09 May 2009

DBMS: XQuery (Definitions)

"This is a standard method of querying XML data using XML query expressions." (Joseph L Jorden & Dandy Weyn, "MCTS Microsoft SQL Server 2005: Implementation and Maintenance Study Guide - Exam 70-431", 2006)

"Designed to interrogate XML-based data, this standards-based query language also has some programming capabilities." (Robert D. Schneider and Darril Gibson, "Microsoft SQL Server 2008 All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies", 2008)

"XQuery, or XML Query Language, is an XML query language designed to retrieve and interpret data from diverse XML sources." (Michael Coles, "Pro T-SQL 2008 Programmer's Guide", 2008)

"Designed to interrogate XML-based data, this standards-based query language also has some programming capabilities. See also XML." (Robert D Schneider & Darril Gibson, "Microsoft SQL Server 2008 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies", 2008)

"A query language for XML. XQuery allows you to query data from XML documents or any data source that can be viewed as XML, such as relational databases. With XQuery, you can query almost any data source as though it were XML, regardless of how the data is physically stored." (John Goodson & Robert A Steward, "The Data Access Handbook", 2009)

"A query language for retrieving data from an XML document or XML database." (Craig S Mullins, "Database Administration", 2012)

"Functional query language that is broadly applicable to a variety of XML data types derived from Quilt, XPath, and XQL." (SQL Server 2012 Glossary, "Microsoft", 2012)

"XML Query Language, an XML query language designed to retrieve and interpret data from diverse XML sources." (Miguel Cebollero et al, "Pro T-SQL Programmer’s Guide 4th Ed", 2015)

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