current-dateTime function

The fn:current-dateTime function returns the current date and time in the implicit time zone of UTC.

Syntax

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Returned value

The returned value is an xs:dateTime value that is the current date and time.

Example

The following function returns the current date and time.
fn:current-dateTime()

If this function were invoked on December 2, 2005 at 6:25 in Toronto (timezone -PT5H), the returned value might be 2005-12-02T011:25:30.864001Z.