XSLT Reference

day-from-date()

XSLT 2.0 date function

Extracts the day-of-month component from an xs:date value as an xs:integer in the range 1–31.

Syntax

day-from-date(date)

Description

day-from-date() returns the day-of-month component of an xs:date value as an xs:integer between 1 and 31. If the argument is the empty sequence, the empty sequence is returned.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`date`	xs:date?	Yes	The date value from which to extract the day.

Return value

xs:integer? — integer from 1 to 31 representing the day of the month, or the empty sequence if the argument is the empty sequence.

Examples

Display a formatted date with separate components

Input XML:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<invoice>
  <issued>2026-04-18</issued>
  <due>2026-05-18</due>
</invoice>

Stylesheet:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="2.0"
  xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
  xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
  <xsl:output method="xml" indent="yes"/>

  <xsl:template match="/invoice">
    <invoice>
      <xsl:for-each select="issued|due">
        <xsl:element name="{local-name()}">
          <day><xsl:value-of select="day-from-date(xs:date(.))"/></day>
          <month><xsl:value-of select="month-from-date(xs:date(.))"/></month>
          <year><xsl:value-of select="year-from-date(xs:date(.))"/></year>
        </xsl:element>
      </xsl:for-each>
    </invoice>
  </xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>

Output:

<invoice>
  <issued>
    <day>18</day>
    <month>4</month>
    <year>2026</year>
  </issued>
  <due>
    <day>18</day>
    <month>5</month>
    <year>2026</year>
  </due>
</invoice>

Find events on the 1st of any month