.. _functx_leaf-elements:

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functx:leaf-elements
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All XML elements that don't have any child elements

Description
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The functx:leaf-elements function returns the elements that do not have any 
element children that are descendants of (or the same as) the root. Leaf 
elements may have attributes, and may contain text, processing instructions 
and/or comments.

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   * - **Parameters**
     - **Description**
   * - root:node()
     - the root

Examples
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   * - **XPath**
     - **Results**
   * - functx:leaf-elements($in-xml)
     - <fName>Kate</fName> <lName>Jones</lName> <fName>John</fName> <lName>Doe</lName>
   * - functx:leaf-elements($in-xml/author[1])
     - <fName>Kate</fName> <lName>Jones</lName>