xpath date comparison using textbox

Question

my xml file :-

Answer 1

The following query should work:

let $ref-date := xs:date("1989-03-10")
let $data := 
    
        
            
        
    
    
        
            
        
    

return $data/name[region/date/xs:date(@value) lt $ref-date]

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