fn:string

Returns the string value of the supplied value.

string($value as item()?:=.) ➔ xs:string

Arguments

 

$value

item()?

:= .

A node whose string value is required, or an atomic item to be converted to a string

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.