# current-date

Returns the current date

current-date() → xs:date

There are no arguments
Result | xs:date

Links to W3C specifications

Namespace: http://www.w3.org/2005/xpath-functions

Applies to: XPath 2.0, XSLT 2.0, XQuery 1.0 and later versions

XPath 2.0 Specification

XPath 3.0 Specification

Notes on the Saxon implementation

The function is fully implemented according to the W3C specifications.

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