namespace-uri-from-QName (XQuery)

Returns a string representing the namespace uri of the QName specified by $arg. The result is the empty sequence if $arg is the empty sequence.

Syntax

namespace-uri-from-QName($arg as xs:QName?) as xs:string?

Arguments

  • $arg
    Is the QName whose namespace URI is returned.

Examples

This topic provides XQuery examples against XML instances that are stored in various xml type columns in the AdventureWorks2008R2 database. For an overview of each of these columns, see xml Data Type Representation in the AdventureWorks2008R2 Database.

A. Retrieve the namespace URI from a QName

For a working sample, see local-name-from-QName (XQuery).

Implementation Limitations

These are the limitations:

  • The namespace-uri-from-QName() function returns instances of xs:string instead of xs:anyURI.