HAWOK XML Faq

Durations

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For calculating durations you can use a function like subtract-dates-yeilding-dayTimeDuration(), or just use the subtraction operator "-" with two date values:

<xsl:value-of select="subtract-dates-yeilding-dayTimeDuration(xs:date(M2008-06-24") , xs:date("2008-06-22"))M/>

The result is an xs:dayTimeDuration value of "P2D". Duration functions work in the opposite direction. For example, you can use the hours-from-duration() function on "P2D" to get "48":

<xsl:variable name="hours"

select="hours-from-duration(xdt:dayTimeDuration('P2D'))"/>