string

string() → xs:string

There are no arguments

Result

xs:string

string($arg as item()?) → xs:string

Arguments

 

$arg

item()?

A node whose string value is required, or an atomic value to be converted to a string

Result

xs:string

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