Test your basic knowledge |

XML XPATH

Subject : it-skills

Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.

1. Converts value to a string
transforming
string(arg)
sequence
timezone-from-time(time)

2. Predicates work somewhat like _____________
.
arrays and functions
criteria
substring-after(str1, str2)

3. Returns length of passed string
true() and false()
lower-case(str)
string-length(str)
ceiling(num)

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

5. Selects all title elements which have any attribute
substring-before(str1, str2)
//*
//book/title | //book/price
//title[@*]

6. Returns substring from start position to end of string
transformation
string-length()
substring(str,start)
//book[@isbn]

7. Returns today's date
remove((item1, item2, item3...), position)
current-date()
'/'
concat(str1, str2, str3...)

8. Returns true if str1 starts with str2
parent node
matches(str1, str2)
div
starts-with(str1, str2)

9. Returns complete date/time
current-dateTime()
arrays and functions
books/book[1]
attribute node

10. Returns true if str1 ends with str2
abs(num)
ends-with(str1, str2)
string(arg)
syntax

11. Returns true if str1 contains str2
contains(str1, str2)
sequence
XSLT
.

12. Returns year value out of the date passed
transformation
string-join((str1, str2, str3), separator)
year-from-date(date)
year-from-date(current-date())

13. Returns false or true
month-from-date(date)
boolean(arg)
substring(str,start)
string-length(str)

14. Returns false if true - true if false (negative logic)
nodes
normalize-space(str)
div
not(arg)

15. Returns month value out of date passed
//title | //price
starts-with(str1, str2)
month-from-date(date)
substring-before(str1, str2)

16. Converts string to upper case
Xpath operators
minutes-from-time(time)
upper-case(str)
/bookstore/book/title | //price

17. _______ have 3 primary relationships: parent - child - sibling
month-from-date(date)
Xpath operators
true() and false()
nodes

18. Returns length of current node string
books/book[last()]
ceiling(num)
day-from-date(date)
string-length()

19. Returns everything before the first occurrence of str2
ends-with(str1, str2)
substring-after(str1, str2)
substring-before(str1, str2)
starts-with(str1, str2)

20. every element and every attribute have just one _________
substring-before(str1, str2)
processor application
parent node
..

21. Returns second value from time passed
seconds-from-time(time)
substring(str,start)
..
current-time()

22. Seven kinds of nodes in XPath: element - attribute - text - namespace - __________ - comment - document (root) nodes - a.k.a. DECANT-PI
processing-instruction
child nodes
floor(num)
current-date()

23. Returns boolean true or boolean false
remove((item1, item2, item3...), position)
true() and false()
insert-before((item1, item2, item3...), positionX, itemX)
current-time()

24. Returns 2008
child nodes
transformation
//book/title | //book/price
year-from-date(current-date())

25. +, -, *, div, =, !=, <, <=, >, >=, or, and, mod (modulus)
Xpath operators
insert-before((item1, item2, item3...), positionX, itemX)
substring-after(str1, str2)
compare(arg1, arg2)

26. XPath is a major element in _______
day-from-date(date)
syntax
XSLT
transformation

27. Returns n-length substring from start position
substring(str1, start, len)
instinct-values(item1, item2, item3...))
substring(str,start)
month-from-date(date)

28. Inserts new itemX into the collection at the positionX - example insert-before("a", "b", "c"), 3, "z") returns (abzc)
parent
Xpath operators
substring(str,start)
insert-before((item1, item2, item3...), positionX, itemX)

29. Returns timezone value from time passed
round(num)
translate(str1, str2, str3)
usable document
timezone-from-time(time)

30. Returns logically rounded integer
books/book[price > 35.00]
round(num)
string-join((str1, str2, str3), separator)
boolean(arg)

31. Gets position(s) of target item(s) - example: index-of(15, 40, 25, 40, 10), 40) returns (2, 4)
//title[@*]
concat(str1, str2, str3...)
index-of((item1, item2), item3...), target)
lower-case(str)

32. 3 parts of XSL (eXtensible stylesheet language): Xpath for navigating XML documents - XSLT for ______ documents - XSL-FO for formatting XML documents
contains(str1, str2)
'/'
transforming
seconds-from-time(time)

33. selects first book element from the children of books element
upper-case(str)
nodes
books/book[1]
abs(num)

34. Selects all the child nodes of the bookstore element
parent
/bookstore/*
//title | //price
insert-before((item1, item2, item3...), positionX, itemX)

35. Returns absolute value (example abs(-2.5) returns 2.5
remove((item1, item2, item3...), position)
translate(str1, str2, str3)
abs(num)
current-time()

36. Returns next highest integer
seconds-from-time(time)
ceiling(num)
parent
path

37. XML documents are treated as _________- so the root of the tree is called the document node or root node
trees of nodes
not(arg)
number(arg)
usable document

38. Returns time right now
month-from-date(current-date())
books/book[1]
current-time()
processing-instruction

39. XPath contains a library of _________
round(num)
standard function
day-from-date(date)
substring(str1, start, len)

40. xpath function categories: numeric - string - boolea - date/time - ________
current-date()
seconds-from-time(time)
sequence
path expressions

41. Selects all elements in the document
//*
nodes
contains(str1, str2)
child nodes

42. Concatenates strings together (example concat('It",'is','cool') returns "Itiscool"
//book/title | //book/price
concat(str1, str2, str3...)
month-from-date(date)
substring(str1, start, len)

43. Selects attributes
..
string-join((str1, str2, str3), separator)
@
books/book[1]

44. ________ allow more specific selections within the XPath
hours-from-time(time)
normalize-space(str)
Predicates
insert-before((item1, item2, item3...), positionX, itemX)

45. Sibling nodes all have the same ______
parent
starts-with(str1, str2)
string(arg)
Xpath operators

46. Converts string to lower case
nodes
Predicates
index-of((item1, item2), item3...), target)
lower-case(str)

47. Selects first two book elements from the children of books element
books/book[position()
/bookstore/*
translate(str1, str2, str3)
current-date()

48. Concatenates strings together with separator between each string
number(arg)
string-join((str1, str2, str3), separator)
year-from-date(current-date())
minutes-from-time(time)

49. Selects current node
.
instinct-values(item1, item2, item3...))
books/book[last()]
normalize-space(str)

50. Converts string number to numeric value
transforming
number(arg)
parent
normalize-space(str)