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XML XPATH

Subject : it-skills

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Returns absolute value (example abs(-2.5) returns 2.5
true() and false()
year-from-date(date)
XSLT
abs(num)

2. Returns timezone value from time passed
timezone-from-time(time)
remove((item1, item2, item3...), position)
XSLT
boolean(arg)

3. XPath is a for defining parts of an XML document
parent node
month-from-date(current-date())
boolean(arg)
syntax

4. Selects last book element from the children of books element
string-join((str1, str2, str3), separator)
transforming
number(arg)
books/book[last()]

5. Compares strings, returns 0 if same, -1 if not same
compare(arg1, arg2)
usable document
year-from-date(date)
ceiling(num)

6. Returns hour value from time passed
hours-from-time(time)
books/book[position()
syntax
abs(num)

7. Returns everything after the first occurrence of str2
books/book[price > 35.00]
parent
string(arg)
substring-after(str1, str2)

8. Selects all title AND price elements of all book elements
Xpath operators
day-from-date(date)
//book/title | //book/price
substring-after(str1, str2)

9. Selects all book elements with a child element "price" with values greater than 35
books/book[price > 35.00]
div
parent
matches(str1, str2)

10. Returns everything before the first occurrence of str2
substring-before(str1, str2)
matches(str1, str2)
.
year-from-date(current-date())

11. Use a | to select more than one _____ (means AND)
path
attribute node
normalize-space(str)
timezone-from-time(time)

12. Converts string to upper case
upper-case(str)
starts-with(str1, str2)
@
arrays and functions

13. _______ have 3 primary relationships: parent - child - sibling
nodes
minutes-from-time(time)
//book/title | //book/price
attribute node

14. XPath uses ____________ to navigate in XML documents - selecting nodes or node-sets
path expressions
ceiling(num)
day-from-date(date)
string-join((str1, str2, str3), separator)

15. Returns next highest integer
substring-before(str1, str2)
ceiling(num)
contains(str1, str2)
string-length(str)

16. Returns true if str2 appears anywhere inside str1
number(arg)
seconds-from-time(time)
books/book[last()]
matches(str1, str2)

17. Selects all title AND price elements in the entire document
boolean(arg)
translate(str1, str2, str3)
//title | //price
compare(arg1, arg2)

18. Trims leading and trailing spaces
Xpath operators
contains(str1, str2)
normalize-space(str)
instinct-values(item1, item2, item3...))

19. Gets position(s) of target item(s) - example: index-of(15, 40, 25, 40, 10), 40) returns (2, 4)
//title[@*]
seconds-from-time(time)
parent
index-of((item1, item2), item3...), target)

20. The process of taking raw XML - adding XSL - and outputting a document file of some type
transformation
ends-with(str1, str2)
round(num)
boolean(arg)

21. 3 parts of XSL (eXtensible stylesheet language): Xpath for navigating XML documents - XSLT for ______ documents - XSL-FO for formatting XML documents
transforming
index-of((item1, item2), item3...), target)
string-length()
substring(str,start)

22. +, -, *, div, =, !=, <, <=, >, >=, or, and, mod (modulus)
substring-before(str1, str2)
not(arg)
minutes-from-time(time)
Xpath operators

23. Seven kinds of nodes in XPath: element - attribute - text - namespace - __________ - comment - document (root) nodes - a.k.a. DECANT-PI
ceiling(num)
processing-instruction
string-join((str1, str2, str3), separator)
string-length()

24. Returns length of current node string
string-length()
round(num)
criteria
current-dateTime()

25. Removes item in the position - example: remove(("ab", "cd", "ef"), 1) returns ("cd", "ef")
string-length(str)
remove((item1, item2, item3...), position)
/bookstore/*
day-from-date(date)

26. Concatenates strings together with separator between each string
books/book[1]
parent node
string-join((str1, str2, str3), separator)
current-date()

27. Element nodes may have zero - one - or more _________
substring(str1, start, len)
child nodes
books/book[last()]
parent node

28. Returns month value out of date passed
month-from-date(date)
seconds-from-time(time)
/bookstore/book/title | //price
div

29. Returns time right now
current-time()
string-length(str)
child nodes
//title | //price

30. every element and every attribute have just one _________
concat(str1, str2, str3...)
hours-from-time(time)
sequence
parent node

31. Returns second value from time passed
/bookstore/*
transformation
string-join((str1, str2, str3), separator)
seconds-from-time(time)

32. Returns October or 10 ?
attribute node
path
month-from-date(current-date())
translate(str1, str2, str3)

33. Returns substring from start position to end of string
books/book[position()
substring(str,start)
substring-before(str1, str2)
//*

34. Replaces chars of str2 found in str1 with chars of str3
substring(str,start)
'/'
translate(str1, str2, str3)
//book[@isbn]

35. Inserts new itemX into the collection at the positionX - example insert-before("a", "b", "c"), 3, "z") returns (abzc)
//title | //price
floor(num)
@
insert-before((item1, item2, item3...), positionX, itemX)

36. Returns 2008
parent node
year-from-date(current-date())
usable document
replace(str1, str2, str3)

37. Returns true if str1 ends with str2
ends-with(str1, str2)
month-from-date(date)
arrays and functions
Xpath operators

38. 3 wildcards: ? matches any element node - @ matches any ___________ - node() matches any node of any kind
compare(arg1, arg2)
'/'
attribute node
processor application

39. selects first book element from the children of books element
normalize-space(str)
books/book[1]
//title[@*]
syntax

40. The XPath division operator not "/" cuz "/" is used in path expressions
timezone-from-time(time)
compare(arg1, arg2)
div
index-of((item1, item2), item3...), target)

41. Converts value to a string
string(arg)
year-from-date(current-date())
syntax
/bookstore/book/title | //price

42. ________ allow more specific selections within the XPath
upper-case(str)
child nodes
Predicates
matches(str1, str2)

43. Returns complete date/time
current-dateTime()
..
//title | //price
criteria

44. Returns false or true
attribute node
substring-after(str1, str2)
boolean(arg)
books/book[price > 35.00]

45. Selects attributes
concat(str1, str2, str3...)
@
seconds-from-time(time)
upper-case(str)

46. Sibling nodes all have the same ______
//*
string(arg)
boolean(arg)
parent

47. Returns year value out of the date passed
path expressions
timezone-from-time(time)
year-from-date(date)
year-from-date(current-date())

48. Returns logically rounded integer
instinct-values(item1, item2, item3...))
month-from-date(current-date())
round(num)
child nodes

49. In str1, replaces all occurrences of str2 with str3
//book/title | //book/price
replace(str1, str2, str3)
contains(str1, str2)
hours-from-time(time)

50. xpath function categories: numeric - string - boolea - date/time - ________
ceiling(num)
parent
'//'
sequence