XQUERY SELECT()
Purpose
Used to query nodes by attribute and value in an XML file previously opened with XQUERY_OPEN()
Syntax
XQUERY_SELECT(<expC1>)
See Also
MQCLOSE(), MQCREATE(), MQCURMSGS(), MQOPEN(), MQSEND(), MQRECEIVE(), MQUNLINK(), XML_DECODE(), XML_ENCODE(), XML_GATHER(), XML_SCATTER(), XQUERY(), XQUERY_CLOSE(), XQUERY_COUNT(), XQUERY_DECODE(), XQUERY_FILE(), XQUERY_NODE(), XQUERY_OPEN()
Description
The XQUERY_SELECT() function is used to query nodes by attribute and value in an XML file previously opened with XQUERY_OPEN().
<expC1>
The character expression <expC1> is the query expression.
To query all nodes that have a specific attribute use the notation [@name<operator>value] e.g.
xquery_select("book[@category='children']")
To query all nodes that have a specific value use the notation [node<operator>value] e.g.
xquery_select("/bookstore/book[year>'2010']")
Supported <operator> operators are:
- =
- !=
- >
- >=
- <
- <=
Other XQuery functions available:
The XQUERY_OPEN() function is used to open an XML file for parsing using XQuery notation. After opening using XQUERY_OPEN(), the XQUERY_NODE() function can be used to search for a specified XML node and XQUERY_COUNT() to return a count of a specified XML node. The XQUERY_SELECT() function provides the ability to query nodes by attribute and value. The XQUERY_CLOSE() function is used to close the XML file.
The XQUERY() function is used to parse XML strings using XQuery notation.
The XQUERY_FILE() function is used to parse XML files using XQuery notation.
The XQUERY_DECODE() function is used to return an object from an XML string.
Example
mybooks.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <bookstore> <book category="COOKING"> <title lang="en">Pulse</title> <author>Jenny Chandler</author> <year>2013</year> <format>Hardback</format> </book> <book category="COOKING"> <title lang="en">Riverford Farm Cook Book</title> <author>Guy Watson</author> <author>Jane Baxter</author> <year>2008</year> <format>Paperback</format> </book> <book category="CHILDREN"> <title lang="en">The House At Pooh Corner</title> <author>A. A. Milne</author> <year>1928</year> <format>Hardback</format> </book> <book category="CRIME"> <title lang="en">Knots and Crosses</title> <author>Ian Rankin</author> <year>2008</year> <format>EPUB</format> </book> <book category="PHILOSOPHY"> <title lang="fr">Le mythe de Sisyphe</title> <author>Albert Camus</author> <year>1943</year> <format>Paperback</format> </book> </bookstore>
// Examples using mybooks.xml xquery_open("mybooks.xml") xquery_select("book[@category='children']") obj = xquery_decode() ? obj // Results: Dynarray (refcnt=1) ( [book] => Dynarray (refcnt=1) ( [1] => Dynarray (refcnt=1) ( [title] => Dynarray (refcnt=1) ( [text] => The House At Pooh Corner [attributes] => Dynarray (refcnt=1) ( [lang] => en ) ) [author] => Dynarray (refcnt=1) ( [text] => A. A. Milne [attributes] => Dynarray (refcnt=1) ( ) ) [year] => Dynarray (refcnt=1) ( [text] => 1928 [attributes] => Dynarray (refcnt=1) ( ) ) [format] => Dynarray (refcnt=1) ( [text] => Hardback [attributes] => Dynarray (refcnt=1) ( ) ) [attributes] => Dynarray (refcnt=1) ( [category] => CHILDREN ) ) ) ) xquery_open("mybooks.xml") xquery_select("/bookstore/book[year>'2010']") obj = xquery_decode() ? obj // Results: Dynarray (refcnt=1) ( [book] => Dynarray (refcnt=1) ( [1] => Dynarray (refcnt=1) ( [title] => Dynarray (refcnt=1) ( [text] => Pulse [attributes] => Dynarray (refcnt=1) ( [lang] => en ) ) [author] => Dynarray (refcnt=1) ( [text] => Jenny Chandler [attributes] => Dynarray (refcnt=1) ( ) ) [year] => Dynarray (refcnt=1) ( [text] => 2013 [attributes] => Dynarray (refcnt=1) ( ) ) [format] => Dynarray (refcnt=1) ( [text] => Hardback [attributes] => Dynarray (refcnt=1) ( ) ) [attributes] => Dynarray (refcnt=1) ( [category] => COOKING ) ) ) )