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Altova has added native XQuery support across its entire XML product line, providing developers with a convenient way to work with this emerging standard using the world’s leading family of XML development tools. Learn more about XQuery development and Altova XQuery support by following the links below.

XQuery (XML Query) is a standard from the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) that defines a language for extracting data from XML documents and databases. XQuery is built on the XPath 2.0 specification and includes the XML Schema primitive types, so XML developers should find the XQuery learning curve easy to navigate.

Altova XQuery and XPath 2.0 support is fully compliant with the standards released by the W3C on January 23, 2007.

XMLSpy® 2008 includes native, schema-aware support for XQuery development with AltovaXML™, its built-in, standards-conformant XQuery engine, which is also available as a free download for use in your applications.

To make learning and working with XQuery as easy as possible, XMLSpy includes intelligent editing features such as syntax coloring, context sensitive entry helpers, and code completion, as well as an XQuery debugger and XQuery profiler (see below).

The XMLSpy XQuery Debugger allows you to test and perfect your XQuery code as you’re writing it. You can set breakpoints on any expression in the XQuery document and any node(s) in the associated XML file to halt the debugger whenever that particular instruction or node is accessed. This provides you with an immediate visual understanding of the way that your XQuery document is processing the XML data.

The XMLSpy XQuery profiler monitors your XQuery code as it runs and record how long each process takes. You can then use this information to determine which parts of the code are taking the longest time and optimize any problem areas or bottlenecks.

MapForce® 2008 autogenerates standards-conformant XQuery code for mapping one XML Schema to another XML Schema. Using its intuitive visual interface, MapForce allows you to define data mappings graphically and then generate XQuery code to implement the data transformation.

The ability to generate XQuery code allows you work with XQuery in a native implementation with MapForce acting as a visual XQuery builder. The XQuery code generated by MapForce can then be executed in an XML-enabled database.

AltovaXML™ 2008 is a free XML standards processor that includes the Altova schema-aware XQuery processor, XSLT 1.0 processor, schema-aware XSLT 2.0 processor, and XML validating parser. Now you can use the same engines found in Altova XMLSpy, MapForce, and StyleVision in your own applications, royalty-free. AltovaXML includes COM, Java, and .NET interfaces and supports command line operations. Learn more and download AltovaXML™ 2008.

Native XQuery support is provided in the products above, which are available individually or as part of the Altova® MissionKit™ 2008. Get up to 8 software tools for the price of 2 with the Altova® MissionKit™ 2008! The MissionKit bundles Altova's intelligent application development and data management tools to meet the needs of software architects and XML developers.

Start working with XQuery using the world’s leading XML development toolset – download a free 30-day trial of the Altova® MissionKit™ 2008 today!