It's Official!

XSLT is a functional programming language

That's right... according to the W3C  XSLT [3.0] according to the working draft, will be a fully-fledged functional programming language. I included a link and here's the text (emph mine):

...XSLT 3.0 also delivers enhancements made to the XPath language and to the standard function library, including the following:

• Variables can now be bound in XPath using the let expression.
• Functions are now first class values, and can be passed as arguments to other (higher-order) functions, making XSLT a fully-fledged functional programming language.

--ab

Further Reading:

• XSL Transformations (XSLT) Version 3.0(W3C)
• What's new in 3.0 (Michael Kay)

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<p>That's right... according to the <a href="http://www.w3.org/">W3C</a> &nbsp;<i>XSLT [3.0] according to the working draft, will be a fully-fledged functional programming language</i>. I included a link and here's the text (emph mine): </p>

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<li>Variables can now be bound in XPath using the <b>let</b> expression.</li>

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<p><b><i>--ab</i></b></p>

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<h2>Further Reading:</h2>

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<li><a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/xslt-30/" style="color:#0040FF;">XSL Transformations (XSLT) Version 3.0</a><i>(W3C)</i></li>

<li><a href="http://archive.xmlprague.cz/2012/presentations/Whats_new_3.0_XPath_XSLT_XSD_1_1.pdf" style="color:#0040FF;">What's new in 3.0 </a> <i>(Michael Kay)</i></li>

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<p><b>Last Updated:</b> 4/21/2013 (code cleanup, added html code)</p>

Last Updated: 4/21/2013 (code cleanup, added html code)