3.6.1.1 Extracting an Entire XML Document

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Part 1 The Basic for Developing Application

> Chapter 3 Data Search Methods

> 3.6 Extracting Search Results

> 3.6.1 Extracting Data in XML Format

3.6.1.1 Extracting an Entire XML Document

An entire XML document can be extracted by specifying only '/' in the return expression.

Example

Extract an entire XML document:

Result

<doc>
  <employee>
    <eno>19980120</eno>
    <name>Sara Jones</name>
    <sno>1001</sno>
    <phone>2201-1101</phone>
    <email>sara.jones@shunsaku.fujitsu.com.au</email>
  </employee>
  <basic>
    <date>2006/02/16</date>
    <expense>$72.00</expense>
  </basic>
  <detail>
    <destination>Head Office</destination>
    <area>Clearview, Belair, Adelaide</area>
    <purpose>Regular project meeting</purpose>
    <train>$66.00</train>
    <taxi>$6.00</taxi>
    <hotel></hotel>
    <comment>None</comment>
  </detail>
  <report>Must create and report a sales results chart by next meeting</report>
</doc>

When a sort expression is specified, XML documents found using the search expression will be returned in the order determined by the sort expression.

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