fn:generate-id
Returns a generated unique ASCII identifier for a node.
generate-id($node as gnode()?:=.) ➔ xs:string
Arguments | ||||
| $node | gnode()? | := . | The node for which a generated identifier is required |
Result | xs:string | |||
Namespace
http://www.w3.org/2005/xpath-functions
Links to W3C specifications
XPath 3.1 Functions and Operators
XPath 4.0 Functions and Operators
Saxon availability
Available in XPath 3.0, XSLT 3.0, XQuery 3.0, and later versions. Available in all Saxon editions. Available for all platforms.
Notes on the Saxon implementation
Since Saxon 9.3 this function has been available for use in XPath and XQuery as well as XSLT, provided that XPath 3.0 is enabled.