id
The id function finds nodes matching the given ids and returns a node-set containing the identified nodes.
Syntax
id( expression )
Parameters
expression-
If
expressionis a node-set, then the string value of each node in the node-set is treated as an individual id. The returned node set is the nodes corresponding to those ids. Ifexpressionis a string, or anything other than a node-set, thenexpressionis treated as a space-separated list of ids. The returned node set is the nodes corresponding to those ids.
Return value
A node-set containing the node or nodes identified by the given id or ids.
Description
- The DTD of the XML document determines what attribute is an ID. See XPath 1.0 5.2.1
Specifications
Gecko support
Partially supported.