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XML XPATH

Subject : it-skills

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Returns day value from date passed
day-from-date(date)
starts-with(str1, str2)
transforming
arrays and functions

2. A predicate is used by is used by adding square brackets [ ] to the end of a path or portion of a path - and adding ________ inside the brackets
'//'
instinct-values(item1, item2, item3...))
criteria
sequence

3. Returns length of passed string
string-length(str)
child nodes
..
//title[@*]

4. Sibling nodes all have the same ______
//book[@isbn]
Predicates
hours-from-time(time)
parent

5. Selects all title elements which have any attribute
'/'
processing-instruction
//title[@*]
usable document

6. Returns everything before the first occurrence of str2
contains(str1, str2)
books/book[price > 35.00]
substring-before(str1, str2)
current-date()

7. Returns everything after the first occurrence of str2
//*
parent node
substring-after(str1, str2)
string-length()

8. Returns length of current node string
//title[@*]
not(arg)
string-length()
books/book[1]

9. +, -, *, div, =, !=, <, <=, >, >=, or, and, mod (modulus)
books/book[1]
timezone-from-time(time)
Xpath operators
upper-case(str)

10. Returns logically rounded integer
syntax
sequence
//book/title | //book/price
round(num)

11. Seven kinds of nodes in XPath: element - attribute - text - namespace - __________ - comment - document (root) nodes - a.k.a. DECANT-PI
parent
timezone-from-time(time)
processing-instruction
normalize-space(str)

12. Returns hour value from time passed
nodes
//book[@isbn]
hours-from-time(time)
concat(str1, str2, str3...)

13. Predicates work somewhat like _____________
//title | //price
Predicates
arrays and functions
parent node

14. xpath function categories: numeric - string - boolea - date/time - ________
sequence
//title | //price
usable document
ceiling(num)

15. XPath is a for defining parts of an XML document
ceiling(num)
//book[@isbn]
//book/title | //book/price
syntax

16. Use a | to select more than one _____ (means AND)
attribute node
path
string-join((str1, str2, str3), separator)
insert-before((item1, item2, item3...), positionX, itemX)

17. Inserts new itemX into the collection at the positionX - example insert-before("a", "b", "c"), 3, "z") returns (abzc)
current-date()
trees of nodes
insert-before((item1, item2, item3...), positionX, itemX)
child nodes

18. Replaces chars of str2 found in str1 with chars of str3
insert-before((item1, item2, item3...), positionX, itemX)
number(arg)
.
translate(str1, str2, str3)

19. Returns false or true
lower-case(str)
books/book[last()]
..
boolean(arg)

20. Returns true if str2 appears anywhere inside str1
hours-from-time(time)
@
matches(str1, str2)
month-from-date(date)

21. Concatenates strings together with separator between each string
string(arg)
string-join((str1, str2, str3), separator)
string-length()
day-from-date(date)

22. ________ allow more specific selections within the XPath
Predicates
substring(str,start)
transformation
//book[@isbn]

23. Returns all unique values in that collection - example: distinct-values(a, b, c, d, a, c) returns (a, b, c, d)
instinct-values(item1, item2, item3...))
not(arg)
nodes
replace(str1, str2, str3)

24. 3 parts of XSL (eXtensible stylesheet language): Xpath for navigating XML documents - XSLT for ______ documents - XSL-FO for formatting XML documents
books/book[last()]
month-from-date(date)
month-from-date(current-date())
transforming

25. Gets position(s) of target item(s) - example: index-of(15, 40, 25, 40, 10), 40) returns (2, 4)
standard function
books/book[last()]
index-of((item1, item2), item3...), target)
true() and false()

26. Converts string to upper case
processing-instruction
floor(num)
upper-case(str)
boolean(arg)

27. Selects last book element from the children of books element
insert-before((item1, item2, item3...), positionX, itemX)
remove((item1, item2, item3...), position)
normalize-space(str)
books/book[last()]

28. Trims leading and trailing spaces
normalize-space(str)
arrays and functions
syntax
sequence

29. Returns true if str1 starts with str2
ceiling(num)
starts-with(str1, str2)
current-time()
substring-before(str1, str2)

30. The process of taking raw XML - adding XSL - and outputting a document file of some type
transformation
starts-with(str1, str2)
string-join((str1, str2, str3), separator)
nodes

31. Selects first two book elements from the children of books element
contains(str1, str2)
Predicates
//*
books/book[position()

32. Selects parent of current node
standard function
round(num)
..
//*

33. Returns time right now
current-time()
translate(str1, str2, str3)
processor application
/bookstore/*

34. Selects all the child nodes of the bookstore element
ends-with(str1, str2)
day-from-date(date)
current-time()
/bookstore/*

35. Returns true if str1 contains str2
true() and false()
round(num)
contains(str1, str2)
day-from-date(date)

36. Returns substring from start position to end of string
substring(str,start)
Xpath operators
transformation
day-from-date(date)

37. Returns true if str1 ends with str2
ends-with(str1, str2)
transforming
books/book[last()]
number(arg)

38. Converts string to lower case
processing-instruction
.
..
lower-case(str)

39. Element nodes may have zero - one - or more _________
current-time()
processing-instruction
criteria
child nodes

40. Returns boolean true or boolean false
boolean(arg)
books/book[1]
@
true() and false()

41. Converts string number to numeric value
substring(str1, start, len)
books/book[price > 35.00]
number(arg)
string-join((str1, str2, str3), separator)

42. Concatenates strings together (example concat('It",'is','cool') returns "Itiscool"
concat(str1, str2, str3...)
processor application
remove((item1, item2, item3...), position)
XSLT

43. Returns second value from time passed
books/book[position()
seconds-from-time(time)
boolean(arg)
substring(str,start)

44. Transformation is actually accomplished by a _____________ like Saxon XSLT
processor application
books/book[1]
attribute node
.

45. XPath contains a library of _________
standard function
insert-before((item1, item2, item3...), positionX, itemX)
path expressions
..

46. Returns minute value from time passed
minutes-from-time(time)
normalize-space(str)
number(arg)
abs(num)

47. Returns complete date/time
'/'
current-dateTime()
day-from-date(date)
books/book[position()

48. Returns n-length substring from start position
seconds-from-time(time)
index-of((item1, item2), item3...), target)
substring(str1, start, len)
transformation

49. XPath uses ____________ to navigate in XML documents - selecting nodes or node-sets
path expressions
@
nodes
string-length()

50. _______ have 3 primary relationships: parent - child - sibling
replace(str1, str2, str3)
nodes
substring(str,start)
//book/title | //book/price