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XML XPATH

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1. xpath function categories: numeric - string - boolea - date/time - ________
sequence
replace(str1, str2, str3)
path
substring(str1, start, len)

2. Returns everything after the first occurrence of str2
substring(str,start)
upper-case(str)
string-join((str1, str2, str3), separator)
substring-after(str1, str2)

3. Returns timezone value from time passed
concat(str1, str2, str3...)
timezone-from-time(time)
floor(num)
//book/title | //book/price

4. +, -, *, div, =, !=, <, <=, >, >=, or, and, mod (modulus)
Xpath operators
index-of((item1, item2), item3...), target)
div
ends-with(str1, str2)

5. Returns next highest integer
processing-instruction
standard function
ceiling(num)
//title | //price

6. Selects from the root node
'/'

7. Selects all book elements with an attribute isbn=
month-from-date(current-date())
'/'
//book[@isbn]
usable document

8. Selects all title elements of the book element AND all price elements in the entire document
string-length()
day-from-date(date)
/bookstore/book/title | //price
'/'

9. Selects all book elements with a child element "price" with values greater than 35
string-length(str)
string(arg)
books/book[price > 35.00]
seconds-from-time(time)

10. Converts string to lower case
//*
standard function
string-length()
lower-case(str)

11. Element nodes may have zero - one - or more _________
month-from-date(date)
processing-instruction
child nodes
upper-case(str)

12. Selects current node
round(num)
.
Xpath operators
criteria

13. Returns false if true - true if false (negative logic)
books/book[1]
ends-with(str1, str2)
not(arg)
instinct-values(item1, item2, item3...))

14. 3 wildcards: ? matches any element node - @ matches any ___________ - node() matches any node of any kind
starts-with(str1, str2)
//book[@isbn]
month-from-date(date)
attribute node

15. Returns logically rounded integer
instinct-values(item1, item2, item3...))
string-length()
compare(arg1, arg2)
round(num)

16. Concatenates strings together (example concat('It",'is','cool') returns "Itiscool"
string-join((str1, str2, str3), separator)
contains(str1, str2)
concat(str1, str2, str3...)
//title[@*]

17. Converts string to upper case
//book/title | //book/price
@
upper-case(str)
concat(str1, str2, str3...)

18. 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)
translate(str1, str2, str3)
starts-with(str1, str2)
path expressions

19. Selects all title elements which have any attribute
sequence
//title[@*]
boolean(arg)
round(num)

20. Returns day value from date passed
day-from-date(date)
normalize-space(str)
string-length()
upper-case(str)

21. The XPath division operator not "/" cuz "/" is used in path expressions
not(arg)
div
/bookstore/book/title | //price
string(arg)

22. Selects attributes
attribute node
floor(num)
current-time()
@

23. Returns today's date
current-date()
month-from-date(current-date())
path
substring(str,start)

24. Seven kinds of nodes in XPath: element - attribute - text - namespace - __________ - comment - document (root) nodes - a.k.a. DECANT-PI
processing-instruction
criteria
timezone-from-time(time)
.

25. Returns year value out of the date passed
Predicates
year-from-date(date)
transforming
nodes

26. Returns complete date/time
sequence
attribute node
current-dateTime()
transformation

27. Returns 2008
parent node
year-from-date(current-date())
hours-from-time(time)
remove((item1, item2, item3...), position)

28. Returns hour value from time passed
Xpath operators
string(arg)
hours-from-time(time)
timezone-from-time(time)

29. Returns true if str1 ends with str2
processing-instruction
ends-with(str1, str2)
'/'
day-from-date(date)

30. Selects last book element from the children of books element
books/book[last()]
..
books/book[position()
substring(str1, start, len)

31. XML documents are treated as _________- so the root of the tree is called the document node or root node
current-dateTime()
//title[@*]
trees of nodes
syntax

32. Transformation is actually accomplished by a _____________ like Saxon XSLT
instinct-values(item1, item2, item3...))
XSLT
true() and false()
processor application

33. Predicates work somewhat like _____________
arrays and functions
books/book[position()
string-length(str)
trees of nodes

34. Compares strings, returns 0 if same, -1 if not same
transforming
boolean(arg)
starts-with(str1, str2)
compare(arg1, arg2)

35. In str1, replaces all occurrences of str2 with str3
replace(str1, str2, str3)
books/book[price > 35.00]
Xpath operators
div

36. Converts string number to numeric value
matches(str1, str2)
number(arg)
Predicates
arrays and functions

37. The process of taking raw XML - adding XSL - and outputting a document file of some type
normalize-space(str)
transformation
lower-case(str)
string(arg)

38. Returns time right now
current-time()
string-length(str)
path expressions
trees of nodes

39. selects first book element from the children of books element
books/book[1]
arrays and functions
index-of((item1, item2), item3...), target)
sequence

40. Returns n-length substring from start position
string-length(str)
substring(str1, start, len)
attribute node
round(num)

41. Selects first two book elements from the children of books element
processor application
books/book[position()
processing-instruction
arrays and functions

42. Returns true if str1 contains str2
not(arg)
books/book[last()]
year-from-date(current-date())
contains(str1, str2)

43. Use a | to select more than one _____ (means AND)
'//'
boolean(arg)
processor application
path

44. Selects parent of current node
contains(str1, str2)
..
string-length(str)
year-from-date(current-date())

45. _______ have 3 primary relationships: parent - child - sibling
abs(num)
not(arg)
nodes
current-time()

46. every element and every attribute have just one _________
insert-before((item1, item2, item3...), positionX, itemX)
translate(str1, str2, str3)
parent node
floor(num)

47. Selects all elements in the document
starts-with(str1, str2)
seconds-from-time(time)
//*
abs(num)

48. XPath contains a library of _________
standard function
matches(str1, str2)
criteria
books/book[position()

49. Trims leading and trailing spaces
parent
normalize-space(str)
year-from-date(current-date())
hours-from-time(time)

50. XPath is a major element in _______
XSLT
//*
.
lower-case(str)