---
name: "libexslt"
section: "4"
platform: "linux"
package: "libxslt1-dev"
version: "1.0.16-0.2"
release: "Debian 3.0 (Woody)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/libexslt/4"
---

# libexslt(4)

extension library for XSLT

## NAME

libexslt - extension library for XSLT

## DESCRIPTION

The  *libexslt* library is used to do provide extenstions to XSLT functions. These extenstions come from the EXSLT project (http://exslt.org/)

## CALLING

To make use of these functions XSLT, these need to be declared with the proper name space

## SUPPORTED FUNCTIONS

**COMMON**

- Namespace: http://exslt.org/common

  - **node-set()**

  convert the given RTF into a node-set

- **object-type()**

  returns the type of the given argument

- **document()**

  Create multiple output documents. See http://exslt.org/exsl/elements/document/index.html

- **MATH**

  - Namespace: http://exslt/math

  - For a description see http://exslt.org/math/index.html

  - **min()**

  - **max()**

  - **highest()**

  - **lowest()**

  - **SETS**

  - Namespace http://exslt.org/sets

  - For a description see http://exslt.org/set/index.html

  - **difference()**

  - **intersection()**

  - **distinct()**

  - **has-same-node()**

  - **leading()**

  - **trailing()**

  - **FUNCTIONS**

  - Namespace http://exslt.org/functions

  - For a description see http://exslt.org/func/index.html

  - **function()**

  - **result()**

  -

  ## FILES

- **/usr/lib/libxslt\_0.0.0/libexslt.a**

  static library

- **/usr/lib/libxslt\_0.0.0/libexslt.so**

  sharable library

## AUTHORS

Manual page by Heiko W. Rupp (hwr@pilhuhn.de)

## SEE ALSO

[*libxslt*(4)](/libxslt/4.md), *libxml*(4), [*xsltproc*(1)](/xsltproc/1.md), [*xmllint*(1)](/xmllint/1.md)