empty

Returns true if the given sequence is empty

empty($arg as item()*) ➔ xs:boolean

Arguments

 

$arg

item()*

The supplied sequence

Result

xs:boolean

Links to W3C specifications

Namespace: http://www.w3.org/2005/xpath-functions

Applies to: XPath 2.0, XSLT 2.0, XQuery 1.0 and later versions

XPath 2.0 Functions and Operators

XPath 3.0 Functions and Operators

Notes on the Saxon implementation

The function is fully implemented according to the W3C specifications.