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What is Xquery?

4 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/what-is-xquery.104430/

indiapavan
indiapavan Original post #1
Dec 15, 2008 at 8:13 AM
I recently came across something called as Xquery. I don't know what exactly it is. So I was wondering if anyone here could show me a way to learn it and implement it.:)
Faun
Faun #2
Dec 15, 2008 at 8:29 AM
its a Javascript framework, probably the best for freelance developers.
Garbage
Garbage #3
Dec 15, 2008 at 8:33 AM
A formal definition of XQuery

A good begginers' tutorial

And here is some customized versions & tutorials

its a Javascript framework, probably the best for freelance developers.
I think you are talking about jQuery.
He is asking about XQuery.

XQuery is a query language for XML.
Faun
Faun #4
Dec 15, 2008 at 9:28 AM
^^oh...yeah, i mixed it up

Actually using XQuery and XPath you can get desired data from an XML file. Just like queries in SQL :p