functx:distinct-deep
The XML nodes with distinct values, taking into account attributes and descendants
Description
The functx:distinct-deep function compares nodes based on whether they are deep-equal, then returns only the first node with each distinct value. Two nodes are deep-equal if they have the same attributes with the same values, and all the same children, in the same order, that are themselves deep-equal.
Parameters |
Description |
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nodes:node() |
the sequence of nodes to test |
Examples
XPath |
Results |
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functx:distinct-deep($in-xml//author) |
<author> <fName>Kate</fName> <lName>Jones</lName> </author> <author> <fName>Kate</fName> <lName>Doe</lName> </author> |
functx:distinct-deep($in-xml//lName) |
<lName>Jones</lName> <lName>Doe</lName> |
functx:distinct-deep($in-xml//fName) |
<fName>Kate</fName> |