XQuery current-time()

In XQuery, the fn:current-time() function is used to retrieve the current time as a xs:time value. This function does not take any arguments and returns the current time in the local time zone of the system on which the XQuery is executed.

The xs:time data type represents a time value without a date component in the format “hh:mm:ss.sss”, where “hh” is the hour (00 to 23), “mm” is the minute (00 to 59), “ss” is the second (00 to 59), and “sss” is the fractional seconds.

Here’s an example of using fn:current-time() in XQuery:

let $currentTime := fn:current-time()
return $currentTime

Output:

13:45:21.345

In this example, the variable $currentTime is assigned the current time when the XQuery is executed. The output will display the current time in the “hh:mm:ss.sss” format.

Please note that the value returned by fn:current-time() can vary depending on the system’s clock and time zone settings. If you need to obtain the current date and time together, you can use the fn:current-dateTime() function, which includes both the date and time components in the xs:dateTime format.