• Chapter 1: Getting Started with Stylus Studio®
• Chapter 2: Editing and Querying XML
• Chapter 3: Converting Non-XML Files to XML
• Chapter 4: Working with XSLT
• Chapter 5: Creating XSLT Using the XSLT Mapper
• Chapter 6: Debugging Stylesheets
• Chapter 7: Defining XML Schemas
• Chapter 8: Defining Document Type Definitions
• Chapter 9: Writing XPath Expressions
  • About the XPath Processor
  • Using the XPath Query Editor
    • Parts of the XPath Query Editor
    • Displaying the XPath Query Editor
    • Working with XPath Queries
      • Executing the Query
      • Creating a New Query
      • Deleting a Query
    • Working with Query Results
    • Working with Namespaces
  • Sample Data for Examples and Practice
  • Getting Started with Queries
  • Specifying the Nodes to Evaluate
  • Handling Strings and Text
  • Specifying Boolean Expressions and Functions
  • Specifying Number Operations and Functions
  • Comparing Values
  • Finding a Particular Node
  • Obtaining a Union
  • Obtaining Information About a Node or a Node Set
  • Using XPath Expressions in Stylesheets
  • Accessing Other Documents During Query Execution
  • XPath Quick Reference
• Chapter 10: Working with XQuery in Stylus Studio
• Chapter 11: Composing Web Service Calls
• Chapter 12: Working with WSDL Documents
• Chapter 13: Building XML Pipelines
• Chapter 14: Publishing XML Data
• Chapter 15: Integrating with Third-Party File Systems
• Chapter 16: Extending Stylus Studio
• Chapter 17: The Stylus Studio Java API
• Chapter 18: Stylus Studio GUI Reference

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Working with XPath Queries

When you display the XPath Query Editor, an empty query is created for you. The query name, Query1, is displayed on a tab in the XPath Query Editor window.You can start typing the XPath expression on the first line in the editing pane; use the Enter key to move the cursor to a new line.

You can create up to sixty-four queries for a single document; each is given the name Query n, where n is a unique number incremented by one. You cannot name queries.

Queries are saved with the project. Changes you make - either to query expressions, or creating and deleting queries - are saved when you save the project, and not the document.

Executing the Query

Stylus Studio executes XPath query expressions based on the cursor's current position in the document, regardless of which editor is currently active.

To execute the query:

Stylus Studio processes the query and displays the result in the results pane.

Alternatives:

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Creating a New Query

To create a new query:

A new tab appears in the XPath Query Editor.

Alternative:

Deleting a Query

To delete a query:

The tab associated with the query is removed from the XPath Query Editor. The query itself is deleted when you save the project.

Alternative: