[j-nsp] negation operator in SLAX

[Martin T]

Hi!

> There is not() :

Oh, yes. I forgot the not() function. I made a small comparison
between not(), jcs:empty() and ! using five data types in SLAX:


1) False boolean value:
As expected "not( $boolean )" returns true. Also, the "jcs:empty(
$boolean )" returns true because jcs:empty() always consideres boolean
data type to be empty. Also, the "! $boolean" returns true. So for
boolean data type everything works as expected.

2) Empty string:
As expected, "not( $string )" returns true. As string is blank, then
"jcs:empty( $string )" also returns true. So does "! $string".

3) Number 0:
Again, "not( $number )", "jcs:empty( $number )" and "! $number" all
return true as expected.

4) Empty node-set:
Again, "not( $node-set )", "jcs:empty( $node-set )" and "! $node-set"
return true.

5) Empty RTF:
"not( $rtf )" returns false, which is an expected result because even
an empty RTF converts to true. "jcs:empty( $rtf )", to my surprise,
returns true. According to documentation, RTF is always considered to
not be empty. "! $rtf" returns false.


So I guess it is safe to say, that "!" is the same as "not()" function?


thanks,
Martin