Re: [xml-dev] Duality of quantifiers

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Re: [xml-dev] Duality of quantifiers
On 10/07/18 22:42, Costello, Roger L. wrote:
> Hi Folks,
> 
> So, you’ve got an XML document containing a bunch of integers:
> 
> <Test>
>     <x>2</x>
>     <x>4</x>
>     <x>5</x>
>     <x>7</x>
>     <x>10</x>
>   …
> </Test>
> 
> You want to know: Is it true that not all the integers are even?

I'd test if count(Test/x[. mod 2 gt 0])=0

But I don't know if there is a penalty in processing that compared with
the more complex solutions.

///Peter
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