The string() function
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The string() XPath 2.0 function returns the value of arg represented as an string.
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string fn:string(arg) |
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Parameters:
- arg: a node reference.
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"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<head>
<title>Example</title>
<xf:model>
<xf:instance>
<data xmlns="">
<entry>
<code>abc</code>
<strings>
<string index="1">a</string>
<string index="2">b</string>
<string index="3">c</string>
<string index="4">d</string>
<string index="5" xsi:nil="false">e</string>
<string index="6" xsi:nil="true"></string>
</strings>
<desc>Our <i>favorite</i> shirt!</desc>
</entry>
</data>
</xf:instance>
</xf:model>
</head>
<body>
<xf:group ref="entry" appearance="full" class="string">
<xf:label />
<xf:output value="fn:string(code)" />
<xf:output value="fn:string(desc)" />
<xf:output value="fn:normalize-space(fn:string(strings))" />
<xf:output value="fn:string('literal string')" />
</xf:group>
</body>
</html>
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The result will be:
abc
Our favorite shirt!
a b c d e
literal string
Our favorite shirt!
a b c d e
literal string
Namespace
This function is available within the XPath 2.0 namespace (http://www.w3.org/2005/xpath-functions).