RE: [xsl] Comparing dates and ignoring time zone

Use adjust-date-to-timezone(date, ()) to remove the timezone from the second
date, then compare.

http://www.w3.org/TR/xpath-functions/#func-adjust-date-to-timezone

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Murphy [mailto:david(_at_)firechaser(_dot_)com] 
> Sent: 19 April 2006 12:28
> To: xsl-list(_at_)lists(_dot_)mulberrytech(_dot_)com
> Subject: [xsl] Comparing dates and ignoring time zone
>
> I'd like to compare two dates for equality, where the time 
> zone of one or other is not considered.
>
> The first date is:
>
> $first = '2006-03-05'
>
> ..and the date to compare might be:
>
> $second='2006-03-05T20:00:00.0000000+01:00'
>
> Or
>
> $second='2006-03-05T22:19:43.000Z'
>
> I've tried the following, but it doesn't produce equality: 
>
> <xsl:if test="$first = xs:date(xs:dateTime($second))"> ...
> </xsl:if>
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks, David
>
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