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Oracle XMLQuery
Version 11.1
 
General
Note: XMLQuery returns query results as XML. XMLTable returns results as relation data.
 
Demo Tables CREATE TABLE person_data (
person_id   NUMBER(3),
person_data XMLTYPE);

Demo Data
INSERT INTO person_data
(person_id, person_data)
VALUES
(1, XMLTYPE('
 <PDRecord>
   <PDName>Daniel Morgan</PDName>
   <PDDOB>12/1/1951</PDDOB>
   <PDEmail>[email protected]</PDEmail>
 </PDRecord>')
);

INSERT INTO person_data
(person_id, person_data)
VALUES
(2, XMLTYPE('
 <PDRecord>
   <PDName>Jack Cline</PDName>
   <PDDOB>5/17/1949</PDDOB>
   <PDEmail>[email protected]</PDEmail>
 </PDRecord>')
);

INSERT INTO person_data
(person_id, person_data)
VALUES
(3, XMLTYPE('
 <PDRecord>
   <PDName>Caleb Small</PDName>
   <PDDOB>1/1/1960</PDDOB>
   <PDEmail>[email protected]</PDEmail>
 </PDRecord>')
);

COMMIT;

col person_data format a50

SELECT * FROM person_data;

set long 100000

SELECT * FROM person_data;
 
SELECT

Simple Query (with equals)
SELECT <column_list>, XMLQuery (
'for $i IN <record_end_tag>
 where $i<item_end_tag> = <value>
 order by $i<item_end_tag>
 return $i<item_end_tag>'
PASSING BY VALUE <xml_record_column>
RETURNING CONTENT) <returning_column_alias>
FROM <table_name>;

Note: What is within the parentheses is case sensitive, and you cannot use Upper Case or InitCap for commands.

SELECT person_id, XMLQuery(
'for $i in /PDRecord
 where $i /PDName = "Daniel Morgan"
 order by $i/PDName
 return $i/PDName'
passing by value person_data
RETURNING CONTENT) XMLData
FROM person_data;

SELECT person_id, XMLQuery (
'for $i in /PDRecord
 where $i /PDName eq "Daniel Morgan"
 order by $i/PDName
 return $i/PDName'
passing by value person_data
RETURNING CONTENT) XMLData
FROM person_data;

Greater Than
SELECT person_id, XMLQuery (
'for $i in /PDRecord
 where $i /PDName > "Daniel Morgan"
 order by $i/PDName
 return $i/PDName'
passing by value person_data
RETURNING CONTENT) XMLData
FROM person_data;

SELECT person_id, XMLQuery (
'for $i in /PDRecord
 where $i /PDName gt "Daniel Morgan"
 order by $i/PDName
 return $i/PDName'
passing by value person_data
RETURNING CONTENT) XMLData
FROM person_data;

Greater Than Or Equal To
SELECT person_id, XMLQuery (
'for $i in /PDRecord
 where $i /PDName >= "Daniel Morgan"
 order by $i/PDName
 return $i/PDName'
passing by value person_data
RETURNING CONTENT) XMLData
FROM person_data;

SELECT person_id, XMLQuery (
'for $i in /PDRecord
 where $i /PDName ge "Daniel Morgan"
 order by $i/PDName
 return $i/PDName'
passing by value person_data
RETURNING CONTENT) XMLData
FROM person_data;

Less Than
SELECT person_id, XMLQuery (
'for $i in /PDRecord
 where $i /PDName < "Daniel Morgan"
 order by $i/PDName
 return $i/PDName'
passing by value person_data
RETURNING CONTENT) XMLData
FROM person_data;

SELECT person_id, XMLQuery (
'for $i in /PDRecord
 where $i /PDName lt "Daniel Morgan"
 order by $i/PDName
 return $i/PDName'
passing by value person_data
RETURNING CONTENT) XMLData
FROM person_data;

Less Than Or Equal To
SELECT person_id, XMLQuery (
'for $i in /PDRecord
 where $i /PDName >= "Daniel Morgan"
 order by $i/PDName
 return $i/PDName'
passing by value person_data
RETURNING CONTENT) XMLData
FROM person_data;

SELECT person_id, XMLQuery (
'for $i in /PDRecord
 where $i /PDName le "Daniel Morgan"
 order by $i/PDName
 return $i/PDName'
passing by value person_data
RETURNING CONTENT) XMLData
FROM person_data;

Not Equals
SELECT person_id, XMLQuery (
'for $i in /PDRecord
 where $i /PDName != "Daniel Morgan"
 order by $i/PDName
 return $i/PDName'
passing by value person_data
RETURNING CONTENT) XMLData
FROM person_data;

SELECT person_id, XMLQuery (
'for $i in /PDRecord
 where $i /PDName ne "Daniel Morgan"
 order by $i/PDName
 return $i/PDName'
passing by value person_data
RETURNING CONTENT) XMLData
FROM person_data;

Additional Syntax Elements
[ // div union <CastAs>
- >> * intersect <CastableAs>
+ and idiv <EOF>
| or mod <InstanceOf>
except is to <TreatAs>
 
Related Topics
DBMS_XMLGEN
XML Functions
XMLTable
XML Tables
 
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