fn:lang
Returns true if the xml:lang value for the supplied node (or the context
item if the second argument is omitted) matches the given language.
lang($language as xs:string?, $node as node():=.) ➔ xs:boolean
Arguments | ||||
| $language | xs:string? | The language being tested for | |
| $node | node() | := . | The node being tested |
Result | xs:boolean | |||
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.