XML by Example

last() returns the position of the last node in the current node set

count() returns the number of nodes in the current node set

not() negates the argument

contains() returns true if the first argument contains the second argument

starts-with() returns true if the first argument starts with the second argu-

ment

New functions are declared in JavaScript, Java, C++, and so on, with the

xsl:functions element.

<xsl:template match=”/”>

<xsl:value-of select=”psol:today()”/>

</xsl:template>

<xsl:functions ns=”psol” type=”text/javascript”>

function today() {

return Date().toString()

}

</xsl:functions>

CAUTION

Be aware that this element was still very much in flux ...