local-name

local-name() ➔ xs:string

Returns the local part of the name of the context node

There are no arguments

Result

xs:string

local-name($arg as node()?) ➔ xs:string

Returns the local part of the name of the supplied node

Arguments

 

$arg

node()?

The node whose local name is required

Result

xs:string

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.