return map_items(lambda val: cast(type_, val),

        xml_dom.TextEntryOnlyIter(items))

# Function names must start with _ to avoid collisions with real tags

# Functions take arguments (items)

def _ignore(items):

    '''Used to "comment out" an XML subtree'''

    return None

funcs['_ignore'] = _ignore

def _eq(items):

    items = dict(items)

    try:

    else: return else_

funcs['_if'] = _if

def _alt(items):

    items = list(items)

    items.sort()

    return label+': '+value

funcs['_label'] = _label

def _nullIf(items):

    items = dict(conv_items(str, items))

    try:

    return util.none_if(value, u'') # empty strings always mean None

funcs['_replace'] = _replace

def _units(items):

    items = dict(conv_items(str, items))

    try: value = items['value']

    return value

funcs['_noCV'] = _noCV

def _date(items):

    items = conv_items(str, items) # get *once* from iter and check types

    try: str_ = dict(items)['date']

    return dates.parse_date_range(value)[1]

funcs['_dateRangeEnd'] = _dateRangeEnd

_name_parts_slices_items = [

    ('first', slice(None, 1)),

    ('middle', slice(1, -1)),

    return _name(out_items)

funcs['_namePart'] = _namePart

def _simplifyPath(items):

    items = dict(items)

    try: