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== Visualizations ==
The BaseX GUI offers various visualizations,
which help you to explore your XML data instances from different perspectives:
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td valign="top" width="49%">
[[Image:TextView.jpg|thumb|Text View]]
'''Text'''
:Displays query results and other textual output. Query results can be saved in a file.
</td><td valign="top" width="2%"> </td><td valign="top" width="49%">
[[Image:MapView.jpg|thumb|Map View]]
'''Map'''
:This visualization represents all data in a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treemap TreeMap]. All nodes of the XML document are represented as rectangles, filling the complete area. You can choose different layout algorithms in the Menu ''Options'' → ''Map Layout''.
</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">
[[Image:TreeView.jpg|thumb|Tree View]]
'''Tree'''
:This visualization displays all XML nodes in a top down tree with edges and nodes. You can change some settings of the Tree in the Menu ''Options'' → ''Tree Options''.
</td><td valign="top" width="2%"> </td><td valign="top" width="49%">
[[Image:FolderView.jpg|thumb|Folder View]]
'''Folder'''
:This visualization displays all nodes in an Explorer-like folder view. Nodes can be expanded or closed by clicking on the arrows.
</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">
[[Image:Scatterplot.jpg|thumb|Scatterplot View]]
'''Plot'''
:This visualization displays all nodes in a scatterplot, which is particularly helpful if you want to explore analyze your data. Three drop down menus allow custom axis assignments.
</td><td valign="top" width="2%"> </td><td valign="top" width="49%">
[[Image:TableView.jpg|thumb|The Table View]]
'''Table'''
:This visualization comes in handy if your data is highly regular. It displays all nodes in a table with rows and columns. Different assignments can be chosen by clicking on the arrow in the right upper corner.
</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">
[[Image:ExplorerView.jpg|thumb|Explorer View]]
'''Explorer'''
:With this visualization you can explore the contents of your database via drop-down menus, search fields and double sliders.
</td><td valign="top" width="2%"> </td><td valign="top" width="49%">
[[Image:InfoView.png|thumb|Info View]]
'''Info'''
:This view is helpful for analyzing the query plans of your XQuery expressions. It also displays information on the compilation and evaluation of queries.
</td></tr></table>
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* '''Realtime Filtering''': If enabled, all visualizations will be limited to the actual results in realtime. If this feature is disabled, the query results are highlighted in the visualizations and can be ecplicitly filtered with the 'Filter' button.
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== Querying ==
<code> //country[name = "Switzerland"]//city</code>
== Visualizations ==
The BaseX GUI offers various visualizations,
which help you to explore your XML data instances from different perspectives:
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td valign="top" width="49%">
[[Image:TextView.jpg|thumb|Text View]]
'''Text'''
:Displays query results and other textual output. Query results can be saved in a file.
</td><td valign="top" width="2%"> </td><td valign="top" width="49%">
[[Image:MapView.jpg|thumb|Map View]]
'''Map'''
:This visualization represents all data in a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treemap TreeMap]. All nodes of the XML document are represented as rectangles, filling the complete area. You can choose different layout algorithms in the Menu ''Options'' → ''Map Layout''.
</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">
[[Image:TreeView.jpg|thumb|Tree View]]
'''Tree'''
:This visualization displays all XML nodes in a top down tree with edges and nodes. You can change some settings of the Tree in the Menu ''Options'' → ''Tree Options''.
</td><td valign="top" width="2%"> </td><td valign="top" width="49%">
[[Image:FolderView.jpg|thumb|Folder View]]
'''Folder'''
:This visualization displays all nodes in an Explorer-like folder view. Nodes can be expanded or closed by clicking on the arrows.
</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">
[[Image:Scatterplot.jpg|thumb|Scatterplot View]]
'''Plot'''
:This visualization displays all nodes in a scatterplot, which is particularly helpful if you want to explore analyze your data. Three drop down menus allow custom axis assignments.
</td><td valign="top" width="2%"> </td><td valign="top" width="49%">
[[Image:TableView.jpg|thumb|The Table View]]
'''Table'''
:This visualization comes in handy if your data is highly regular. It displays all nodes in a table with rows and columns. Different assignments can be chosen by clicking on the arrow in the right upper corner.
</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">
[[Image:ExplorerView.jpg|thumb|Explorer View]]
'''Explorer'''
:With this visualization you can explore the contents of your database via drop-down menus, search fields and double sliders.
</td><td valign="top" width="2%"> </td><td valign="top" width="49%">
[[Image:InfoView.png|thumb|Info View]]
'''Info'''
:This view is helpful for analyzing the query plans of your XQuery expressions. It also displays information on the compilation and evaluation of queries.
</td></tr></table>
== What's Next? ==
