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local-name()

The local-name function returns a string representing the local name of the first node in a given node-set.

Syntax

local-name( [node-set] )

Arguments

node-set (optional)
The local name of the first node in this node-set will be returned. If this argument is omitted, the current context node will be used.

Returns

A string.

Notes

Defined

XPath 1.0 4.1

Gecko support

Supported.

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/XPath/Functions/local-name