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, provided that 4.0 features are enabled (see Enabling 4.0 features). Requires Saxon-PE or Saxon-EE. Implemented since Saxon 13. Available for all platforms.