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XQuery



XQuery is a query and functional programming language designed for querying and transforming XML data. It provides powerful capabilities for extracting and manipulating data from XML documents using a declarative syntax similar to SQL. XQuery allows users to specify complex queries and transformations by combining various functions, operators, and XPath expressions. It supports filtering, sorting, grouping, and aggregating XML data, making it suitable for a wide range of data processing tasks. XQuery is commonly used in conjunction with other XML technologies such as XPath (XML Path Language) and XSLT (eXtensible Stylesheet Language Transformations) for advanced data processing and transformation tasks. Its expressive and flexible nature makes XQuery a valuable tool for working with XML data in diverse applications, including database querying, web services, and content management systems.