XQueryX

• An XML Syntax for XQuery

• Intended for machine processing and programmer convenience, not for human legibility

• In XQuery:

     FOR $t IN document("bib.xml")/bib/book/title
     RETURN
        $t 
  

• In XQueryX:

  <?xml version="1.0"?>
  <xq:query xmlns:xq="http://www.w3.org/2001/06/xqueryx">
    <xq:flwr>
      <xq:forAssignment variable="$t">
        <xq:step axis="CHILD">
          <xq:function name="document">
            <xq:constant datatype="CHARSTRING">bib.xml</xq:constant>
          </xq:function>
          <xq:identifier>bib</xq:identifier>
        </xq:step>
        <xq:step axis="CHILD">
          <xq:identifier>book</xq:identifier>
        </xq:step>
        <xq:step axis="CHILD">
          <xq:identifier>title</xq:identifier>
        </xq:step>
      </xq:forAssignment>
      <xq:return>
        <xq:variable>$b</xq:variable>
      </xq:return>
    </xq:flwr>
  </xq:query>