>>>>> "Dimitre" == Dimitre Novatchev <dnovatchev@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

    Dimitre> I was talking not about "functions" but about
    Dimitre> xsl:function

    Dimitre> Does it make a difference now?

I don't see it.
You originally said:

"xsl:function -s with side effects should not have been allowed -- in
the first place."

But that is not sufficient to guarentee that f($x) is f($x) always
returns true().

So have I missed a connection in the thread somewhere?
-- 
Colin Adams
Preston Lancashire