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FUNCTIONS / XML FUNCTIONS

The function xmltext returns an XML value with a single text node containing the input argument as its content.

Signatures & examples

xmltext ( text ) → xml
The function xmltext returns an XML value with a single text node containing the input argument as its content. Predefined entities like ampersand (&), left and right angle brackets (< >), and quotation marks ("") are escaped.
Version history 1
  1. PG 16 → 17added

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