fn:some

Returns true if at least one item in the input sequence satisfies a supplied predicate.

some($input as item()*, $predicate as (fn(item(), xs:integer) as xs:boolean?)?:=fn:boolean#1) ➔ xs:boolean

Arguments

 

$input

item()*

The input sequence

 

$predicate

(fn(item(), xs:integer) as xs:boolean?)?

:= fn:boolean#1

The predicate function

Result

xs:boolean

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 11. Available for all platforms.

Notes on the Saxon implementation

Available since Saxon 13 in XPath 4.0. Available since Saxon 11 provided that syntax extensions are enabled.