fn:compare
Compares two strings using the specified collation, or the default collation if none is supplied.
compare($value1 as xs:anyAtomicType?, $value2 as xs:anyAtomicType?, $collation as xs:string?:=fn:default-collation()) ➔ xs:integer?
Arguments | ||||
| $value1 | xs:anyAtomicType? | The first string to be compared | |
| $value2 | xs:anyAtomicType? | The second string to be compared | |
| $collation | xs:string? | := fn:default-collation() | 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
XPath 4.0 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.