XQuery, XPath, XQuery/XPath Functions and Operators 3.1 were published on 18 December 2014 as a call for implementation of these specifications.
The changes most often noted were the addition of capabilities for maps and arrays. “Support for JSON” means sections 17.4 and 17.5 of XPath and XQuery Functions and Operators 3.1.
XQuery 3.1 and XPath 3.1 depend on XPath and XQuery Functions and Operators 3.1 for JSON support. (Is there no acronym for XPath and XQuery Functions and Operators? Suggest XF&O.)
For your reading pleasure:
XQuery 3.1: An XML Query Language
XPath and XQuery Functions and Operators 3.1
- 17.1 Functions that Operate on Maps
- 17.3 Functions that Operate on Arrays
- 17.4 Conversion to and from JSON
- 17.5 Functions on JSON Data
Hoping that your holiday gifts include a large box of highlighters and/or a box of red pencils!
Oh, these specifications will “…remain as Candidate Recommendation(s) until at least 13 February 2015. (emphasis added)”
Less than two months so read quickly and carefully.
Enjoy!
I first saw this in a tweet by Jonathan Robie.