f:flatten-path

f:flatten-path — Removes “.” and “..” segments from the path of a URI.

Function:

{http://docbook.org/ns/docbook/functions}flatten-path#1

Defined in:

../standalone-functions.xsl

Used in:

main.xsl

Since:

2.6.0

Synopsis

f:flatten-path( $hierarchical-uri as xs:string) as xs:anyURI

Description

This function removes . and .. segments from the path portion of a (assumed to be hierarchical) URI. It issues a warning (but does not cause the stylesheet to fail) if an attempt is made to navigate beyond the root.