Computes the effective boolean value of the sequence $arg.
fn:boolean( $arg as item()*xs:booleanThe function computes the effective boolean value of a sequence, defined according to the following rules. See also .
If $arg is the empty sequence, fn:boolean returns
false.
If $arg is a sequence whose first item is a node,
fn:boolean returns true.
If $arg is a singleton value of type xs:boolean or a
derived from xs:boolean, fn:boolean returns
$arg.
If $arg is a singleton value of type xs:string or a type
derived from xs:string, xs:anyURI or a type derived from
xs:anyURI, or xs:untypedAtomic,
fn:boolean returns false if the operand value has
zero length; otherwise it returns true.
If $arg is a singleton value of any numeric type or a type derived
from a numeric type, fn:boolean returns false if the
operand value is NaN or is numerically equal to zero; otherwise it
returns true.
let $abc := ("a", "b", "")
fn:boolean($abc) raises a type error .
The expression fn:boolean($abc[1]) returns true().
The expression fn:boolean($abc[0]) returns false().
The expression fn:boolean($abc[3]) returns false().
fn:boolean([]) raises a type error .
In all cases other than those listed above, fn:boolean raises a type error .
The result of this function is not necessarily the same as $arg cast as
xs:boolean. For example, fn:boolean("false") returns the value
true whereas "false" cast as xs:boolean (which can also be
written xs:boolean("false")) returns false.
