[XALANJ-1117] Xalan-J accepts a string as the second argument of the document() function.

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 2.4
• Component/s: Diagnostic-messages-resources
• Environment: Operating System: Windows NT/2K; Platform: PC
• Bugzilla Id: 11380
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Charles Knell
• Created: 02/Aug/02 03:08
• Updated: 11/Aug/05 13:39

Description

When using the document() function to retrieve an external document during a
transformation, I used this string ("../XML/") as the second parameter. I
intended it to function as a file system path relative to the directory from
which I was excecuting the command line version of Xalan-J. It worked.

Those far wiser than me on the Mulberry Tech XSLT list pointed out that it is
incorrect for the document() function to accept a string as the second
parameter, that the correct type for the second parameter is a node set, and
went on to point out the relevant part of the spec, further urging me to report
this convenient, if non-conformant behavior to you.

This, I have done.