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XQuery sc:type-apply

MarkLogic Server 11.0 Product Documentation
sc.typeApply

sc.typeApply(
   type as schemaType(),
   arg as Item
) as Sequence

Summary

Apply a type to an item to construct a typed instance of that type. If the type is a simple type this amounts to casting. If the type is a complex type this amounts to validating as that type.

Parameters
type The type to apply.
arg The item to apply the type to.

Example

sc.typeApply( sc.typeNamed(xs.QName('xs:integer')), "47" );
  => 47

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