number

number() → xs:double

There are no arguments

Result

xs:double

number($arg as xs:anyAtomicType?) → xs:double

Arguments

 

$arg

xs:anyAtomicType?

Result

xs:double

Links to W3C specifications

Namespace: http://www.w3.org/2005/xpath-functions

Applies to: XPath 2.0, XSLT 2.0, XQuery 1.0 and later versions

XPath 2.0 Functions and Operators

XPath 3.0 Functions and Operators

Notes on the Saxon implementation