Gets the current date and time.
xf:current-dateTime() —> xs:dateTime?
Returns the current date and time as a dateTime value.
All invocations of this function in a single outermost XQuery or XPATH expression will report the same date and time.
The following simple example query, calls the current-dateTime function a single time:
<current>{xf:current-dateTime()}</current>
If the current date is November 11, 2002 and the current time is 4:23, the preceding XQuery generates the following result:
<current>2002-11-11T04:23:14.9030000</current>
The following example query, invokes the current-dateTime function twice:
<current> <first>{xf:current-dateTime()}</first> <second>{xf:current-dateTime()}</second> </current>
If the current date is November 11, 2002 and the current time is 4:23, the preceding XQuery generates the following result:
<current> <first>2002-11-11T04:23:34.5430000</first> <second>2002-11-11T04:23:34.5430000</second> </current>
Note: The same exact time (even seconds) is returned for both invocations of the function.
W3C current-dateTime function description.
W3C dateTime data type description.