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<h1>saxon:memo-function</h1>
<p>This attribute may be set on the <code>xsl:function</code> element. The permitted values
are "yes" and "no". Specifying "yes" indicates that Saxon should remember the
results of calling the function in a cache, and if the function is called again
with the same arguments, the result is retrieved from the cache rather than being
recalculated. Don't use this if the function has side-effects (for example, if
it calls <code>saxon:assign</code>, or an extension function with side-effects).
Don't use it if the function accesses context information such as the context node
or <code>position()</code> or <code>last()</code>. And be careful if the function constructs and returns a
temporary tree: the effect will be that the function returns the same tree each
time, rather than a copy of the tree (this difference will only show up if you
compare the identity of nodes in the two trees).</p>
<p><i>Memo functions are not available in Saxon-HE. When running under Saxon-HE, this attribute
is ignored with a warning.</i></p>
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