file:create-temp-dir

Creates a temporary directory and all non-existing parent directories and returns the full path to the created directory.

create-temp-dir($prefix as xs:string, $suffix as xs:string) ➔ xs:string

Arguments

 

$prefix

xs:string

Prefix to be used for the start of a temporary file name

 

$suffix

xs:string

Suffix to be used for the end of a temporary file name - conventionally of a '.ext' extension form, but need not be

Result

xs:string

create-temp-dir($prefix as xs:string, $suffix as xs:string, $dir as xs:string) ➔ xs:string

Arguments

 

$prefix

xs:string

Prefix to be used for the start of a temporary file name

 

$suffix

xs:string

Suffix to be used for the end of a temporary file name - conventionally of a '.ext' extension form, but need not be

 

$dir

xs:string

Path to the directory

Result

xs:string

Namespace

http://expath.org/ns/file

Links to specifications

EXPath File Module

Saxon availability

Available whether or not support for XPath 3.0 is enabled. Implemented since Saxon 9.6. Requires Saxon-PE or Saxon-EE.