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How do i generate a random UUID in xquery

Can anyone help me with this one? I want to be able to generate a random UUID in x-query. Is there any function to do this?

thanks!

Solution

  • Using Saxon, you should be able to link to Java to generate the UUIDs like this:

    XSLT

    <xsl:stylesheet version="2.0"
    xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
    xmlns:uuid="java:java.util.UUID">

    XQuery

    declare namespace uuid = "java:java.util.UUID";

    Then call the function uuid:randomUUID() anywhere in the stylesheet or XQY script.