fn:compare

compare($comparand1 as xs:string?, $comparand2 as xs:string?) ➔ xs:integer?

Compares two strings using the default collation.

Arguments

 

$comparand1

xs:string?

The first string to be compared

 

$comparand2

xs:string?

The second string to be compared

Result

xs:integer?

compare($comparand1 as xs:string?, $comparand2 as xs:string?, $collation as xs:string) ➔ xs:integer?

Compares two strings using the specified collation.

Arguments

 

$comparand1

xs:string?

The first string to be compared

 

$comparand2

xs:string?

The second string to be compared

 

$collation

xs:string

The collation to be used for the comparison

Result

xs:integer?

Namespace

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

Links to W3C specifications

XPath 3.1 Functions and Operators

Saxon availability

Available in XPath 2.0, XSLT 2.0, XQuery 1.0, and later versions. Available in all Saxon editions. Available for all platforms.