[xquery-talk] Castable integers

[Ihe Onwuka]

3 castable as xs:integer -> true

"3" castable as xs:integer -> true

3.5 castable as xs:integer -> true ..... hmmmmm debatable that one

ok...(scratches head)....so if it's roundable to an integer it's
castable to an integer

fine

"3.5" castable as xs:integer -> false

Btw which list is the home for XPath stuff.

[Michael Kay]

Yes, castability is not transitive. Well spotted.

You get some pretty strange results with boolean() too, e.g.

boolean(string(false())) => true().

Michael Kay
Saxonica

Post by Ihe Onwuka
3 castable as xs:integer -> true
"3" castable as xs:integer -> true
3.5 castable as xs:integer -> true ..... hmmmmm debatable that one
ok...(scratches head)....so if it's roundable to an integer it's
castable to an integer
fine
"3.5" castable as xs:integer -> false
Btw which list is the home for XPath stuff.
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