XPath:Functions:string

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Contents 1 Syntax 2 Arguments 3 Returns 4 Notes 5 Defined 6 Gecko support

The string function converts the given argument to a string.

[edit] Syntax

string( [object] )

[edit] Arguments

object (optional)

The object to convert to a string. If omitted, the context node is used.

[edit] Returns

A string

[edit] Notes

• If the object is a node-set, the string value of the first node in the set is returned.
• A number is converted as follows:
  • NaN is converted to the string NaN.
  • Positive zero is converted to the string 0.
  • Negative zero is converted to the string 0.
  • Positive infinity is converted to the string Infinity.
  • Negative infinity is converted to the string -Infinity.
  • Decimal numbers between -1 and 1 are converted to a string with a single leading 0 before the decimal point.

[edit] Defined

XPath 1.0 4.2

[edit] Gecko support

Supported.