fn:message

Outputs trace information and discards the result.

message($input as item()*, $label as xs:string?:=()) ➔ empty-sequence()

Arguments

 

$input

item()*

The value to be traced

 

$label

xs:string?

:= ()

Label to be included in the trace output

Result

empty-sequence()

Namespace

http://www.w3.org/2005/xpath-functions

Links to W3C specifications

XPath 4.0 Functions and Operators

Saxon availability

Available in XPath 4.0, XSLT 4.0, and XQuery 4.0. Requires Saxon-PE or Saxon-EE. Implemented since Saxon 13. Available for all platforms.