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Bug 10942 - [XPath21] editorial: Basics: defn of 'undefined'
Summary: [XPath21] editorial: Basics: defn of 'undefined'
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: XPath / XQuery / XSLT
Classification: Unclassified
Component: XPath 3.0 (show other bugs)
Version: Member-only Editors Drafts
Hardware: All All
: P2 minor
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Jonathan Robie
QA Contact: Mailing list for public feedback on specs from XSL and XML Query WGs
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Reported: 2010-10-01 07:08 UTC by Michael Dyck
Modified: 2011-04-18 19:19 UTC (History)
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Description Michael Dyck 2010-10-01 07:08:21 UTC
[Affects XQuery11 too.]

2 "Basics", para 4:

"[Definition: In certain situations a value is said to be 'undefined' (for example, the value of the context item, or the typed value of an element node). This term indicates that the property in question has no value and that any attempt to use its value results in an error.]"

We shouldn't say (as the first sentence does) that a *value* is undefined (an XDM instance can't be undefined), but rather (as the second does) that a "property* is undefined. (I.e., a box that normally contains a value does not currently contain anything.)
Comment 1 Jonathan Robie 2011-04-18 19:19:07 UTC
Fixed.