In Search of Context: XQuery and XPathThe Need for XPathDirectories and NodesAddressingXPath 1.0XPath 2.0's New FeaturesUnderstanding SequencesSequences Versus Node-setsEnumerating with the to OperatorFunctions Acting On SequencesUnderstanding the Core Sequences FunctionsManipulating Set FunctionsHandling Aggregate FunctionsThe tokenize() FunctionWorking with External ResourcesCutting Verbosity with XPath Command StructuresUsing if-then-elseUsing for-returnBuilding a Custom Switch StructureRegular ExpressionsThe matches() FunctionThe replace() FunctionFlagsThe tokenize() FunctionOf Data Types and DatesTypes and XMLTypes and XPathDealing with DatesIn Brief