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.