The compare() function
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The compare() XPath 2.0 function returns -1, 0 or 1, depending on whether arg1 collates before, equal to, or after arg2 according to the Invariant Culture collation.
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integer fn:compare(arg1, arg2) |
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Parameters:
- arg1: a node reference or literal.
- arg2: a node reference or literal.
Example
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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"
xmlns:xf="http://www.w3.org/2002/xforms"
xmlns:fn="http://www.w3.org/2005/xpath-functions">
<head>
<title>Example</title>
<xf:model>
<xf:instance>
<data xmlns="">
<tekst1>straße</tekst1>
<tekst2>strasse</tekst2>
<tekst3>strassen</tekst3>
</data>
</xf:instance>
</xf:model>
</head>
<body>
<xf:group>
<xf:output value="fn:compare(tekst1,tekst2)" />
<xf:output value="fn:compare(tekst1,tekst3)" />
<xf:output value="fn:compare('strasse','straße')" />
<xf:output value="fn:compare('strassen','straße')" />
<xf:output value="fn:compare('abc','abc')" />
</xf:group>
</body>
</html>
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The result will be:
0
-1
-1
0
1
0
Namespace
This function is available within the XPath 2.0 namespace (http://www.w3.org/2005/xpath-functions).