How to define XSLT functions in XML

In this article we will discuss about what are XSLT Function and how to use them.
  • 2799
 XSLT Function
  •  XSLT have contain many no of   built-in fuction ,it also allow the creation of user-defind function.The default namespace of fuction is fn.

    There are some fuction like numeric value date and time comparision ,sequence manipulation and many of more function

  • Calling a Function fn:prefix such as fn:string(). Here fn is a default prefix

There are the following built-in XSLT function

The String Functions:

  • SUBSTRING
Function Descripition
fn:substring A substring based on a starting point and optional length.
fn:substring-before The substring before the first occurrence of a delimiter. 
functx:substring-after                                     The substring after the first occurrence of a delimiter. 
functx:substring-after-if-contains Performs substring-after, returning the entire string if it does not contain the delimiter. 
functx:substring-after-last  The substring after the last occurrence of a delimiter. 
function:substring-after-last-match The substring after the last text that matches a regex.
function:substring-after-match The substring after the first text that matches a regex
  • REGULAR EXPRESSION
Function Descripition
 fn:matches The substring before the last text that matches a regex.
functx:substring-before-match The substring after the first text that matches a regex.
functx:substring-before-last-match  The substring after the last text that matches a regex.
fn:regex-group The current group.
  •  INDEXER
Function Descripition
functx:inbdex-of-string The position  of a substring
functx:inbdex-of-string-first The first position of a substring.
functx:inbdex-of-last The last position of a substring.
functx:inbdex-of-match-first The first position of a matching substring. 
  • CONTAINS
Function Descripition
fn:contains Whether one string contains another.
functx:contain-word Whether one string contains another.
functx:contains-case-insensitive Whether one string contains another, without regard to case.
functx:contains-any-of  Whether a string contains any of a sequence of strings.
fn:starts-with Whether one string starts with another.
fn:ends-with Whether one string ends with another.

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