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Eugene KirinSubject: Dynamical xpath
Author: Eugene Kirin
Date: 25 Aug 2005 12:29 PM
Hi!
I'm wonder, can I form dynamical xpath in xquery? I mean:

xml example:
------------
<book>
<first-chapter>first chapter example</first-chapter>
<second-chapter>second chapter example</second-chapter>
</book>
------------
xquery: (don't work)
------------
declare function selectChapter($var as xs:string) as node()* {
/book/$var (:Dynamical xpath:)
};

let $chapterType := ("first-chapter", "second-chapter")
return for $type in $chapterType
return selectChapter($type)

I know this script doesn't work, but maybe I need change it. Do you know how?

Thanks for your suggests!

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Doug HoopleSubject: Dynamical xpath
Author: Doug Hoople
Date: 26 Aug 2005 11:28 AM
Eugene,

Depending on your parser, you can use the evaluate() extension function.

Assuming the Saxon 8.4 parser, try:

declare function local:selectChapter($var as xs:string) as node()* {
let $exprString := string-join( ("/book/", $var), "" )
return saxon:evaluate($exprString)
};

Of course, you'll have to also set your context properly to make this work, but this at least answers your dynamic expression formation question.

Doug Hoople

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(Deleted User) Subject: Dynamical xpath
Author: (Deleted User)
Date: 30 Aug 2005 08:36 AM
Hi Eugene,
you can try with this code:

declare function selectChapter($var as xs:string) as node()* {
/book/*[local-name() = $var] (:Dynamical xpath:)
};

Hope thie helps,
Alberto

 
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