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lang

Returns TRUE if the element has an xml:lang attribute that is the same language as the code argument. Use the lang function to select XML by language. The xml:lang attribute is a code that identifies the language of the element content. An element might include text in several languages.

Syntax

lang ( code )

The following table describes arguments for this function:

Argument	Description
code	String datatype. Passes the element content language code.

Return Value

Boolean.

Example

The following expression examines the element content language code:

lang ( ‘en’ )

The following table contains example arguments and return values:

XML	RETURN VALUE
<Phrase xml:lang=”es”> El perro esta en la casa. </Phrase>	FALSE
<Phrase xml:lang=”en”> The dog is in the house. </Phrase>	TRUE

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