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2.5.3 Typed Value and String Value "Every node has a typed value and a string value, except for nodes whose value is absentDM31. [Definition: The typed value of a node is a sequence of atomic values and can be extracted by applying the fn:data function to the node.] [Definition: The string value of a node is a string and can be extracted by applying the fn:string function to the node.] Definitions of fn:data and fn:string can be found in [XQuery and XPath Functions and Operators 3.1]." "absentDM31" is an example of the type of direct link I am advocating. In the same paragraph: [XQuery and XPath Functions and Operators 3.1] which could be: fn: data - http://www.w3.org/TR/xpath-functions-31/#func-data fn: string - http://www.w3.org/TR/xpath-functions-31/#func-string
Done.