A RESTful browser for eXist Java-Based Function Modules

http://www.w3.org/2005/xpath-functions
A module with the XQuery/XPath Core Library Functions
root
root($arg as node()?) node()?
Returns the root of the tree to which $arg belongs. This will usually, but not necessarily, be a document node.
If $arg is the empty sequence, the empty sequence is returned.
If $arg is a document node, $arg is returned.
The behavior of the zero argument version of the function is exactly the same as if the context item had been passed in $arg.
$argThe input node
Returns the root node of the tree to which $arg belongs
root
root() node()
Returns the root of the tree to which the context item belongs.
Returns the root node of the tree to which the context node belongs
Return to list of all modules