Can XQuery handle hierarchical data?

From: <mikharakiri_nospaum_at_yahoo.com>
Date: 13 Jan 2005 18:27:20 -0800
Message-ID: <1105669640.761757.111780_at_z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>



Is hierarchical aggregated total expressible in XQuery? Given

<emp name = ALLEN sal = 2000>
<emp name = SMITH sal = 1500>
</emp>
<emp name = MILLER sal = 1800>
<emp name = ADAMS sal = 1000>
</emp>
</emp>
</emp>

the result is supposed to be

<emp name = ALLEN budget = 4300>
<emp name = SMITH budget = 1500>
</emp>
<emp name = MILLER budget = 2800>
<emp name = ADAMS budget = 1000>
</emp>

    </emp>
</emp>
Received on Fri Jan 14 2005 - 03:27:20 CET

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