fn:deep-equal
Compares two sequences for deep equality; string values are compared using the specified collation; nodes are compared for deep equality of names and content.
deep-equal($parameter1 as item()*, $parameter2 as item()*) ➔ xs:boolean
Arguments | |||
| $parameter1 | item()* | The first value to be compared |
| $parameter2 | item()* | The second value to be compared |
Result | xs:boolean | ||
deep-equal($parameter1 as item()*, $parameter2 as item()*, $collation as xs:string) ➔ xs:boolean
Arguments | |||
| $parameter1 | item()* | The first value to be compared |
| $parameter2 | item()* | The second value to be compared |
| $collation | xs:string | The collation to be used whenever strings are compared |
Result | xs:boolean | ||
Namespace
http://www.w3.org/2005/xpath-functions
Links to W3C specifications
XPath 3.1 Functions and Operators
Notes on the Saxon implementation
The Saxon implementation handles maps as described for the deep-equal
specification in the XSLT 3.0 Recommendation.
A Saxon-specific variant of this function is also available, with additional comparison
options: see saxon:deep-equal.