In XSLT 2.0 it is possible to declare user-defined functions which can be used in the same way as the standard functions.
The first step in creating a user-defined function is to declare a namespace for these functions. Element xsl:function is then used to specify functionality.
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XSLT
<xsl:stylesheet xmlns:my="myFunctions" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" version="2.0" exclude-result-prefixes="my"> <xsl:output method="xml" indent="yes" omit-xml-declaration="yes"/> <xsl:function name="my:printHello"> <xsl:text>Hello</xsl:text> </xsl:function> <xsl:function name="my:printWorld"> <xsl:text>world</xsl:text> </xsl:function> <xsl:template match="/aaa"> <xsl:value-of select="my:printHello()"/> <xsl:text>, </xsl:text> <xsl:value-of select="my:printWorld()"/> <xsl:text>!</xsl:text> </xsl:template> </xsl:stylesheet> |
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XML
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Output
Hello, world!
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