Retrieve non-XML text content from a non-XML document.

Related Syntax Constructs

The following construct(s) refer to this construct:

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Syntax

tf:text-content(documentNode $doc) => string?

Description

The content of a persistent pure non-XML text document can be accessed via its XML view; however, this does not work for a non-XML text document that has a shadow XML document, because the shadow XML document obstructs the view of the text content. Also any text content of a transient non-XML text document is not accessible this way, because the root element is not present for a transient non-XML document. Use the function tf:text-content to retrieve non-XML text content.

The function returns:

• the non-XML text content; if $doc is a text non-XML document;

• the empty sequence, if $doc is a binary non-XML document;.

• otherwise, a type error.

Argument

$doc	The document

Example

tf:text-content(document{"ABC"})

Returns the string "ABC" that was previously constructed as a non-XML text content.