exslt-math:asin

Returns the arc sine of the argument, the result being in the range -π/2 to +π/2 radians.

asin($arg as xs:double) ➔ xs:double

Arguments

 

$arg

xs:double

The supplied angle in radians

Result

xs:double

Namespace

http://exslt.org/math

Links to specifications

EXSLT Math Module

Notes on the Saxon implementation

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