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W3C language specifications and conformance

All Saxon products have a high level of conformance to the most recent W3C specifications.

Links to the main W3C language specifications implemented by Saxon

  • XSLT 2.0: https://www.w3.org/TR/xslt20/
  • XSLT 3.0: https://www.w3.org/TR/xslt-30/
  • XPath 2.0: https://www.w3.org/TR/xpath20/
  • XPath 3.0: https://www.w3.org/TR/xpath-30/
  • XPath 3.1: https://www.w3.org/TR/xpath-31/
  • XQuery 1.0: https://www.w3.org/TR/xquery/
  • XQuery 3.0: https://www.w3.org/TR/xquery-30/
  • XQuery 3.1: https://www.w3.org/TR/xquery-31/
  • XML Schema 1.0:
    • Part 0: https://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-0/
    • Part 1: https://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-1/
    • Part 2: https://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-2/
  • XML Schema 1.1:
    • Part 1: https://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema11-1/
    • Part 2: https://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema11-2/

Conformance

For information on Saxon's conformance to these specifications, see:

  • Standards conformance section of the product documentation
  • XQuery test suite results (XML format)
  • XQuery test suite results (HTML format)
  • XSLT test suite results (XML format)
  • XSLT test suite results (HTML format)

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