Subject: Re: [xsl] Fwd: Over/under trimming of whitespace From: David Carlisle <davidc@xxxxxxxxx> Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2002 10:23:11 +0100 |
> says "The normalize-space function returns the argument string with > whitespace normalized by stripping leading and trailing whitespace > and replacing sequences of whitespace characters by a single space." > > I was expecting a single space and not an empty string - it definitely > did this with Saxon, you sure saxon did that??? I claim that an initial space is a leading space so is stripped by the first clause you quote above, the replacing of sequences by a single space happens after that stripping, so in this case it doesn't happen at all as there is no string left by then. David _____________________________________________________________________ This message has been checked for all known viruses by Star Internet delivered through the MessageLabs Virus Scanning Service. For further information visit http://www.star.net.uk/stats.asp or alternatively call Star Internet for details on the Virus Scanning Service. XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
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