On 17 May 2014, at 19:49, Dimitre Novatchev dnovatchev@xxxxxxxxx
<xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I just started reading this document and am impressed by the
> systematic approach to defining the functions, their clear grouping
> and the uniform way of defining each function.
>
> I was also impressed by the mere number of functions -- counted 224
functions.
>
> Because there are so many functions specified, it is not immediately
> obvious which functions are new in this specification and which have
> been transferred from the 2.0 specification.
>

The diff version of the spec should help in identifying changes:

http://www.w3.org/TR/2014/REC-xpath-functions-30-20140408/xpath-functions-30-
diff.html

though it doesn't immediately point you to the functions that are brand new.

Michael Kay
Saxonica