MarkLogic 9 Product Documentationfn:node-kind
fn:node-kind( $node as node()? ) as xs:string
Summary
[0.9-ml only, use xdmp:node-kind in 1.0 and 1.0-ml]
Returns an xs:string representing the node's kind: either
"document", "element", "attribute", "text", "namespace",
"processing-instruction", "binary", or "comment".
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
| node | The node whose kind is to be returned. |
Example
let $x := <hello><goodbye>1</goodbye></hello> return fn:node-kind($x/node()) => element
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