[xquery-talk] fn:in-scope-prefixes

[James A. Robinson]

> Why wouldn't the values be distinct? If two ancestors of the element 
> both have namespace declarations that use the same prefix, the 
> declaration that is closer to the element masks the declaration that is 
> closer to the root. Thus, there cannot be two in-scope namespaces that 
> use the same prefix.

Yes, I assumed the values would be distinct. Until I ran into a case
where I was getting duplicate prefix values. I thought it better to ask
the list before I go off and file a bug report, since the text of the
spec didn't seem all that clear to me.

Jim

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