Extension function for time in currentTimeMillis format

Answer

dp:time-value( ) is the extension function that returns the current time in milliseconds.

Here is one sample, intended as an example only, using the date-time(), add(), and dp:time-value() functions:

<xsl:template name="createtimestamp_ms">
<xsl:variable name="timestamp" select="date:date-time()"/>
<xsl:variable name="ZuluTime" select="date:add($timestamp,'PT0H')"/>
<xsl:variable name="ms" select="substring(dp:time-value(),11,3)"/>
<xsl:value-of select="concat(substring($ZuluTime,1,19),'.',$ms,'Z')"/>
</xsl:template>

• date-time() is an EXSLT function that gets the current date and time.
• add() is an EXSLT function that adds a duration to a date-time
• dp:time-value() returns the current time as the number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970

Refer to the IBM WebSphere DataPower Extension Elements/Functions Catalog for further information on these and other time and date extension functions. Be sure to consult the catalog for your appliance model and firmware version.