subsequence

subsequence($sourceSeq as item()*, $startingLoc as xs:double) ➔ item()*

Returns those items in the given sequence from the given starting position to the end of the sequence

Arguments
	$sourceSeq	item()*	The input sequence
	$startingLoc	xs:double	The position of the first item from the input sequence to be included in the result
Result		item()*

subsequence($sourceSeq as item()*, $startingLoc as xs:double, $length as xs:double) ➔ item()*

Returns those items in the given sequence from the given starting position to the end of the sequence, or $length items if fewer.

Arguments
	$sourceSeq	item()*	The input sequence
	$startingLoc	xs:double	The position of the first item from the input sequence to be included in the result
	$length	xs:double	The number of items to be included in the result
Result		item()*

Links to W3C specifications

Namespace: http://www.w3.org/2005/xpath-functions

Applies to: XPath 2.0, XSLT 2.0, XQuery 1.0 and later versions

XPath 2.0 Functions and Operators

XPath 3.0 Functions and Operators

Notes on the Saxon implementation

The function is fully implemented according to the W3C specifications.