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XML XPATH

Subject : it-skills

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Converts string to upper case
upper-case(str)
child nodes
seconds-from-time(time)
books/book[price > 35.00]

2. Converts string to lower case
upper-case(str)
processing-instruction
//title | //price
lower-case(str)

3. XML documents are treated as _________- so the root of the tree is called the document node or root node
trees of nodes
lower-case(str)
XSLT
string-join((str1, str2, str3), separator)

4. Returns timezone value from time passed
timezone-from-time(time)
boolean(arg)
translate(str1, str2, str3)
seconds-from-time(time)

5. Returns substring from start position to end of string
books/book[position()
substring(str,start)
current-dateTime()
ends-with(str1, str2)

6. Returns false or true
insert-before((item1, item2, item3...), positionX, itemX)
boolean(arg)
matches(str1, str2)
books/book[price > 35.00]

7. Concatenates strings together (example concat('It",'is','cool') returns "Itiscool"
concat(str1, str2, str3...)
day-from-date(date)
instinct-values(item1, item2, item3...))
minutes-from-time(time)

8. Returns true if str1 contains str2
books/book[price > 35.00]
current-date()
round(num)
contains(str1, str2)

9. Returns next lowest integer
//*
index-of((item1, item2), item3...), target)
floor(num)
'//'

10. XPath is a for defining parts of an XML document
path expressions
concat(str1, str2, str3...)
contains(str1, str2)
syntax

11. Returns year value out of the date passed
remove((item1, item2, item3...), position)
year-from-date(date)
attribute node
minutes-from-time(time)

12. Seven kinds of nodes in XPath: element - attribute - text - namespace - __________ - comment - document (root) nodes - a.k.a. DECANT-PI
translate(str1, str2, str3)
books/book[1]
processing-instruction
hours-from-time(time)

13. XSL is what we use to get from readable to _________
books/book[last()]
string-length()
minutes-from-time(time)
usable document

14. Returns false if true - true if false (negative logic)
nodes
not(arg)
parent
replace(str1, str2, str3)

15. Returns today's date
substring(str,start)
string-join((str1, str2, str3), separator)
insert-before((item1, item2, item3...), positionX, itemX)
current-date()

16. Returns length of passed string
starts-with(str1, str2)
substring-after(str1, str2)
string-length(str)
'/'

17. 3 wildcards: ? matches any element node - @ matches any ___________ - node() matches any node of any kind
year-from-date(date)
books/book[position()
attribute node
trees of nodes

18. XPath is a major element in _______
transforming
XSLT
parent node
boolean(arg)

19. Selects current node
seconds-from-time(time)
.
current-date()
//title[@*]

20. Returns 2008
arrays and functions
year-from-date(current-date())
abs(num)
'/'

21. Selects all book elements with an attribute isbn=
boolean(arg)
//book[@isbn]
/bookstore/book/title | //price
translate(str1, str2, str3)

22. Gets position(s) of target item(s) - example: index-of(15, 40, 25, 40, 10), 40) returns (2, 4)
trees of nodes
ends-with(str1, str2)
..
index-of((item1, item2), item3...), target)

23. Selects first two book elements from the children of books element
string-length()
//title[@*]
books/book[position()
child nodes

24. Returns true if str1 starts with str2
substring(str,start)
starts-with(str1, str2)
translate(str1, str2, str3)
year-from-date(current-date())

25. Returns true if str2 appears anywhere inside str1
parent
abs(num)
transforming
matches(str1, str2)

26. Returns true if str1 ends with str2
ceiling(num)
ends-with(str1, str2)
number(arg)
books/book[1]

27. Trims leading and trailing spaces
normalize-space(str)
substring(str,start)
current-date()
parent

28. Returns logically rounded integer
books/book[1]
//title | //price
round(num)
usable document

29. XPath contains a library of _________
abs(num)
Predicates
standard function
remove((item1, item2, item3...), position)

30. Returns next highest integer
ceiling(num)
starts-with(str1, str2)
books/book[1]
.

31. Selects all book elements with a child element "price" with values greater than 35
month-from-date(current-date())
books/book[price > 35.00]
ends-with(str1, str2)
current-date()

32. Predicates work somewhat like _____________
current-date()
arrays and functions
true() and false()
path

33. Sibling nodes all have the same ______
compare(arg1, arg2)
substring(str1, start, len)
parent
'//'

34. Returns hour value from time passed
string-length()
hours-from-time(time)
year-from-date(current-date())
//book[@isbn]

35. Converts value to a string
replace(str1, str2, str3)
true() and false()
'/'
string(arg)

36. xpath function categories: numeric - string - boolea - date/time - ________
insert-before((item1, item2, item3...), positionX, itemX)
string(arg)
sequence
processing-instruction

37. Returns day value from date passed
day-from-date(date)
parent
sequence
replace(str1, str2, str3)

38. Selects attributes
substring-before(str1, str2)
upper-case(str)
@
child nodes

39. Converts string number to numeric value
standard function
number(arg)
substring(str1, start, len)
index-of((item1, item2), item3...), target)

40. Selects all title AND price elements in the entire document
//title | //price
nodes
round(num)
path expressions

41. Inserts new itemX into the collection at the positionX - example insert-before("a", "b", "c"), 3, "z") returns (abzc)
current-date()
replace(str1, str2, str3)
timezone-from-time(time)
insert-before((item1, item2, item3...), positionX, itemX)

42. XPath uses ____________ to navigate in XML documents - selecting nodes or node-sets
/bookstore/*
boolean(arg)
path expressions
concat(str1, str2, str3...)

43. In str1, replaces all occurrences of str2 with str3
'/'
nodes
replace(str1, str2, str3)
substring-before(str1, str2)

44. Returns length of current node string
path
replace(str1, str2, str3)
string-length()
books/book[position()

45. Selects all elements in the document
parent node
upper-case(str)
//*
number(arg)

46. Selects all title AND price elements of all book elements
books/book[1]
/bookstore/book/title | //price
..
//book/title | //book/price

47. Concatenates strings together with separator between each string
current-date()
timezone-from-time(time)
child nodes
string-join((str1, str2, str3), separator)

48. Selects from the root node
'/'

49. Returns October or 10 ?
insert-before((item1, item2, item3...), positionX, itemX)
'/'
div
month-from-date(current-date())

50. Compares strings, returns 0 if same, -1 if not same
/bookstore/*
concat(str1, str2, str3...)
compare(arg1, arg2)
'//'