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. Requires Saxon-PE or Saxon-EE. Implemented since Saxon 13. Available for all platforms.