Re: [xml-dev] Looking for an example of a name colliision

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Re: [xml-dev] Looking for an example of a name colliision
John Cowan <> wrote:
| Arjun Ray scripsit:
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|> Yup.  It can be as simple as that.  The XSLT case is actually easier than
|> the general problem, because there are no overlaps.  All XSLT needs is the
|> moral equivalent of Lisp's quote/backquote operator.  
| 
| Pooh.  That only works because ` (in Lisp) or ` and UNQUOTE (in Scheme)
| are reserved names. 

I didn't merely say "operator".  I said "moral equivalent".

| XSLT has no reserved names, not even its own. It merely requires that not 
| *every* possible name be used.

A control attribute is all the moral equivalent needed.