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talaa123
talaa123

Reputation: 123

Query XML data in a function with namespace

I am facing problems while retrieving data from XML.

with xmlnamespaces ('x-elements' as x)
select 
tb.[Profile].value('(x:ppr/x:static/refId)[1]', 'varchar(22)') testCol
from table1 tb

The above code works perfectly fine. But, when I pass the XML path in a function it compiles correctly but doesn't return data upon calling but just the xml path (that is passed to it).

CREATE FUNCTION testFunc
(
    @p varchar(22)
)
RETURNS nvarchar(max)
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @Rs nvarchar(max);
    with xmlnamespaces ('x-elements' as x)
    select 
        @Rs = tb.[Profile].value('(sql:variable("@p_path"))[1]', 'nvarchar(max)') 
    from table1 tb
    RETURN (@Rs)

END

The result I am getting is "x:ppr/x:sta" (which is a path not the value) whereas it should return a value like "aJxk9pGntc5V" Please suggest a solution!

Upvotes: 0

Views: 160

Answers (1)

Mikael Eriksson
Mikael Eriksson

Reputation: 138980

The parameter to the value() function has to be a string literal. You can not replace it with a variable/parameter that contains the XQuery you want to execute.

From value() Method (xml Data Type)

Syntax

value (XQuery, SQLType)

XQuery

Is the XQuery expression, a string literal, that retrieves data inside the XML instance.

Your attempt to use sql:variable("@p_path") will insert the value of @p_path as a string to the XQuery. It will not replace the entire XQuery expression. It will translate to something like value('("x:ppr/x:sta")', 'varchar(100)')

Upvotes: 1

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