Return an input sequence from a specified collection.

Related Syntax Constructs

The following construct(s) refer to this construct:

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Syntax

fn:collection(string $srcval) => node*

Description

This function returns a sequence of document nodes of all documents in a Tamino collection. The collection must be defined in the current database.

Argument

$srcval	The name of the collection in the current database. It must be a string literal.

Example

• Get the characters that are used as delimiter characters in the current database:

  declare namespace ino="http://namespaces.softwareag.com/tamino/response2"
  for    $a in collection("ino:vocabulary")/ino:transliteration/ino:character
  where  $a/@ino:class eq "delimiter"
  return $a