Hi Jakob, Over the last several releases, MarkLogic Server has added functionality that was added to the XQuery specification since the May 2003 spec( May 2003 is the version that MarkLogic Server 3.2 is based on). For some examples and details about what was added above the May 2003 spec, see the section starting on page 26 of the Release Notes where it describes some function and operator additions (some examples: fn:abs, fn:reverse, fn:codepoint-equal were added).
As you know, the process for the XQuery recommendation took several years, and the general approach Mark Logic has taken is to keep the May 2003 syntax (which substantively only differs from the 2007 recommendation in the prolog), while adding bits that were clarified in later versions of the spec. The philosophy has been that there are a lot of customers with May 2003-based XQuery applications out there, so respect that XQuery code base until XQuery is indeed a recommendation, especially in light of many of the changes being cosmetic (the use of semi-colons in the prolog, for example). At the upcoming user conference in San Francisco next week (http://marklogic.com/UserConference2008/), there might be some more details available. I encourage anyone to sign up and see what there is to see. -Danny -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jakob Fix Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 4:08 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [MarkLogic Dev General] question about xquery support Hello, we're currently evaluating the use of MarkLogic in my organisation, and I came across the following phrase in the release notes [1] which made me frown: "Additionally, much of the added functionality in the January 2007 W3C XQuery Recommendation is implemented in MarkLogic Server 3.2." How much is 'much', and what's been left out and why? Thanks in advance. -- cheers, Jakob. [1] http://developer.marklogic.com/pubs/3.2/books/relnotes.pdf _______________________________________________ General mailing list [email protected] http://xqzone.com/mailman/listinfo/general _______________________________________________ General mailing list [email protected] http://xqzone.com/mailman/listinfo/general
