F

fields, table queries

header, 91

name changes, 101102

file size considerations, document creation , 143

flat data, object model , 227229 , 237

flexibility

in XLink, 332

XML advantages, 3

float data type, 372

FLWOR statement, XQuery language

embedded for loops and communication, 309310

for loop, 303304

let clause, 308

order by clause, 307308

return clause, 303305

where clause, 306307

for loop, 277 , 303304

FOR XML clause

AUTO mode, 169, 174177

BINARY BASE64 mode, 170

ELEMENTS mode, 169

EXPLICIT mode, 169, 179181

PATH mode, 170, 181183

RAW mode, 169173

SELECT statement, 169

XMLDATA mode, 170

XMLSCHEMA mode, 170

formatDate() method, 81

formatIndex() method, 81

format--number function, 77

formatNumber() method, 81

formatTime() method, 81

forward slash (/) , 13 , 266

from attribute, XLink, 321

FROM clause, 89

full outer joins , 109110

full--text indexes , 259

function--available function, 77

functions .

See also methods

CAST , 147

custom--built, 303

element--available , 77

format--number , 77

function--available , 77

generate--id , 77

instance() , 345

interpretation, SOAP messages, 214

last() , 276, 290

methods versus, 7677

MULTISET , 147

node() , 277

node--set , 77

OPENROWSET , 185

OPENXML , 183184

position() , 276, 290

POWER , 99

property() , 345

REC2XML , 437438

ROUND , 96

system--property , 77

TO_Char , 93

TRIM , 138

XMLQuery , 311312

XMLTable , 311312

XPath scripting language

accessor, 282

Boolean, 286

constructor, 283284

context, 289290

date, 286287

duration, 286287

error, 283

list of, 281282

node, 288

QName, 287

sequence, 288289

string, 285

time, 286287

tracing, 283

URI, 285

xpointer() , 337338

XQuery language, 303

XSL, 7680

ZD , 97