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Re: [xml-dev] Testing XPath

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To: douglas <douglassaid@lycos.it>
Subject: Re: [xml-dev] Testing XPath
From: Liam Quin <liam@w3.org>
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 22:14:03 -0400
Cc: xml-dev@lists.xml.org
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On Oct 22, 2004, at 10:40 AM, douglas wrote: 
> I'd like to test if my code is conform with the XPath spec, but not 
> XSLT.

XPath is designed to be embedded in a host language.  You can't
really test it without an embedding -- it would be like wanting to
test a glass of milk without the container :-)

XSLT is one possible host for XPath but there are others (e.g.
XPointer).

Liam

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Liam Quin, W3C XML Activity Lead, http://www.w3.org/People/Quin/
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References:
- Testing XPath
  - From: "douglas" <douglassaid@lycos.it>
- Re: [xml-dev] Testing XPath
  - From: Jim Rankin <jimbokun_lists@mac.com>

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