fn:format-date
format-date($value as xs:date?, $picture as xs:string) ➔ xs:string?
Formats a date, using a format controlled by the picture string. The result is equivalent to the 5-argument form of the function, with the third, fourth, and fifth arguments set to an empty sequence.
Arguments | |||
| $value | xs:date? | The date to be formatted |
| $picture | xs:string | Picture showing how the date is to be formatted |
Result | xs:string? | ||
format-date($value as xs:date?, $picture as xs:string, $language as xs:string?, $calendar as xs:string?, $place as xs:string?) ➔ xs:string?
Formats a date, using a format controlled by the picture string.
Arguments | |||
| $value | xs:date? | The date to be formatted |
| $picture | xs:string | Picture showing how the date is to be formatted |
| $language | xs:string? | The language for the output |
| $calendar | xs:string? | The calendar for the output |
| $place | xs:string? | The country or Olson timezone associated with the event |
Result | xs:string? | ||
Namespace
http://www.w3.org/2005/xpath-functions
Links to W3C specifications
XPath 3.1 Functions and Operators
Saxon availability
Available in XPath 3.0, XSLT 3.0, XQuery 3.0, and later versions. Available in all Saxon editions.
Notes on the Saxon implementation
See format-dateTime.