Functions / Xml Functions

xmltext

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

Reading PG 18current·documented in 4 of 27 versions, 17 to 20

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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

16 → 17 added

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