xdmp.strftime

xdmp.strftimexdmpstrftime

/apidoc/8.0/xdmp:strftime.xml

Formats a dateTime value using POSIX strftime. This function uses the POSIX strftime system call in the way it is implemented on each platform. For other XQuery functions that have more functionality (for example, for things like timezones), use one or more if the various XQuery or XSLT standard functions such as fn:format-dateTime.

The strftime format string.

format

String

The dateTime value.

value

Date

String

The supported format strings differ for different platforms. For the supported format strings for Windows, see the following link:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/fe06s4ak(VS.80).aspx

For the supported format strings for Solaris, see the following link:

http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/817-5438/6mkt5pcec?a=view

For the supported format strings for Linux, see the following link:

http://linux.about.com/library/cmd/blcmdl3_strftime.htm

xdmp.strftime("%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S", fn.currentDateTime());
=> Thu, 06 Nov 2014 14:08:37