• From: David Carlisle <davidc@n...>
• To: "Costello, Roger L." <costello@m...>
• Date: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 15:24:18 +0100

On 07/04/2011 14:56, Costello, Roger L. wrote:
> How do I cast this recurring pattern into a functional programming
> mindset? For example, how would it be viewed from the Haskell
> mindset?

you already mentioned that this is supported in xpath/xslt/xquery the 
id() or key() functions for example, which is a functional language, 
with a mindset (if not language particulars) not that dissimilar to Haskell.

David


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  • What is the equivalent functional programming function(s) forhopping from element to element via XML "IDREF" references (or XSD "base"references)
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