fn:parse-QName

Returns an xs:QName value formed by parsing an EQName (i.e. a name in one of the formats "local", "prefix:local", or "Q{uri}local").

parse-QName($value as xs:string?) ➔ xs:QName?

Arguments

 

$value

xs:string?

An EQName

Result

xs:QName?

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 12. Available for all platforms.

Notes on the Saxon implementation

Available since Saxon 13 in XPath 4.0. Available since Saxon 12.0 provided that syntax extensions are enabled.