Re: [xml-dev] dynamic xpath eval in xquery?

["James Fuller" <james.fuller.2007@gmail.com>]

thx, was having a brain cramp ....

ta, Jim Fuller

On 10/9/07, Michael Kay <mike@saxonica.com> wrote:
> You can either generate the whole query dynamically, or you can use an
> xx:evaluate() extension, which is offered in many implementations (just as
> with XSLT). Though some query products seem to have decided on the name
> xx:eval().
>
> Michael Kay
> http://www.saxonica.com/
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: James Fuller [mailto:james.fuller.2007@gmail.com]
> > Sent: 09 October 2007 11:47
> > To: xml-dev@lists.xml.org
> > Subject: [xml-dev] dynamic xpath eval in xquery?
> >
> > given in xquery v1.0
> >
> > let $xml := <test><a><b></b></a>
> >
> > let $xpathstring := ''test/a/b"
> >
> > return $xml/$xpathstring
> >
> > I know this is not possible ;) ... though I am having a brain cramp...
> >
> > wondering what the best approach for doing this type of thing
> > in XQuery.
> >
> > tia, Jim Fuller
> >
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