fn:type-of

Returns information about the type of a value, as a string.

type-of($value as item()*) ➔ xs:string

Arguments

 

$value

item()*

The input sequence

Result

xs:string

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 13. Available for all platforms.