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14.2 Extension Functions

If a FunctionName in a FunctionCall expression is not an NCName (i.e. if it contains a colon), then it is treated as a call to an extension function. The FunctionName is expanded to a name using the namespace declarations from the evaluation context.

If the XSLT processor does not have an implementation of an extension function of a particular name available, then the function-available function must return false for that name. If such an extension function occurs in an expression and the extension function is actually called, the XSLT processor must signal an error. An XSLT processor must not signal an error merely because an expression contains an extension function for which no implementation is available.

If the XSLT processor has an implementation of an extension function of a particular name available, then the function-available function must return true for that name. If such an extension is called, then the XSLT processor must call the implementation passing it the function call arguments; the result returned by the implementation is returned as the result of the function call.