fn:unparsed-binary

Reads an external resource (for example, a file) and returns its contents in binary.

unparsed-binary($source as xs:string?) ➔ xs:base64Binary?

Arguments
	$source	xs:string?		The URI of the resource to be read
Result		xs:base64Binary?

Namespace

http://www.w3.org/2005/xpath-functions

Links to W3C specifications

XPath 4.0 Functions and Operators

Saxon availability

Available in XPath 4.0, XSLT 4.0, and XQuery 4.0, provided that 4.0 features are enabled (see Enabling 4.0 features). Requires Saxon-PE or Saxon-EE. Implemented since Saxon 13. Available for all platforms.