Query

Description

Specifies an XQuery against an instance of the xml data type. The result is of xml type. The method returns an instance of untyped XML. (Query() in Transact-SQL)

Sample Source Patterns

The following example details the transformation for .query( )

SQL Server

CREATE TABLE xml_demo(object_col XML);

INSERT INTO xml_demo (object_col)
    SELECT
        '<Root>
<ProductDescription ProductID="1" ProductName="Road Bike">
<Features>
  <Warranty>1 year parts and labor</Warranty>
  <Maintenance>3 year parts and labor extended maintenance is available</Maintenance>
</Features>
</ProductDescription>
</Root>';

INSERT INTO xml_demo (object_col)
    SELECT
        '<Root>
<ProductDescription ProductID="2" ProductName="Skate">
<Features>
  <Warranty>1 year parts and labor</Warranty>
  <Maintenance>3 year parts and labor extended maintenance is available</Maintenance>
</Features>
</ProductDescription>
</Root>';

SELECT
    xml_demo.object_col.query('/Root/ProductDescription/Features/Warranty') as Warranty,
    xml_demo.object_col.query('/Root/ProductDescription/Features/Maintenance') as Maintenance
from xml_demo;

Snowflake SQL

CREATE OR REPLACE TABLE xml_demo (object_col OBJECt);

INSERT INTO xml_demo (object_col)
    SELECT
        PARSE_XML('<Root>  
<ProductDescription ProductID="1" ProductName="Road Bike">  
<Features>  
  <Warranty>1 year parts and labor</Warranty>  
  <Maintenance>3 year parts and labor extended maintenance is available</Maintenance>  
</Features>  
</ProductDescription>  
</Root>');

INSERT INTO xml_demo (object_col)
    SELECT
        PARSE_XML('<Root>  
<ProductDescription ProductID="2" ProductName="Skate">  
<Features>  
  <Warranty>1 year parts and labor</Warranty>  
  <Maintenance>3 year parts and labor extended maintenance is available</Maintenance>  
</Features>  
</ProductDescription>  
</Root>');

SELECT
    XMLGET(XMLGET(XMLGET(object_col, 'ProductDescription'), 'Features'), 'Warranty') as Warranty,
    XMLGET(XMLGET(XMLGET(object_col, 'ProductDescription'), 'Features'), 'Maintenance') as Maintenance
from xml_demo;

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