fn:node-name

Returns the name of a node, as a QName value (that is, a namespace URI plus local name).

node-name($node as node()?:=.) ➔ xs:QName?

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 3.0, XSLT 3.0, XQuery 3.0, and later versions. Available in all Saxon editions. Available for all platforms.

Notes on the Saxon implementation

The single-argument version of this function is new in XPath 3.0, and is first implemented in Saxon 9.3, provided that support for XPath 3.0 is enabled.