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XML XPATH

Subject : it-skills

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Transformation is actually accomplished by a _____________ like Saxon XSLT
processor application
index-of((item1, item2), item3...), target)
..
contains(str1, str2)

2. Returns boolean true or boolean false
Xpath operators
true() and false()
//book[@isbn]
//book/title | //book/price

3. Returns false if true - true if false (negative logic)
not(arg)
round(num)
remove((item1, item2, item3...), position)
current-date()

4. Returns hour value from time passed
books/book[last()]
timezone-from-time(time)
hours-from-time(time)
floor(num)

5. 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)
year-from-date(date)
string-length(str)
XSLT

6. Returns today's date
/bookstore/*
'/'
current-date()
@

7. Compares strings, returns 0 if same, -1 if not same
compare(arg1, arg2)
sequence
instinct-values(item1, item2, item3...))
boolean(arg)

8. Returns true if str1 contains str2
abs(num)
insert-before((item1, item2, item3...), positionX, itemX)
contains(str1, str2)
processing-instruction

9. Sibling nodes all have the same ______
string(arg)
parent
XSLT
ceiling(num)

10. Returns month value out of date passed
month-from-date(date)
insert-before((item1, item2, item3...), positionX, itemX)
floor(num)
current-time()

11. Converts value to a string
processor application
instinct-values(item1, item2, item3...))
string(arg)
timezone-from-time(time)

12. XPath is a for defining parts of an XML document
syntax
floor(num)
child nodes
month-from-date(date)

13. Selects first two book elements from the children of books element
'//'
nodes
parent
books/book[position()

14. 3 parts of XSL (eXtensible stylesheet language): Xpath for navigating XML documents - XSLT for ______ documents - XSL-FO for formatting XML documents
//title | //price
transforming
//book[@isbn]
Xpath operators

15. Selects attributes
@
ends-with(str1, str2)
//book[@isbn]
compare(arg1, arg2)

16. Selects all title AND price elements in the entire document
substring(str1, start, len)
//book/title | //book/price
//title | //price
substring-after(str1, str2)

17. XPath is a major element in _______
/bookstore/*
month-from-date(date)
XSLT
/bookstore/book/title | //price

18. Returns time right now
div
@
current-time()
//book/title | //book/price

19. Replaces chars of str2 found in str1 with chars of str3
floor(num)
XSLT
translate(str1, str2, str3)
standard function

20. ________ allow more specific selections within the XPath
Predicates
number(arg)
'//'
compare(arg1, arg2)

21. Returns everything after the first occurrence of str2
syntax
transformation
substring-after(str1, str2)
contains(str1, str2)

22. Returns 2008
normalize-space(str)
standard function
string(arg)
year-from-date(current-date())

23. Selects current node
.
compare(arg1, arg2)
floor(num)
current-time()

24. Converts string number to numeric value
trees of nodes
attribute node
number(arg)
string-join((str1, str2, str3), separator)

25. Selects all elements in the document
ends-with(str1, str2)
current-date()
//*
XSLT

26. Returns length of current node string
div
//book[@isbn]
string-length()
seconds-from-time(time)

27. +, -, *, div, =, !=, <, <=, >, >=, or, and, mod (modulus)
Xpath operators
string-length()
ends-with(str1, str2)
nodes

28. Returns absolute value (example abs(-2.5) returns 2.5
div
abs(num)
transformation
lower-case(str)

29. _______ have 3 primary relationships: parent - child - sibling
//title[@*]
child nodes
@
nodes

30. XPath uses ____________ to navigate in XML documents - selecting nodes or node-sets
/bookstore/book/title | //price
usable document
floor(num)
path expressions

31. Selects all title AND price elements of all book elements
//book/title | //book/price
div
matches(str1, str2)
upper-case(str)

32. Returns false or true
/bookstore/*
books/book[position()
//title[@*]
boolean(arg)

33. xpath function categories: numeric - string - boolea - date/time - ________
sequence
current-time()
instinct-values(item1, item2, item3...))
transformation

34. Returns timezone value from time passed
syntax
hours-from-time(time)
'/'
timezone-from-time(time)

35. Selects from the root node
'/'

36. selects first book element from the children of books element
processing-instruction
substring-after(str1, str2)
parent
books/book[1]

37. Concatenates strings together with separator between each string
books/book[position()
instinct-values(item1, item2, item3...))
string-join((str1, str2, str3), separator)
div

38. Returns n-length substring from start position
'//'
path
/bookstore/*
substring(str1, start, len)

39. XPath contains a library of _________
.
Predicates
Xpath operators
standard function

40. Removes item in the position - example: remove(("ab", "cd", "ef"), 1) returns ("cd", "ef")
path expressions
remove((item1, item2, item3...), position)
div
//book[@isbn]

41. 3 wildcards: ? matches any element node - @ matches any ___________ - node() matches any node of any kind
attribute node
/bookstore/book/title | //price
floor(num)
div

42. Trims leading and trailing spaces
string-length(str)
month-from-date(current-date())
attribute node
normalize-space(str)

43. Use a | to select more than one _____ (means AND)
path
string-length(str)
lower-case(str)
current-dateTime()

44. Returns October or 10 ?
Xpath operators
concat(str1, str2, str3...)
minutes-from-time(time)
month-from-date(current-date())

45. XML documents are treated as _________- so the root of the tree is called the document node or root node
@
ends-with(str1, str2)
trees of nodes
transforming

46. Selects all book elements with an attribute isbn=
string-join((str1, str2, str3), separator)
compare(arg1, arg2)
books/book[last()]
//book[@isbn]

47. Selects all the child nodes of the bookstore element
/bookstore/*
boolean(arg)
minutes-from-time(time)
parent

48. Returns true if str1 starts with str2
//*
true() and false()
starts-with(str1, str2)
concat(str1, str2, str3...)

49. Seven kinds of nodes in XPath: element - attribute - text - namespace - __________ - comment - document (root) nodes - a.k.a. DECANT-PI
arrays and functions
processing-instruction
XSLT
parent

50. Converts string to upper case
compare(arg1, arg2)
current-time()
upper-case(str)
.