Core function library

Within the integrated core functions, you will find the fundamental tools for object oriented templating. In contrast to all other extensions, all functions can be called in every namespace context. The functions of the Utility Functions Library are located below the core functions. The functions of this library and the namespace are listed on the following page.

Namespace: http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform

Name	Parameter	Return type	Description
b.write	target:xlink	void	Used to write binary data of a data source directly to the binary output channel.
b.writeText	text:string [encoding:string]	void	Writes the given text into the binary output channel.
c.applyMethodCascade	target:xlink suffixes:string	string	Prepares an xlink to perform a specific template lookup order
c.asNode	target:xml	nodeset	Decodes a given string as a nodeset.
c.asProgressive	source:nodeset	nodeset	Wraps a nodeset with a progessive navigator
c.asString	target:any	string	Creates a string representation for any input.
c.binaryCall	[target:xlink] method:string [name:string, value:string]*	nodeset	Calls a binary method and returns its' metadata output as a nodeset
c.binaryMethodExists	[target:xlink] view:string	boolean	Checks the existence of a given binary method
c.binaryUri	[target:xlink] method:string [name:string, value:string]*	nodeset	Returns a url compliant link to a binary method
c.cacheFor	[minutes:int] seconds:int	void	Requests an invalidation of the current rendering after the given time period.
c.cacheUntil	until:datetime	void	Requests an invalidation of the current rendering at the given point in time.
c.choose	[condition:boolean] trueValue:any falseValue:any	any	Returns an output based on a given condition
c.dataCall	[target:xlink] dataView:string	nodeset	Returns data for a given xlink and dataview
c.dataCallInProcess	[target:xlink] dataView:string	nodeset	Returns data for a given xlink and dataview without utilizing the content cache
c.dateCompare	[currentDate:datetime] compareTo:datetime	int	Compares the current or given date with another date.
c.dateWithin	[currentDate:datetime] dateFrom:datetime dateUntil:string	boolean	Compares the current date with a given range
c.generateId	[current:nodeset] [root:nodeset]	string	Creates a unique identity for a given xml node within a document
c.instanceOf	[target:xlink] schemaLocation:string	boolean	Used to check, if a given data object is compatible with a given type.
c.literalCall	[target:xlink] method:string [name:string, value:string]*	string	Calls a literal method and returns its' textual output
c.literalMethodExists	[target:xlink] method:string	boolean	Checks the existence of a given literal method
c.literalUri	[target:xlink] method:string [name:string, value:string]*	string	Returns a url compliant link to a literal method
c.newGuid		string	Generates a Guid.
c.now		datetime	Returns the current date and time formatted as an xml schema datetime.
c.resolveNode	id:string	nodeset	Resolves a node from the unique identifier generated by c.generateId.
c.throwException	message:string	void	Verursacht einen Ausnahmefehler mit der angegebenen Fehlermeldung.
c.typeOf	[schemaLocationA:string] schemaLocationB:string	boolean	Checks if the first schema location either fits under the second schema loction or is the second schema location
c.urlDecode	text:string [encoding:string]	string	Decodes the given string from a parameter value of a query string.
c.urlEncode	text:string [encoding:string]	string	Encodes the given string to fit as an parameter value in an query string
c.xlink	[target:xlink] method:string [name:string, value:string]*	xlink	Returns a method link with the passed parameters
c.xmlCall	[target:xlink] method:string [name:string, value:string]*	nodeset	Calls an XML-method and return a Nodeset as the result
c.xmlMethodExists	[target:xlink] method:string	boolean	Checks, if an XML-method with a given name and a given location exists

b.write