fn:insert-before

Insert an item into a sequence.

insert-before($input as item()*, $position as xs:integer, $insert as item()*) ➔ item()*

Arguments

 

$input

item()*

Input sequence, into which new values are inserted

 

$position

xs:integer

The position of the item before which the new values are inserted

 

$insert

item()*

The values to be inserted into the sequence

Result

item()*

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.