fn:name

Returns the name of a node, as a string in the lexical form of a QName.

name($node as node()?:=.) ➔ xs:string

Arguments

 

$node

node()?

:= .

The node whose name is required

Result

xs:string

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.