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   Re: [xml-dev] XPath 2.0 - how much of XQuery should it include?

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Jonathan Robie wrote:
> >I was thinking of something much more simple -- a simple parameter
> >marker (?) that allows you to pass in values a la SQL:
> >
> >    FOR $book IN document("catalog.xml")//book
> >       WHERE $book/author = ?
> >    RETURN $book
> 
> How is this different from a variable?
> 
> define function book-by-author(element author $a)
> {
>     for $book in document("catalog.xml")//book
>     where $book/author = $a
>     return $book
> }

It isn't, assuming that variables can be specified by the application
rather than in the query.

-- Ron




 

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