fn:namespace-uri-for-prefix

Returns the namespace URI corresponding to a given prefix, using the namespaces that are in scope for a given element.

namespace-uri-for-prefix($prefix as xs:string?, $element as element()) ➔ xs:anyURI?

Arguments

 

$prefix

xs:string?

The supplied prefix

 

$element

element()

The element node whose in-scope namespaces are to be examined

Result

xs:anyURI?

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.