Re: [xml] Is the handling of "fake node libxslt" element nodes in xpath.c still needed?

["Oleg A. Paraschenko" <olpa xmlhack ru>]

Hello Kasimier,

On Wed, 5 Jul 2006 17:03:02 +0200
"Buchcik, Kasimier" <k buchcik 4commerce de> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Can somebody recall and clarify the nature of the
> "fake node libxslt" in xpath.c?

I can't, but I have theoretical thoughts. There might be (or not be)
situations where a root node contains children copied _by reference_.
It might be an RTF for xsl:variable or xsl:param, or somehing for
exsl:node-set (probably not). In these imaginary situations, nodes are
shared between trees, and some indicator is required to distinguish
between the master and copies. A fake node might be the indicator.

> ...

> Regards,
>
> Kasimier


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