what is the difference between cts, fn and xdmp functions in Marklogic?

Question

I am beginner in Marklogic learning. I tried checking over the internet the difference but i don't see anything. Sorry if it's a silly question. what actually is the difference?

Answer 1

The prefix for those methods are bound to different namespaces. The namespace indicates the category, purpose, and "owner".

• fn are the standard XQuery, XPath, and XSLT functions (in this namespace: http://www.w3.org/2005/xpath-functions). You can expect them to be available in any standard XQuery, XPath, and XSLT engine.

  • http://www.w3.org/2005/xpath-functions
  • https://docs.marklogic.com/fn

• cts functions are the MarkLogic Core Text Search built-in functions (in this namespace: http://marklogic.com/cts). They are a set of MarkLogic specific functions that are used for search and query operations.

  • http://marklogic.com/cts

• xdmp functions are the MarkLogic XML Database Management Platform built-in functions (in this namespace: http://marklogic.com/xdmp). They are a set of MarkLogic custom functions that provide extra utility functions and MarkLogic database specific actions.

  • http://marklogic.com/xdmp

The full set of functions available in MarkLogic, broken out by category and namespace

• XQuery: https://docs.marklogic.com/all
• JavaScript: https://docs.marklogic.com/js/all