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FunctX XSLT Functions

fn:current-dateTime

The current date/time

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Description

The fn:current-dateTime function takes no parameters, and returns the current date and time, with time zone. If the function is called multiple times within the same query, it returns the same value every time. The time zone is implementation-dependent.

This description is © Copyright 2007, Priscilla Walmsley. It is excerpted from the book XQuery by Priscilla Walmsley, O'Reilly, 2007. For a complete explanation of this function, please refer to Appendix A of the book.

Arguments and Return Type

NameType
return value xs:dateTime

Examples

XPath ExampleResults
current-dateTime()
2006-04-10T13:40:23.83-05:00

See Also

fn:current-dateThe current date
fn:current-timeThe current time

History

Published OnLast UpdatedContributor(s)
2006-06-272007-02-26W3C, XQuery 1.0 and XPath 2.0 Functions and Operators, http://www.w3.org/TR/xpath-functions/
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