Re: [xml-dev] Type substitution vs. element substitution (akasubstitutio

[Farrukh Najmi <farrukh@wellfleetsoftware.com>]

Michael Kay wrote:
>> On XSLT support... Am I correct that element substitution 
>> will not work well unless XSLT processor is schema aware but 
>> type substitution will? 
>>     
>
> No neither will work unless the processor is schema aware.
>   

According to the following link under the title "*Scalable Processing"*:

<http://www.xfront.com/VariableContentContainers.html#method3>

A non-schema-aware XSLT processor can process a variable container 
element better if it is using type substitution when compared to element 
substitution.

I also note that in the final analysis the bets practice does not 
recommend using element substitution:

<http://www.xfront.com/VariableContentContainers.html#BestPractice>

>   
>> AFIK, there are *NO* open source, royalty free schema aware 
>> XSLT processors available. 
>>     
>
> True, it's a common problem. No-one round here is offering free taxi rides
> either.
>   

True enough for free taxi rides, but many including yourself are 
offering free non-schema-aware processors. That was my point.

-- 
Regards,
Farrukh Najmi

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