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XQuery xdmp:castable-as

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xdmp.castableAs

xdmp.castableAs(
   namespace-uri as String,
   local-name as String,
   item as Item?
) as Boolean

Summary

Returns true if a value is castable. This is similar to the "castable as" XQuery predicate, except that the type is determined at runtime.

Parameters
namespace-uri The namespace URI of the type.
local-name The local-name of the type.
item The item to be cast.

Example

xdmp.castableAs(
    "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema",
    "integer",
    "12")
=> true()

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