fn:substring

substring($sourceString as xs:string?, $start as xs:double) ➔ xs:string

Returns a substring of a given string starting at the given starting position and continuing to the end of the string.

Arguments

 

$sourceString

xs:string?

The input string

 

$start

xs:double

The position of the first character of the input string to be included in the result

Result

xs:string

substring($sourceString as xs:string?, $start as xs:double, $length as xs:double) ➔ xs:string

Returns a substring of a given string starting at the given starting position and continuing to the end of the string, or $length characters if shorter.

Arguments

 

$sourceString

xs:string?

The input string

 

$start

xs:double

The position of the first character of the input string to be included in the result

 

$length

xs:double

The number of characters to be included in the result

Result

xs:string

Namespace

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

Links to W3C specifications

XPath 2.0 Functions and Operators

XPath 3.0 Functions and Operators

XPath 3.1 Functions and Operators