.. _functx_siblings-same-name:

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functx:siblings-same-name
========================= 

The siblings of an XML element that have the same name

Description
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The functx:siblings-same-name function returns the siblings of an element that 
have the same qualified name. It returns only other elements, not attributes, 
and not the element itself.

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

Examples
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   * - **XPath**
     - **Results**
   * - functx:siblings-same-name($in-xml/author[1])
     - <author>   <fName>John</fName>   <lName>Doe</lName> </author>
   * - functx:siblings-same-name($in-xml/author[1]/fName[2])
     - <fName>Kate</fName>

See Also
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* :ref:`functx_siblings`.