Chapter 5. XQuery
The W3C defines the powerful XML Query (XQuery) language for querying XML data. SQL Server 2008 provides built-in support for XQuery via its xml data type methods. In this chapter, I will examine SQL Server's XQuery implementation and support, including keywords, syntax, and the XQuery/XPath Data Model (XDM). As always, I'll provide working examples to illustrate and highlight XQuery functionality along the way.
SQL Server implements XQuery through its xml data type methods: query(), value(), nodes(), exists(), and modify(). I introduced these methods in Chapter 3. I will begin this chapter with an introduction to the XQuery language and the XDM, finishing up with tips for maximizing SQL Server XQuery performance.
Introducing the ...
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