op:decimal-add

Add $decimal-var1 to $decimal-var2. The + operator invokes the decimal-add operator.

Signatures

op:decimal-add(xs:decimal $decimal-var1, xs:decimal $decimal-var2) —> xs:decimal

Arguments

Data Type
Argument
Description

xs:decimal

$decimal-var1

Represents a decimal number, for example: 1.1.

xs:decimal

$decimal-var2

Represents a decimal number, for example: 1.1.

Returns

Returns the decimal value of adding $decimal-var1 to $decimal-var2.

Examples

Simple

Invoking decimal-add("1.1","2.2") returns the decimal value 3.3 as shown in the following example query:

<decimal-add>{op:decimal-add("1.1","2.2")}</decimal-add> 

The preceding query generates the following result:

<decimal-add>3.3</decimal-add> 

Related Topics

W3C decimal data type description.

W3C numeric-add operator description.