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XMLSpy® 2012 includes an XQuery debugger for testing and perfecting your XQuery code.

The intuitive XMLSpy® 2012 XQuery debugger includes a multi-panel interface that displays the XQuery document, the source XML document (optional), and the current XQuery processor context. Below these three panels, Context and Callstack information windows include multiple tabs that supply all the necessary debugging information.

You can start the XQuery debugger at any time when working with an XQuery document. XMLSpy® 2012 will prompt you to choose the XML instance document to use as a source for the XQuery. If a reference to an associated XML instance document is contained within the XQuery document, you can select "Skip," and the debugger will simply open the XQuery file next to the result panel. If an XML / XQuery file designation has not been specified, you can select an XML instance document, and the XML and XQuery files are opened side-by-side next to the result panel.

The XQuery debugger allows you to set breakpoints on any node in the XML file and any expression in the XQuery document to halt the debugger whenever a particular node or instruction is accessed. When you click the Start Debugger/Go icon, the XQuery processor stops at the first breakpoint and displays the partial output relative to the context of the XQuery processor at that point in the document. The debugger highlights the current node in the XML file and the current instruction in the XQuery document, and all variables, xpath-watch values, and call stack data relevant to that point are displayed in the debugger info windows.

The ability to see the specific XML data node, the XQuery instruction, and the partial output at the same time provides you with an immediate visual understanding of the way that your XQuery document is processing the XML data. While the debugger is open you can make changes to your XML and/or XQuery documents at any time using the intelligent editing features of XMLSpy® 2012.

XMLSpy® 2012 also includes an XQuery profiler to help you identify and eliminate any bottlenecks in your XQuery code quickly and easily.

Experience the ease with which you can edit, debug, profile, and execute XQuery documents in XMLSpy® 2012 - Download a free 30-day trial of XMLSpy.