fn:subsequence

Returns those items in the given sequence from the given starting position to the end of the sequence, or $length items if fewer.

subsequence($input as item()*, $start as xs:numeric, $length as xs:numeric?:=()) ➔ item()*

Arguments

 

$input

item()*

The input sequence

 

$start

xs:numeric

The position of the first item from the input sequence to be included in the result

 

$length

xs:numeric?

:= ()

The number of items to be included in the result

Result

item()*

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.