Description
The functx:siblings-same-name function returns the siblings of an element that have the same qualified name. It returns only other elements, not attributes, and not the element itself.
Arguments and Return Type| Name | Type | Description |
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$element |
element()? |
the node |
| return value |
element()* |
XQuery Function Declaration| See XSLT definition. | | XQuery Syntax for July 2004 - January 2007 (1.0): |
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declare namespace functx = "http://www.functx.com";
declare function functx:siblings-same-name
( $element as element()? ) as element()* {
$element/../*[node-name(.) = node-name($element)]
except $element
} ; | | XQuery Syntax for May 2003: |
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declare namespace functx = "http://www.functx.com"
define function siblings-same-name
( $element as element()? ) as element()* {
$element/../*[fn:node-name(.) = fn:node-name($element)]
except $element
} |
Exampleslet $in-xml := | <authors>
<author>
<fName>Kate</fName>
<fName>Jane</fName>
<lName>Jones</lName>
</author>
<author>
<fName>John</fName>
<lName>Doe</lName>
</author>
</authors> | return |
| XQuery Example | Results |
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functx:siblings-same-name(
$in-xml/author[1])
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<author>
<fName>John</fName>
<lName>Doe</lName>
</author>
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functx:siblings-same-name(
$in-xml/author[1]/fName[2])
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<fName>Kate</fName>
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See AlsoHistory |
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