file:create-temp-file

Creates a temporary file and all non-existing parent directories and returns the full path to the created file.

create-temp-file($prefix as xs:string, $suffix as xs:string) ➔ xs:string

Arguments
	$prefix	xs:string	Prefix to be used for the start of a temporary file name
	$suffix	xs:string	Suffix to be used for the end of a temporary file name - conventionally of a '.ext' extension form, but need not be
Result		xs:string

create-temp-file($prefix as xs:string, $suffix as xs:string, $dir as xs:string) ➔ xs:string

Arguments
	$prefix	xs:string	Prefix to be used for the start of a temporary file name
	$suffix	xs:string	Suffix to be used for the end of a temporary file name - conventionally of a '.ext' extension form, but need not be
	$dir	xs:string	Path to the directory
Result		xs:string

http://expath.org/ns/file

Available whether or not support for XPath 3.0 is enabled. Implemented since Saxon 9.6. Requires Saxon-PE or Saxon-EE.