XML current-date()

• The current-date() function in XQuery is used to return the current date.
• It returns a date value that represents the current date according to the system clock.

Syntax

current-date()

Example

let $today := current-date()
return $today

Output

The output of the above example will be a date value representing the current date, for example:

2021-07-14

Explanation

The current-date() function returns a date value that represents the current date based on the system clock. The date value is always in the format YYYY-MM-DD.

Use

The current-date() function is useful for applications that need to perform operations based on the current date. For example, it can be used to stamp a document with the current date or to perform calculations based on the current date.

Important Points

• The current-date() function returns a date value in the format YYYY-MM-DD.
• The value returned by current-date() is based on the system clock of the machine running the XQuery processor.
• The current-date() function does not require any parameters.

Summary

The current-date() function in XQuery returns the current date as a date value in the format YYYY-MM-DD. It is useful for applications that need to perform date-based operations. The function does not require any parameters.