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XQuery from the Experts: A Guide to the W3C XML Query Language
By Howard  Katz  Editor, Don  Chamberlin, Denise  Draper, Mary  Fern ndez, Michael  Kay, Jonathan  Robie, Michael  Rys, J r me  Sim on, Jim  Tivy, Philip  Wadler
 
Publisher : Addison Wesley
Pub Date : August 29, 2003
ISBN : 0-321-18060-7
Pages : 512
      Copyright
      Preface
        This Book
        Who Should Read This Book?
        Organization and Roadmap
        Software
        Cover Photograph
        Ongoing
      Contributors
        Don Chamberlin
        Denise Draper
        Mary Fern ndez
        Howard Katz
        Michael Kay
        Jonathan Robie
        Michael Rys
        J r me Sim on
        Jim Tivy
        Philip Wadler
      Acknowledgments
      Part  I.   Basics
        Chapter  1.   XQuery: A Guided Tour
        Sample Data: A Bibliography
        Data Model
        Literals and Comments
        Input Functions
        Locating Nodes: Path Expressions
        Creating Nodes: Element, Attribute, and Document Constructors
        Combining and Restructuring Nodes
        Operators
        Built-in Functions
        User-Defined Functions
        Variable Definitions
        Library Modules
        External Functions and Variables
        Types in XQuery
        Summary
      Part  II.   Background
        Chapter  2.   Influences on the Design of XQuery
        The Need for an XML Query Language
        Basic Principles
        The Query Data Model
        Related Languages and Standards
        Watershed Issues
        Conclusion
        Chapter  3.   XQuery, XPath, and XSLT
        XSLT: A Quick Introduction
        XPath 1.0
        Why Was a New Query Language Needed?
        Convergence: XPath 2.0
        XSLT and XQuery Compared
        Optimization Techniques
        Conclusion
      Part  III.   Formal Underpinnings
        Chapter  4.   Static Typing in XQuery
        The Benefits of Static Typing
        An XQuery Programming Scenario
        Getting Started with Types
        Literals and Operators
        Variables
        Functions
        Conditionals
        Path Expressions
        Predicates
        FLWOR Expressions
        Element Construction
        Validation Context
        Validation Mode
        A Final Example: Grouping
        Conclusions
        Chapter  5.   Introduction to the Formal Semantics
        The Benefits of a Formal Semantics
        Getting Started with the Formal Semantics
        Learning More about XQuery
        The Forest through the Trees
      Part  IV.   Databases
        Chapter  6.   Mapping between XML and Relational Data
        Framing the Problem
        LOB or Compose?
        Composition Techniques: Common Concepts
        Composition Techniques: Examples
        Shredding
        Implementation Concepts
        Conclusion
        Chapter  7.   Integrating XQuery and Relational Database Systems
        Getting Started
        Relational Storage of XML: The XML Type
        Integrating XQuery and SQL: Querying XML Datatypes
        Physical Mappings of XQuery
        Top-Level XQuery
        Conclusion and Issues
        Chapter  8.   A Native XML DBMS
        What Is XML Data?
        Interfaces to a Native XML Database
        Full-Text Search in a Native XML Database
        Sample Applications
        Conclusion
        References
        Glossary


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