Re: [xml] New function xmlXPathCompiledEvalIsTrue()

["Buchcik, Kasimier" <k buchcik 4commerce de>]

Hi,

FYI: The function xmlXPathCompiledEvalToBoolean() was
added to the API.

Regards,

Kasimier

> -----Original Message-----
> From: xml-bounces gnome org [mailto:xml-bounces gnome org] On 
> Behalf Of Buchcik, Kasimier
> Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 8:30 PM
> To: xml gnome org
> Subject: [xml] New function xmlXPathCompiledEvalIsTrue()
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I'd like to add the following public function to xpath.h. It will
> evaluate an expression and convert it internally to a boolean result.
> This will spare the need of exchanging an XPath boolean object, plus
> the evaluation can be optimized to stop at the first sign
> of a positive result.
> 
> /**
>  * xmlXPathCompiledEvalIsTrue:
>  * @comp:  the compiled XPath expression
>  * @ctxt:  the XPath context
>  *
>  * Evaluates the given compiled expression and applies the XPath
> boolean()
>  * function on the result.
>  *
>  * Returns 1 if the expression evaluated to true, 0 if to false and
>  *         -1 on API and internal errors.
>  */
> int xmlXPathCompiledEvalIsTrue(xmlXPathCompExprPtr comp,
>   xmlXPathContextPtr ctxt);
> 
> Any cons?
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Kasimier