Tamino XQuery User Guide - Software AG Documentation
Tamino XQuery User Guide - Software AG Documentation
Tamino XQuery User Guide - Software AG Documentation
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Preface<br />
This document describes how to use <strong>Tamino</strong> <strong>XQuery</strong>, <strong>Software</strong> <strong>AG</strong>'s implementation of the W3C<br />
<strong>XQuery</strong> language.<br />
This documentation is directed to anyone who wants to use <strong>Tamino</strong> <strong>XQuery</strong> as a means to submit<br />
queries to a <strong>Tamino</strong> database. This includes users who wish to communicate directly with <strong>Tamino</strong><br />
via the <strong>Tamino</strong> Interactive Interface as well as application programmers who want to deploy<br />
<strong>XQuery</strong> in their database client applications.<br />
It introduces you to <strong>Tamino</strong> <strong>XQuery</strong> by presenting typical query use cases. It discusses the core<br />
concepts and illustrates them with several examples. You will also find pointers to information<br />
that is related to <strong>XQuery</strong>, but not part of the language.<br />
The documentation covers the following topics:<br />
First Steps<br />
■ Query Examples<br />
The Concepts of <strong>XQuery</strong> ■ The Nuts and Bolts of <strong>XQuery</strong><br />
■ FLWOR Expressions<br />
■ Performing Update Operations<br />
■ Calling <strong>XQuery</strong> through a Web Service<br />
■ CRUD Usage of a <strong>Tamino</strong> Doctype as a Web Service<br />
■ Text Retrieval<br />
Advanced Usage<br />
■ Namespaces<br />
■ <strong>User</strong>-Defined Functions<br />
■ Defining and Using Modules<br />
■ Serializing Query Results<br />
■ Collations<br />
Related Information<br />
■ Internal Resources<br />
■ W3C Resources<br />
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