XSLT Extension Functions

Return Type

Method Summary

Number

average (node-set nodes)

Returns the numeric average of the values of the nodes passed.

Number

maximum (node-set nodes)

Returns the maximum value of the values in the argument.

Number

minimum (node-set nodes)

Returns the minimum value of the values in the argument.

Number

sumTotal (node-set nodes1, node-set nodes2)

Calculates the sum of the values in the first parameter multiplied by each respective value in the second parameter.

Returns 0 if the node-sets are empty or are of different lengths.

Return Type

Method Summary

String

adjustDateTime (node dateTime, String inputFormat, String updatePattern, number amount)

Adjusts the value corresponding to the update pattern of the input date and time by the specified amount. The output will be in the same format as the input. See adjustDateTime( ) Function.

String

currentDateTime (String format)

Returns the current date and time to match the given input format pattern.

String

transformDateTime (Node dateTime, String inputFormat, String outputFormat)

Reformats the input date and time to match the given output format pattern.

Return Type

Method Summary

String

applyDefault (String value, String defaultValue)

Applies a simple default rule to the input String objects. Returns the value passed if it is non-empty, otherwise returns a default Value.

String

charAt (String str, Number index)

Returns the specified character sequence represented by str, as indicated by the index argument.

Number

compare (String str1, String str2)

Compares two strings lexicographically.

Number

compareIgnoreCase (String str1, String str2)

Compares two strings lexicographically, ignoring case.

String

delete (String str, Number start, Number end)

Removes characters in a substring of str.

String

deleteCharAt (String str, Number index)

Removes characters at the specified position in str and shortens str by one character.

boolean

endsWith (String str, String suffix)

Tests if the argument string ends with the specified suffix.

boolean

equals (String str1, String str2)

Compares the argument strings.

boolean

equalsIgnoreCase (String str1, String str2)

Compares the argument strings, ignoring case considerations.

String

getField (String str, String delimiters, Number fieldIndex)

Extracts and returns the field within str at the index fieldIndex.

Number

getFieldCount (String str, String delimiters)

Counts the number of fields within str, using the input field delimiters.

Number

indexOf (String str, String substr)

Returns the index within str of the first occurrence of the specified substring substr.

Number

indexOf (String str, String substr, Number fromIndex)

Returns the index within str of the first occurrence of the specified substring substr, starting at the specified index.

String

insert (String str, Number offset, String insertStr)

Inserts the string insertStr into the string str at the indicated offset.

String

justifyCenter (String str, Number length, String padStr)

Returns a center-justified copy of the argument string str with padStr to the length of length.

String

justifyLeft (String str, Number length, String padStr)

Returns a left-justified copy of the argument string str with padStr to the length of length.

String

justifyRight (String str, Number length, String padStr)

Returns a right-justified copy of the argument string str with padStr to the length of length.

Number

lastIndexOf (String str, String substr)

Returns the index within str of the rightmost occurrence of the specified substring substr.

Number

lastIndexOf (String str, String substr, Number fromIndex)

Returns the index within str of the rightmost occurrence of the specified substring substr, searching backward starting at the specified index.

Number

length (String str)

Returns the length of the argument string.

String

lowerCase (String str)

Converts all of the characters in the input String to lower case.

boolean

matches (String str, String regex)

Tells whether or not this string matches the given regular expression.

String

pad (String str, Number length, String padStr)

Pads the end of the argument string str with padStr with a value of length.

boolean

regionMatches (boolean ignoreCase, String str1, Number str1offset, String str2, Number str2offset, Number length)

Tests if two string regions are equal.

boolean

regionMatches (String str1, Number str1offset, String str2, Number str2offset, Number length)

Tests if two string regions are equal.

String

replace (String str, Number start, Number end, String insertStr)

Replaces the characters in a substring of str with characters in insertStr.

String

replaceAll (String str, String substr, String replacement)

Replaces each substring of str that matches substr with the given replacement.

String

replaceAllRegex (String str, String regex, String replacement)

Replaces each substring of str the matches the given regular expression with the given replacement.

String

replaceFirst (String str, String substr, String replacement)

Replaces the first substring of str that matches substr with the given replacement.

String

replaceFirstRegex (String str, String regex, String replacement)

Replaces the first substring of str the matches the given regular expression with the given replacement.

String

reverse (String str)

Returns the reverse of the character sequence contained in str.

boolean

startsWith (String str, String prefix)

Tests if str starts with the specified prefix.

String

trim (String str)

Returns a copy of the argument string with leading and trailing whitespaces omitted.

String

trimLeft (String str)

Returns a copy of the argument string with the leading whitespace omitted.

String

trimRight (String str)

Returns a copy of the argument string with the trailing whitespace omitted.

String

upperCase (String str)

Converts all of the characters in the input String to upper case.