functx:is-absolute-uri

Whether a URI is absolute

Description

The functx:is-absolute-uri function returns true if URI is absolute, meaning that it starts with a scheme name such as http or ftp. It returns false if it is a relative URI.

Parameters

Description

uri:string()

the URI to test

Examples

XPath

Results

functx:is-absolute-uri(‘http://www.datypic.com’)

true

functx:is-absolute-uri(‘ftp://ftp.datypic.com’)

true

functx:is-absolute-uri(‘ftp.datypic.com’)

false

functx:is-absolute-uri(‘www.datypic.com’)

false

functx:is-absolute-uri(‘prod.html’)

false

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