.. _functx_sequence-node-equal:

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functx:sequence-node-equal
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Whether two sequences contain the same XML nodes, in the same order

Description
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The functx:sequence-node-equal function returns a boolean value indicating 
whether the two arguments have the same nodes, in the same order. They are 
compared based on node identity, not their contents.

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   * - **Parameters**
     - **Description**
   * - seq1:node()
     - the first sequence of nodes
   * - seq2:node()
     - the second sequence of nodes

Examples
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   * - **XPath**
     - **Results**
     - **Explanation**
   * - functx:sequence-node-equal($in-xml/author/*, $in-xml/*/*)
     - true
     - 
   * - functx:sequence-node-equal($in-xml/author, ($in-xml/author[2],$in-xml/author[1]))
     - false
     - The order of the nodes is different.
   * - functx:sequence-node-equal($in-xml/author[1], $anAuthor)
     - false
     - Although the nodes have the same content, they are not the same node.
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   * - **XPath**
     - **Results**
   * - functx:sequence-node-equal($in-xml/author/*, $in-xml/*/*)
     - true
   * - functx:sequence-node-equal($in-xml/author, ($in-xml/author[2],$in-xml/author[1]))
     - false
   * - functx:sequence-node-equal($in-xml/author[1], $anAuthor)
     - false

See Also
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* :ref:`functx_sequence-deep-equal`.
* :ref:`functx_sequence-node-equal-any-order`.