SAXONICA

Saxon Documentation
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About Saxon
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Conditions of Use
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XPath API for Java
Saxon on .NET
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The Saxon SQL Extension
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XPath 2.0 Expression Syntax
Function Library
Standards Conformance

# fn:deep-equal

fn:deep-equal(item()* $parameter1, item()* $parameter2) → boolean

Function signature

$operand1 | item() *
$operand2 | item() *
Result | xs:boolean

Compares two sequences for deep equality; string values are compared using the default collation; nodes are compared for deep equality of names and content.

XPath 2.0 Specification

fn:deep-equal(item()* $parameter1, item()* $parameter2, string $collation) → boolean

Function signature

$operand1 | item() *
$operand2 | item() *
$collation | string
Result | xs:boolean

Compares two sequences for deep equality; string values are compared using the named collation; nodes are compared for deep equality of names and content.

XPath 2.0 Specification

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