XML XPATH

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1. Returns 2008
processor application
parent
lower-case(str)
year-from-date(current-date())


2. Returns logically rounded integer
parent
string-length()
round(num)
parent node


3. Inserts new itemX into the collection at the positionX - example insert-before("a", "b", "c"), 3, "z") returns (abzc)
insert-before((item1, item2, item3...), positionX, itemX)
books/book[last()]
upper-case(str)
ceiling(num)


4. Returns everything after the first occurrence of str2
books/book[price > 35.00]
matches(str1, str2)
Predicates
substring-after(str1, str2)


5. 3 parts of XSL (eXtensible stylesheet language): Xpath for navigating XML documents - XSLT for ______ documents - XSL-FO for formatting XML documents
Predicates
current-dateTime()
remove((item1, item2, item3...), position)
transforming


6. Gets position(s) of target item(s) - example: index-of(15, 40, 25, 40, 10), 40) returns (2, 4)
index-of((item1, item2), item3...), target)
replace(str1, str2, str3)
standard function
timezone-from-time(time)


7. Returns absolute value (example abs(-2.5) returns 2.5
books/book[position()
ends-with(str1, str2)
abs(num)
'/'


8. ________ allow more specific selections within the XPath
//book/title | //book/price
contains(str1, str2)
Predicates
path expressions


9. Returns second value from time passed
parent
seconds-from-time(time)
floor(num)
//book[@isbn]


10. Returns timezone value from time passed
substring(str,start)
attribute node
timezone-from-time(time)
not(arg)


11. Selects all elements in the document
path
//*
@
arrays and functions


12. Returns everything before the first occurrence of str2
substring-before(str1, str2)
matches(str1, str2)
year-from-date(current-date())
books/book[position()


13. XSL is what we use to get from readable to _________
syntax
usable document
books/book[position()
books/book[1]


14. Selects attributes
/bookstore/book/title | //price
parent node
not(arg)
@


15. Returns year value out of the date passed
string-length()
books/book[price > 35.00]
//title[@*]
year-from-date(date)


16. Returns time right now
current-time()
index-of((item1, item2), item3...), target)
XSLT
processor application


17. xpath function categories: numeric - string - boolea - date/time - ________
sequence
remove((item1, item2, item3...), position)
usable document
concat(str1, str2, str3...)


18. Returns false if true - true if false (negative logic)
attribute node
concat(str1, str2, str3...)
transforming
not(arg)


19. Selects parent of current node
string(arg)
substring-after(str1, str2)
..
path expressions


20. Selects all the child nodes of the bookstore element
/bookstore/*
current-dateTime()
ceiling(num)
//title | //price


21. Element nodes may have zero - one - or more _________
current-date()
replace(str1, str2, str3)
//book[@isbn]
child nodes


22. Selects all book elements with a child element "price" with values greater than 35
syntax
.
books/book[price > 35.00]
substring-after(str1, str2)


23. 3 wildcards: ? matches any element node - @ matches any ___________ - node() matches any node of any kind
attribute node
//title | //price
abs(num)
substring-after(str1, str2)


24. XPath is a for defining parts of an XML document
day-from-date(date)
syntax
criteria
index-of((item1, item2), item3...), target)


25. Returns length of current node string
year-from-date(current-date())
'//'
starts-with(str1, str2)
string-length()


26. Returns true if str1 contains str2
//book[@isbn]
@
contains(str1, str2)
transformation


27. Converts string to lower case
hours-from-time(time)
index-of((item1, item2), item3...), target)
lower-case(str)
//*


28. Returns day value from date passed
string-length(str)
/bookstore/*
day-from-date(date)
processing-instruction


29. Replaces chars of str2 found in str1 with chars of str3
string-join((str1, str2, str3), separator)
//*
seconds-from-time(time)
translate(str1, str2, str3)


30. Selects from the root node
'/'


31. Seven kinds of nodes in XPath: element - attribute - text - namespace - __________ - comment - document (root) nodes - a.k.a. DECANT-PI
insert-before((item1, item2, item3...), positionX, itemX)
sequence
processing-instruction
minutes-from-time(time)


32. Selects first two book elements from the children of books element
string-length()
books/book[position()
index-of((item1, item2), item3...), target)
sequence


33. Converts string to upper case
index-of((item1, item2), item3...), target)
..
floor(num)
upper-case(str)


34. Selects current node
normalize-space(str)
.
Xpath operators
current-time()


35. Returns today's date
current-date()
index-of((item1, item2), item3...), target)
parent
/bookstore/*


36. +, -, *, div, =, !=, <, <=, >, >=, or, and, mod (modulus)
index-of((item1, item2), item3...), target)
Xpath operators
//title[@*]
substring(str1, start, len)


37. The XPath division operator not "/" cuz "/" is used in path expressions
transforming
div
arrays and functions
parent node


38. A predicate is used by is used by adding square brackets [ ] to the end of a path or portion of a path - and adding ________ inside the brackets
@
month-from-date(date)
criteria
seconds-from-time(time)


39. Concatenates strings together (example concat('It",'is','cool') returns "Itiscool"
arrays and functions
ends-with(str1, str2)
concat(str1, str2, str3...)
current-date()


40. XPath is a major element in _______
month-from-date(current-date())
@
lower-case(str)
XSLT


41. Removes item in the position - example: remove(("ab", "cd", "ef"), 1) returns ("cd", "ef")
//book[@isbn]
remove((item1, item2, item3...), position)
upper-case(str)
year-from-date(date)


42. every element and every attribute have just one _________
replace(str1, str2, str3)
parent node
index-of((item1, item2), item3...), target)
true() and false()


43. XML documents are treated as _________- so the root of the tree is called the document node or root node
//book[@isbn]
month-from-date(current-date())
trees of nodes
timezone-from-time(time)


44. Returns false or true
boolean(arg)
substring(str1, start, len)
//title[@*]
books/book[position()


45. Trims leading and trailing spaces
transformation
//title | //price
contains(str1, str2)
normalize-space(str)


46. The process of taking raw XML - adding XSL - and outputting a document file of some type
path expressions
transformation
remove((item1, item2, item3...), position)
//book/title | //book/price


47. Travels from current node to select nodes that match - wherever they are


48. Returns next lowest integer
floor(num)
month-from-date(current-date())
/bookstore/book/title | //price
//book/title | //book/price


49. Returns true if str1 starts with str2
starts-with(str1, str2)
seconds-from-time(time)
ends-with(str1, str2)
@


50. Use a | to select more than one _____ (means AND)
timezone-from-time(time)
string-join((str1, str2, str3), separator)
path
year-from-date(current-date())