fn:root

Returns the root node (typically but not necessarily a document node) of the tree containing a node.

root($node as gnode()?:=.) ➔ gnode()?

Arguments

 

$node

gnode()?

:= .

A node in the tree whose root is required

Result

gnode()?

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.