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XML XPATH

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Returns false or true
boolean(arg)
XSLT
books/book[position()
hours-from-time(time)

2. Selects attributes
@
year-from-date(date)
starts-with(str1, str2)
books/book[position()

3. XPath is a for defining parts of an XML document
insert-before((item1, item2, item3...), positionX, itemX)
normalize-space(str)
true() and false()
syntax

4. Selects all title AND price elements in the entire document
transforming
//title | //price
instinct-values(item1, item2, item3...))
lower-case(str)

5. 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
..
floor(num)
criteria
.

6. Returns month value out of date passed
remove((item1, item2, item3...), position)
seconds-from-time(time)
month-from-date(date)
attribute node

7. XML documents are treated as _________- so the root of the tree is called the document node or root node
trees of nodes
usable document
'//'
starts-with(str1, str2)

8. Removes item in the position - example: remove(("ab", "cd", "ef"), 1) returns ("cd", "ef")
Xpath operators
remove((item1, item2, item3...), position)
compare(arg1, arg2)
year-from-date(current-date())

9. Selects last book element from the children of books element
syntax
books/book[last()]
minutes-from-time(time)
ends-with(str1, str2)

10. Use a | to select more than one _____ (means AND)
path
..
XSLT
string-length(str)

11. Selects all the child nodes of the bookstore element
/bookstore/*
Predicates
current-time()
insert-before((item1, item2, item3...), positionX, itemX)

12. Returns true if str2 appears anywhere inside str1
parent
matches(str1, str2)
//*
true() and false()

13. Returns true if str1 starts with str2
instinct-values(item1, item2, item3...))
.
transforming
starts-with(str1, str2)

14. Converts string to upper case
current-time()
//title[@*]
//book[@isbn]
upper-case(str)

15. 3 parts of XSL (eXtensible stylesheet language): Xpath for navigating XML documents - XSLT for ______ documents - XSL-FO for formatting XML documents
transforming
string-join((str1, str2, str3), separator)
usable document
boolean(arg)

16. Replaces chars of str2 found in str1 with chars of str3
translate(str1, str2, str3)
string-join((str1, str2, str3), separator)
'/'
matches(str1, str2)

17. XPath is a major element in _______
XSLT
processing-instruction
usable document
.

18. Returns boolean true or boolean false
abs(num)
'/'
starts-with(str1, str2)
true() and false()

19. Selects all book elements with an attribute isbn=
standard function
..
//book[@isbn]
sequence

20. Returns minute value from time passed
minutes-from-time(time)
trees of nodes
books/book[position()
/bookstore/book/title | //price

21. Concatenates strings together (example concat('It",'is','cool') returns "Itiscool"
standard function
concat(str1, str2, str3...)
string-length()
replace(str1, str2, str3)

22. Selects all title elements which have any attribute
instinct-values(item1, item2, item3...))
@
current-dateTime()
//title[@*]

23. Selects all title AND price elements of all book elements
hours-from-time(time)
//book/title | //book/price
true() and false()
transformation

24. Returns absolute value (example abs(-2.5) returns 2.5
abs(num)
upper-case(str)
syntax
Xpath operators

25. Selects all title elements of the book element AND all price elements in the entire document
transforming
/bookstore/book/title | //price
substring-after(str1, str2)
//book/title | //book/price

26. 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)
string(arg)
arrays and functions

27. Returns complete date/time
current-dateTime()
.
arrays and functions
processor application

28. Selects all book elements with a child element "price" with values greater than 35
books/book[price > 35.00]
Predicates
replace(str1, str2, str3)
//*

29. Returns next highest integer
not(arg)
ceiling(num)
books/book[price > 35.00]
child nodes

30. Returns second value from time passed
seconds-from-time(time)
//*
round(num)
boolean(arg)

31. ________ allow more specific selections within the XPath
Predicates
replace(str1, str2, str3)
substring-before(str1, str2)
floor(num)

32. Selects first two book elements from the children of books element
upper-case(str)
books/book[position()
.
parent node

33. In str1, replaces all occurrences of str2 with str3
replace(str1, str2, str3)
//book/title | //book/price
usable document
round(num)

34. Returns hour value from time passed
substring-after(str1, str2)
hours-from-time(time)
abs(num)
month-from-date(current-date())

35. Returns true if str1 contains str2
transformation
books/book[1]
contains(str1, str2)
string-length(str)

36. Converts string number to numeric value
parent node
number(arg)
//title[@*]
boolean(arg)

37. The XPath division operator not "/" cuz "/" is used in path expressions
div
books/book[price > 35.00]
string(arg)
ends-with(str1, str2)

38. Element nodes may have zero - one - or more _________
criteria
/bookstore/*
substring-before(str1, str2)
child nodes

39. The process of taking raw XML - adding XSL - and outputting a document file of some type
@
translate(str1, str2, str3)
substring(str1, start, len)
transformation

40. selects first book element from the children of books element
books/book[1]
/bookstore/book/title | //price
seconds-from-time(time)
attribute node

41. XPath contains a library of _________
attribute node
standard function
//title[@*]
round(num)

42. Returns day value from date passed
boolean(arg)
insert-before((item1, item2, item3...), positionX, itemX)
day-from-date(date)
trees of nodes

43. Returns everything after the first occurrence of str2
//title | //price
syntax
substring-after(str1, str2)
div

44. Returns length of current node string
parent
compare(arg1, arg2)
string-length()
string(arg)

45. Selects all elements in the document
substring-before(str1, str2)
current-time()
//*
replace(str1, str2, str3)

46. xpath function categories: numeric - string - boolea - date/time - ________
sequence
nodes
current-date()
Predicates

47. Returns 2008
string-length()
day-from-date(date)
year-from-date(current-date())
current-time()

48. Returns all unique values in that collection - example: distinct-values(a, b, c, d, a, c) returns (a, b, c, d)
month-from-date(date)
concat(str1, str2, str3...)
substring(str1, start, len)
instinct-values(item1, item2, item3...))

49. Converts value to a string
string(arg)
arrays and functions
/bookstore/*
current-date()

50. 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)
processing-instruction
seconds-from-time(time)
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