fn:codepoint-equal
Whether two strings have the same Unicode code points
Description
The fn:codepoint-equal function determines whether the two string arguments have the same Unicode code points, in the same order. This is similar to calling the fn:compare function with the simple collation http://www.w3.org/2005/xpath-functions/collation/codepoint.
This description is © Copyright 2007, Priscilla Walmsley. It is excerpted from the book XQuery by Priscilla Walmsley, O'Reilly, 2007. For a complete explanation of this function, please refer to Appendix A of the book.
Arguments and Return Type
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
$comparand1 |
xs:string? |
the first string to compare |
$comparand2 |
xs:string? |
the second string to compare |
| return value | xs:boolean? |
Examples
| XPath Example | Results |
|---|---|
codepoint-equal('abc', 'abc') |
true |
codepoint-equal('abc', 'ab c') |
false |
codepoint-equal('abc', ()) |
() |
See Also
| fn:compare | Compares two strings |
History
| Published On | Last Updated | Contributor(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2006-06-27 | 2007-02-26 | W3C, XQuery 1.0 and XPath 2.0 Functions and Operators, http://www.w3.org/TR/xpath-functions/ |
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