Description
The functx:name-test function tests a name against a list of names or name wildcards. Valid name wildcards are:
*, which matches all names
*:x, where x is a local name, which matches all names with that local name, in any namespace
p:*, where p is a prefix, which matches all names in the namespace associated with that prefix.
Arguments and Return Type| Name | Type | Description |
|---|
$testname |
xs:string? |
the name to test |
$names |
xs:string* |
the list of names or name wildcards |
| return value |
xs:boolean |
XSLT Function Declaration| See XQuery definition. | <xsl:function name="functx:name-test" as="xs:boolean"
xmlns:functx="http://www.functx.com">
<xsl:param name="testname" as="xs:string?"/>
<xsl:param name="names" as="xs:string*"/>
<xsl:sequence select="
$testname = $names
or
$names = '*'
or
functx:substring-after-if-contains($testname,':') =
(for $name in $names
return substring-after($name,'*:'))
or
substring-before($testname,':') =
(for $name in $names[contains(.,':*')]
return substring-before($name,':*'))
"/>
</xsl:function>
|
Examples<xsl:variable name="in-xml" as="item()*"> | | <pre:a xmlns:pre="ns1">abc</pre:a> |
| </xsl:variable> |
| XPath Example | Results |
|---|
functx:name-test(name($in-xml),('*')) |
true |
functx:name-test(name($in-xml),('pre:*')) |
true |
functx:name-test(name($in-xml),('*:a')) |
true |
functx:name-test(
name($in-xml),('pre:a','pre:b')) |
true |
functx:name-test(
name($in-xml),('a','b','c')) |
false |
Depends OnHistory |
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