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− | |{{Func|util:if|$ | + | |{{Func|util:if|$condition as item()*, $then as item()*|item()*}}<br/>{{Func|util:if|$condition as item()*, $then as item()*, $else as item()*|item()*}}<br/> |
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− | |Alternative writing for the if/then/else expression | + | |Alternative writing for the if/then/else expression: |
+ | * If the ''effective boolean value'' of {{Code|$condition}} yields true, the {{Code|$then}} branch will be evaluated. | ||
+ | * Otherwise, {{Code|$else}} will be evaluated. If no third argument is supplied, an empty sequence will be returned. | ||
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| '''Examples''' | | '''Examples''' |
Revision as of 17:52, 23 July 2018
This XQuery Module contains various small utility and helper functions. Please note that some of the functions are used for internal query rewritings. They may be renamed or moved to other modules in future versions of BaseX.
Contents
Conventions
All functions and errors in this module and errors are assigned to the http://basex.org/modules/util
namespace, which is statically bound to the util
prefix.
Functions
util:if
Signatures | util:if($condition as item()*, $then as item()*) as item()* util:if($condition as item()*, $then as item()*, $else as item()*) as item()* |
Summary | Alternative writing for the if/then/else expression:
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util:item-at
Signatures | util:item-at($sequence as item()*, $position as xs:double) as item()? |
Summary | Returns the item from $sequence at the specified $position . Equivalent to $sequence[$position] .
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util:item-range
Signatures | util:item-range($sequence as item()*, $first as xs:double, $last as xs:double) as item()* |
Summary | Returns items from $sequence , starting at position $first and ending at $last . Equivalent to subsequence($sequence, $first, $last - $first + 1) .
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util:last-from
Signatures | util:last-from($sequence as item()*) as item()? |
Summary | Returns last item of a $sequence . Equivalent to $sequence[last()] .
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util:replicate
Signatures | util:replicate($sequence as item()*, $count as xs:integer) as item()* |
Summary | Returns $count instances of the specified $sequence . A similar result can be generated with (1 to $count) ! $sequence , but in the latter case, the right-hand expression will be evaluated multiple times.
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Errors | negative : The specified number is negative.
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Errors
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negative
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The specified number is negative. |
Changelog
- Version 9.1
- Added: util:if
- Version 9.0
- Added: util:replicate
The Module was introduced with Version 8.5.