exslt-math:sqrt

Returns the non-negative square root of the argument.

sqrt($arg as xs:double) ➔ xs:double

Arguments

 

$arg

xs:double

Result

xs:double

Namespace

http://exslt.org/math

Links to specifications

EXSLT Math Module

Saxon availability

Requires Saxon-PE or Saxon-EE. Available for Java and C/C++ only (not .NET).

Notes on the Saxon implementation

Saxon also implements the function math:sqrt() in namespace http://www.w3.org/2005/xpath-functions/math.