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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 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...))
number(arg)
floor(num)
substring-after(str1, str2)

2. Returns substring from start position to end of string
Xpath operators
substring(str,start)
path expressions
number(arg)

3. Returns true if str1 contains str2
attribute node
year-from-date(current-date())
contains(str1, str2)
string-length()

4. _______ have 3 primary relationships: parent - child - sibling
nodes
string(arg)
boolean(arg)
lower-case(str)

5. Transformation is actually accomplished by a _____________ like Saxon XSLT
@
ceiling(num)
Xpath operators
processor application

6. 3 parts of XSL (eXtensible stylesheet language): Xpath for navigating XML documents - XSLT for ______ documents - XSL-FO for formatting XML documents
transforming
//title[@*]
year-from-date(date)
insert-before((item1, item2, item3...), positionX, itemX)

7. every element and every attribute have just one _________
..
trees of nodes
parent node
minutes-from-time(time)

8. Selects all title elements of the book element AND all price elements in the entire document
/bookstore/book/title | //price
hours-from-time(time)
compare(arg1, arg2)
path expressions

9. The process of taking raw XML - adding XSL - and outputting a document file of some type
parent
div
true() and false()
transformation

10. Returns true if str1 ends with str2
timezone-from-time(time)
string-length(str)
books/book[1]
ends-with(str1, str2)

11. Returns true if str2 appears anywhere inside str1
nodes
Predicates
lower-case(str)
matches(str1, str2)

12. Compares strings, returns 0 if same, -1 if not same
trees of nodes
compare(arg1, arg2)
books/book[price > 35.00]
ceiling(num)

13. Replaces chars of str2 found in str1 with chars of str3
syntax
ceiling(num)
translate(str1, str2, str3)
/bookstore/book/title | //price

14. Returns false or true
boolean(arg)
processor application
Predicates
processing-instruction

15. Predicates work somewhat like _____________
string(arg)
standard function
index-of((item1, item2), item3...), target)
arrays and functions

16. Selects all title AND price elements in the entire document
//*
//title | //price
parent node
current-date()

17. Returns absolute value (example abs(-2.5) returns 2.5
div
processing-instruction
abs(num)
matches(str1, str2)

18. Element nodes may have zero - one - or more _________
abs(num)
child nodes
timezone-from-time(time)
remove((item1, item2, item3...), position)

19. Concatenates strings together (example concat('It",'is','cool') returns "Itiscool"
concat(str1, str2, str3...)
'//'
Xpath operators
lower-case(str)

20. Returns year value out of the date passed
year-from-date(date)
string(arg)
/bookstore/book/title | //price
index-of((item1, item2), item3...), target)

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

22. Selects all book elements with an attribute isbn=
string-join((str1, str2, str3), separator)
parent
path expressions
//book[@isbn]

23. Converts string number to numeric value
'/'
normalize-space(str)
syntax
number(arg)

24. Trims leading and trailing spaces
trees of nodes
current-dateTime()
usable document
normalize-space(str)

25. selects first book element from the children of books element
ceiling(num)
path
substring-before(str1, str2)
books/book[1]

26. Selects all elements in the document
//*
books/book[1]
processing-instruction
ends-with(str1, str2)

27. Converts value to a string
processing-instruction
lower-case(str)
translate(str1, str2, str3)
string(arg)

28. Converts string to lower case
lower-case(str)
'//'
books/book[price > 35.00]
index-of((item1, item2), item3...), target)

29. In str1, replaces all occurrences of str2 with str3
contains(str1, str2)
replace(str1, str2, str3)
string-length()
parent node

30. Returns October or 10 ?
starts-with(str1, str2)
lower-case(str)
books/book[1]
month-from-date(current-date())

31. 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
criteria
boolean(arg)
div
day-from-date(date)

32. XPath uses ____________ to navigate in XML documents - selecting nodes or node-sets
books/book[last()]
path expressions
//book[@isbn]
'/'

33. Returns everything after the first occurrence of str2
floor(num)
normalize-space(str)
Predicates
substring-after(str1, str2)

34. Returns length of passed string
syntax
string-length(str)
normalize-space(str)
current-time()

35. XPath contains a library of _________
current-date()
boolean(arg)
standard function
concat(str1, str2, str3...)

36. Selects all title elements which have any attribute
trees of nodes
replace(str1, str2, str3)
abs(num)
//title[@*]

37. XSL is what we use to get from readable to _________
path
usable document
..
books/book[position()

38. Returns next lowest integer
year-from-date(current-date())
floor(num)
transformation
Xpath operators

39. Returns n-length substring from start position
substring(str,start)
substring(str1, start, len)
transforming
'/'

40. Returns 2008
current-date()
year-from-date(current-date())
usable document
child nodes

41. Returns today's date
processor application
current-date()
//title | //price
day-from-date(date)

42. Returns timezone value from time passed
//*
string-length()
//book[@isbn]
timezone-from-time(time)

43. Selects last book element from the children of books element
path expressions
books/book[last()]
floor(num)
@

44. Seven kinds of nodes in XPath: element - attribute - text - namespace - __________ - comment - document (root) nodes - a.k.a. DECANT-PI
//title[@*]
Xpath operators
processing-instruction
year-from-date(date)

45. +, -, *, div, =, !=, <, <=, >, >=, or, and, mod (modulus)
Xpath operators
true() and false()
timezone-from-time(time)
substring(str,start)

46. Returns false if true - true if false (negative logic)
substring-after(str1, str2)
not(arg)
child nodes
boolean(arg)

47. Returns hour value from time passed
round(num)
arrays and functions
ceiling(num)
hours-from-time(time)

48. Selects all title AND price elements of all book elements
'/'
div
@
//book/title | //book/price

49. Returns second value from time passed
year-from-date(current-date())
seconds-from-time(time)
..
div

50. Use a | to select more than one _____ (means AND)
string-join((str1, str2, str3), separator)
lower-case(str)
@
path