deep-equal

Compares two sequences for deep equality; string values are compared using the specified collation; nodes are compared for deep equality of names and content.

deep-equal($parameter1 as item()*, $parameter2 as item()*) → xs:boolean

Arguments
	$parameter1	item()*	The first value to be compared
	$parameter2	item()*	The second value to be compared
Result		xs:boolean

deep-equal($parameter1 as item()*, $parameter2 as item()*, $collation as xs:string) → xs:boolean

Arguments
	$parameter1	item()*	The first value to be compared
	$parameter2	item()*	The second value to be compared
	$collation	xs:string	The collation to be used whenever strings are compared
Result		xs:boolean

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

A Saxon-specific variant of this function is available, with additional comparison options: see saxon:deep-equal

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