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XML XPATH

Subject : it-skills

Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Returns complete date/time
insert-before((item1, item2, item3...), positionX, itemX)
current-dateTime()
@
parent

2. Returns all unique values in that collection - example: distinct-values(a, b, c, d, a, c) returns (a, b, c, d)
normalize-space(str)
instinct-values(item1, item2, item3...))
substring-after(str1, str2)
standard function

3. Selects from the root node
'/'

4. Converts string to lower case
current-dateTime()
string-length(str)
normalize-space(str)
lower-case(str)

5. XPath is a major element in _______
XSLT
arrays and functions
'/'
year-from-date(date)

6. The process of taking raw XML - adding XSL - and outputting a document file of some type
upper-case(str)
transformation
.
books/book[position()

7. Returns boolean true or boolean false
abs(num)
true() and false()
minutes-from-time(time)
processing-instruction

8. Returns true if str1 ends with str2
index-of((item1, item2), item3...), target)
//title[@*]
ends-with(str1, str2)
month-from-date(current-date())

9. XPath is a for defining parts of an XML document
usable document
syntax
replace(str1, str2, str3)
//*

10. Concatenates strings together (example concat('It",'is','cool') returns "Itiscool"
boolean(arg)
string-length(str)
remove((item1, item2, item3...), position)
concat(str1, str2, str3...)

11. Selects last book element from the children of books element
year-from-date(current-date())
substring(str,start)
books/book[position()
books/book[last()]

12. _______ have 3 primary relationships: parent - child - sibling
string-length()
nodes
normalize-space(str)
.

13. 3 wildcards: ? matches any element node - @ matches any ___________ - node() matches any node of any kind
month-from-date(current-date())
minutes-from-time(time)
attribute node
normalize-space(str)

14. Returns minute value from time passed
standard function
'/'
minutes-from-time(time)
//title[@*]

15. XPath contains a library of _________
standard function
seconds-from-time(time)
translate(str1, str2, str3)
boolean(arg)

16. Selects all book elements with a child element "price" with values greater than 35
floor(num)
substring(str1, start, len)
upper-case(str)
books/book[price > 35.00]

17. Converts value to a string
string(arg)
normalize-space(str)
usable document
trees of nodes

18. Returns false or true
..
boolean(arg)
'/'
upper-case(str)

19. +, -, *, div, =, !=, <, <=, >, >=, or, and, mod (modulus)
substring(str,start)
arrays and functions
not(arg)
Xpath operators

20. Replaces chars of str2 found in str1 with chars of str3
substring-before(str1, str2)
parent node
contains(str1, str2)
translate(str1, str2, str3)

21. Trims leading and trailing spaces
..
@
remove((item1, item2, item3...), position)
normalize-space(str)

22. Returns true if str1 contains str2
Xpath operators
current-date()
syntax
contains(str1, str2)

23. Use a | to select more than one _____ (means AND)
compare(arg1, arg2)
matches(str1, str2)
path
child nodes

24. XPath uses ____________ to navigate in XML documents - selecting nodes or node-sets
number(arg)
transforming
path expressions
seconds-from-time(time)

25. Selects all the child nodes of the bookstore element
/bookstore/*
remove((item1, item2, item3...), position)
boolean(arg)
Xpath operators

26. Element nodes may have zero - one - or more _________
insert-before((item1, item2, item3...), positionX, itemX)
child nodes
current-date()
/bookstore/book/title | //price

27. Returns hour value from time passed
processor application
contains(str1, str2)
month-from-date(date)
hours-from-time(time)

28. Converts string number to numeric value
parent
number(arg)
substring-after(str1, str2)
//title[@*]

29. Converts string to upper case
//*
abs(num)
//book/title | //book/price
upper-case(str)

30. Returns everything after the first occurrence of str2
translate(str1, str2, str3)
substring-after(str1, str2)
not(arg)
compare(arg1, arg2)

31. Returns year value out of the date passed
year-from-date(date)
seconds-from-time(time)
not(arg)
string-length(str)

32. Sibling nodes all have the same ______
parent
standard function
criteria
string-length(str)

33. Selects all title AND price elements in the entire document
replace(str1, str2, str3)
//title | //price
books/book[price > 35.00]
parent node

34. Returns n-length substring from start position
substring(str1, start, len)
books/book[last()]
'/'
child nodes

35. Returns substring from start position to end of string
substring(str,start)
current-date()
parent
'//'

36. Returns day value from date passed
'/'
round(num)
//book/title | //book/price
day-from-date(date)

37. In str1, replaces all occurrences of str2 with str3
nodes
XSLT
replace(str1, str2, str3)
..

38. Returns time right now
current-time()
path
processor application
timezone-from-time(time)

39. Concatenates strings together with separator between each string
upper-case(str)
string-join((str1, str2, str3), separator)
XSLT
/bookstore/book/title | //price

40. Returns today's date
current-date()
current-time()
/bookstore/*
arrays and functions

41. Selects parent of current node
path expressions
..
parent
timezone-from-time(time)

42. XSL is what we use to get from readable to _________
arrays and functions
compare(arg1, arg2)
usable document
contains(str1, str2)

43. Selects all title elements of the book element AND all price elements in the entire document
/bookstore/book/title | //price
..
books/book[price > 35.00]
instinct-values(item1, item2, item3...))

44. Returns true if str1 starts with str2
starts-with(str1, str2)
trees of nodes
translate(str1, str2, str3)
'//'

45. 3 parts of XSL (eXtensible stylesheet language): Xpath for navigating XML documents - XSLT for ______ documents - XSL-FO for formatting XML documents
substring-before(str1, str2)
.
seconds-from-time(time)
transforming

46. Selects all book elements with an attribute isbn=
arrays and functions
//book[@isbn]
'//'
month-from-date(date)

47. The XPath division operator not "/" cuz "/" is used in path expressions
books/book[1]
ceiling(num)
month-from-date(date)
div

48. Selects first two book elements from the children of books element
books/book[position()
lower-case(str)
'//'
books/book[last()]

49. Selects all title elements which have any attribute
transformation
@
//title[@*]
standard function

50. Returns next lowest integer
floor(num)
path
books/book[price > 35.00]
criteria