[xquery-talk] function definitions

[Jason Hunter]

Are you sure the BEA implementation supports the May draft?  The "as" 
syntax like you're using is from May.  You can see if the 
round-half-to-even() or trace() functions are implemented.  Those being 
implemented would indicate it's May.

-jh-

Dmitri.Colebatch at toyota.com.au wrote:

> hey all,
> 
> another question.... hopefully not quite as trivial as the last.
> 
> I'm trying to define my own function, and have the following in my header,
> however I am getting parse exceptions from the bea weblogic implementation.
> Can someone tell me if this is a problem with my code or their
> implementation...
> 
> define function convertSAPDateTime($dateNode as node(), $timeNode as
> node())
>       as xs:dateTime
> {
>       let $dateStr := data($dateNode)
>       let $yyyy := xf:substring($dateStr, 1, 4)
>       let $mm := xf:substring($dateStr, 5, 2)
>       let $dd := xf:substring($dateStr,7, 2)
> 
>       let $timeStr := data($timeNode)
>       let $HH := xf:substring($timeStr, 1, 2)
>       let $mi := xf:substring($timeStr, 3, 2)
>       let $ss := xf:substring($timeStr, 5, 2)
> 
>       return xf:dateTime(xf:concat($yyyy, '-', $mm, '-', $dd, 'T', $HH,
> ':', $mi, ':', $ss))
> }
> 
> the code inside the braces works fine when not defined as part of a
> function, but I am getting parse exceptions on the "as" in "$dateNode as
> node()".  If I remove the "as node()" then it works fine, however I then
> have the wrong type for the data function... I assume could cast it, but as
> I understand it the above should work...
> 
> fwiw I'm using http://www.w3.org/TR/xquery/#FunctionDefns as my reference.
> 
> thanks again for your help.
> 
> cheers
> dim
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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