
admin.databaseFieldReference( scalar-type as String, fieldname as String, collation as String? ) as element(db.fieldReference)
This function creates a db:field-reference specification.
const admin = require('/MarkLogic/admin.xqy');
admin.databaseFieldReference("int", "myIntegerField", "")
=>
<fieldReference xmlns="http://marklogic.com/xdmp/database">
<scalarType>int</scalarType>
<fieldName>myIntegerField</fieldName>
<collation/>
</fieldReference>