.. _default-collation:

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default-collation
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The default collation

Description
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The fn:default-collation function returns the default collation that is used in 
most operations where a collation is not explicitly specified. If no default 
collation is specified in the query prolog, the function returns the system 
default collation. If no system default collation is defined, the function 
returns a value representing the Unicode code point collation, 
http://www.w3.org/2005/xpath-functions/collation/codepoint.


Examples
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   * - **XPath**
     - **Results**
     - **Explanation**
   * - default-collation()
     - http://www.w3.org/2005/xpath-functions/collation/codepoint
     - (for example, if that is the name of the default collation)