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7.14.1.8 XML Predicates

xml IS DOCUMENT

The expression IS DOCUMENT returns true if the argument XML value is a proper XML document, false if it is not (that is, it is a content fragment), or null if the argument is null. See section 6.13 XML Type about the difference between documents and content fragments.