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METAXPath

Curtis E. Dyreson , Michael H. Böhlen , Christian S. Jensen
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This paper presents the METAXPath data model and query language. METAXPath extends XPath with support for XML metadata. XPath is a specification language for locations in an XML document. It serves as the basis for XML query languages like XSLT and the XML Query Algebra. The METAXPath data model is a nested XPath tree. Each level of metadata induces a new level of nesting. The data model separates metadata and data into different dataspaces, supports meta-metadata, and enables sharing of metadata common to a group of nodes without duplication. The METAXPath query language has a level shift operator to shift a query from a data level to a metadata level. METAXPath maximally reuses XPath hence the changes needed to support metadata are few. METAXPath is fully compatible with XPath.

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Curtis E. Dyreson
School of E. E. and C. S. Department of Computer Science Washington State University, USA,
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Michael H. Böhlen
Department of Computer Science Aalborg University, Denmark,
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Christian S. Jensen
Department of Computer Science Aalborg University, Denmark,
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Dyreson, C., Böhlen, M., & Jensen, C. (2001). METAXPath. International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications, 2001. https://doi.org/10.23106/dcmi.952106446

DOI : 10.23106/dcmi.952106446

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