XQuery Module
This XQuery Module contains functions for evaluating XQuery strings and modules at runtime.
Contents
Conventions
All functions in this module are assigned to the http://basex.org/modules/xquery
namespace, which is statically bound to the xquery
prefix.
All errors are assigned to the http://basex.org/errors
namespace, which is statically bound to the bxerr
prefix.
Functions
xquery:eval
Signatures | xquery:eval($query as xs:string) as item()* xquery:eval($query as xs:string, $bindings as map(*)) as item()* xquery:eval($query as xs:string, $bindings as map(*), $options as map(xs:string, xs:string)) as item() |
Summary | Evaluates the supplied $query string as XQuery expression and returns the resulting items.The evaluated query has its own query context. If a returned node is stored in a database, a main-memory copy will be returned as result, because the referenced database is closed after query execution and will not be accessible anymore. Variables and context items can be declared via $bindings . The specified keys must be QNames or strings:
The
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Errors | BXXQ0001 : the query contains updating expressions.BXXQ0003 : insufficient permissions for evaluating the query.BXXQ0004 : query execution exceeded timeout or memory constraints.FOTY0013 : the expression yields function items.Any other error that may occur while evaluating the query. |
Examples |
xquery:eval("//country", map { '': db:open('factbook') })
xquery:eval(".", map { '': 'XML' }), xquery:eval("declare variable $xml external; $xml", map { 'xml': 'XML' }), xquery:eval( "declare namespace pref='URI'; declare variable $pref:xml external; $pref:xml", map { '{URI}xml': 'XML' } )
declare namespace pref = 'URI'; xquery:eval("declare variable $xml external; $xml", map { xs:QName('xml'): 'XML' }), let $query := "declare namespace pref='URI'; declare variable $pref:xml external; $pref:xml" let $vars := map { xs:QName('pref:xml'): 'XML' } return xquery:eval($query, $vars) |
xquery:update
Signatures | xquery:update($query as xs:string) as item()* xquery:update($query as xs:string, $bindings as map(*)) as item()* xquery:update($query as xs:string, $bindings as map(*), $options as map(xs:string, xs:string)) as item() |
Summary | Evaluates $query as updating XQuery expression at runtime.All updates will be added to the Pending Update List of the main query and performed after the evaluation of the main query. The semantics of the $bindings and $options parameters is the same as for xquery:eval.
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Errors | BXXQ0002 : the query contains no updating expressions.BXXQ0003 : insufficient permissions for evaluating the query.BXXQ0004 : query execution exceeded timeout or memory constraints.FOTY0013 : the expression yields function items.Any other error that may occur while evaluating the query. |
xquery:parse
Template:Mark: pass
option added
Signatures | xquery:parse($query as xs:string) as item()* xquery:parse($query as xs:string, $options as map(*)) as item() |
Summary | Parses the specified $query string as XQuery module and returns the resulting query plan. The $options parameter influences the output:
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Errors | Any error that may occur while parsing the query. |
Examples |
<MainModule updating="false"> <QueryPlan compiled="false"> <Arith op="+"> <Int value="1" type="xs:integer"/> <Int value="3" type="xs:integer"/> </Arith> </QueryPlan> </MainModule> |
xquery:parse-uri
Signatures | xquery:parse-uri($uri as xs:string) as item()* xquery:parse-uri($uri as xs:string, $options as map(*)) as item()* |
Summary | Parses the XQuery module located at $uri and returns the resulting query plan. The $options parameter is the same as for xquery:parse.
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Errors | Any error that may occur while parsing the query. |
xquery:invoke
Template:Mark: will be renamed to xquery:eval-uri
Signatures | xquery:invoke($uri as xs:string) as item()* xquery:invoke($uri as xs:string, $bindings as map(*)) as item()* xquery:invoke($uri as xs:string, $bindings as map(*), $options as map(*)) as item()* |
Summary | Evaluates the XQuery module located at $uri at runtime and returns the resulting items. Database nodes in the result will be copied and returned instead.The semantics of the $bindings and $options parameters is the same as for xquery:eval.
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Errors | BXXQ0001 : the expression contains updating expressions.BXXQ0003 : insufficient permissions for evaluating the query.BXXQ0004 : query execution exceeded timeout.FOTY0013 : the expression yields function items.Any other error that may occur while evaluating the query. |
xquery:type
Signatures | xquery:type($expr as item()*) as item()*
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Summary | Similar to fn:trace($expr, $msg) , but instead of a user-defined message, it emits the compile-time type and estimated result size of its argument.
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Errors
Code | Description |
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BXXQ0001
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The specified query contains updating expressions. |
BXXQ0002
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The specified query contains no updating expressions. |
BXXQ0003
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Insufficient permissions for evaluating the query. |
BXXQ0004
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Query execution exceeded timeout. |
Changelog
- Version 8.4
- Added: xquery:parse-uri
- Updated: xquery:parse:
pass
option added
- Version 8.0
- Added: xquery:update, xquery:parse
- Deleted: xquery:evaluate (opened databases will now be closed by main query)
- Version 7.8.2
- Added:
$options
argument
- Version 7.8
- Added: xquery:evaluate
- Updated: used variables must be explicitly declared in the query string.
This module was introduced with Version 7.3. Functions have been adopted from the obsolete Utility Module.