functx:sequence-node-equal
Whether two sequences contain the same XML nodes, in the same order
Description
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.
Parameters |
Description |
|---|---|
seq1:node() |
the first sequence of nodes |
seq2:node() |
the second sequence of nodes |
Examples
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], $anAuthor) |
false |
Although the nodes have the same content, they are not the same node. |
XPath |
Results |
|---|---|
functx:sequence-node-equal($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 |