if it isn't allowed: if cyclic references to variables are allowed across modules, why not allow them within a module? It's also difficult to explain (and implement!) that a module has access to all the global variables in an imported namespace except those that are declared in the same module and after the variable reference. Proposal: if a module imports its own namespace, then all variables in that namespace are in scope throughout the module, including within the entire module where the variable is declared. Michael Kay 6572 1 chamberl 2005-09-29 08:59:55 +0000 On Sept. 28, 2005, the Query Working Group decided that a forward reference in a variable initializing expression will remain an error, even in modules that import their own target namespace. This is because a module import that references a namespace is interpreted as importing an implementation-defined set of modules OTHER than the module containing the import. If you are satisfied with this resolution, please respond by closing this Bugzilla entry. Regards, Don Chamberlin 6618 2 liam 2005-09-30 08:59:54 +0000 [Mike indicated during the meeting he was OK, and I am closing this issue. He was also present when we voted to request CR, and did not object. Liam ]