status is

operator

Return type:
Switch
Returns:
Returns true if the status of the element specified by element-expression is as specified, and false otherwise. Replacing is with isnt reverses the result.
Syntax
status (of last subelement)? (of element-expression)? (is | isnt) (proper | inclusion)
    


Purpose

This operator determines why an element was allowed in a document.

If the status of the specified element is:

  • proper, the element indicated by element-expression is a proper element, allowed by the document's content model.
  • inclusion, the element has been permitted by an inclusion exception.

If the of last subelement phrase is included, then the test is performed on the last sub-element of the specified element. Otherwise, the test is performed on the specified element itself.

If the specified element does not exist, the test fails. This is not an error.