fn:generate-id
generate-id() ➔ xs:string
Returns a generated unique ASCII identifier for the context node.
There are no arguments | |||
Result | xs:string | ||
generate-id($arg as node()?) ➔ xs:string
Returns a generated unique ASCII identifier for the specified node.
Arguments | |||
| $arg | node()? | The node for which a generated identifier is required |
Result | xs:string | ||
Namespace
http://www.w3.org/2005/xpath-functions
Links to W3C specifications
XPath 3.0 Functions and Operators
Notes on the Saxon implementation
Since Saxon 9.3 this has been available for use in XPath and XQuery as well as XSLT, provided that XPath 3.0 is enabled.