XMLPARSE is a SQL/XML operator that you use to parse a character string expression into a Derby XML value.
You can use the result of this operator temporarily or you can store the result permanently in Derby XML columns. Whether temporary or permanent, you can use the XML value as an input to the other Derby XML operators, such as XMLEXISTS and XMLQUERY.
XMLPARSE (DOCUMENT string-value-expression PRESERVE WHITESPACE)
Required keyword that describes the type of XML input that Derby can parse. Derby can only parse string expressions that constitute well-formed XML documents. This is because Derby uses a JAXP parser to parse all string values. The JAXP parser expects the string-value-expression to constitute a well-formed XML document. If the string does not constitute a well-formed document, JAXP throws an error. Derby catches the error and throws the error as a SQLException.
For more information on what constitutes a well-formed XML document, see the following specification: http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-xml/#sec-well-formed .
INSERT INTO x_table VALUES (1, XMLPARSE(DOCUMENT ' <roster> <student age="18">AB</student> <student age="23">BC</student> <student>NOAGE</student> </roster>' PRESERVE WHITESPACE) )
INSERT INTO x_table VALUES (2, XMLPARSE (DOCUMENT CAST (? AS CLOB) PRESERVE WHITESPACE) )You should bind into the statement using the setCharacterStream() method, or any other JDBC setXXX method that works for the CAST target type.
Derby requires that a JAXP parser, such as Apache Xerces, and that Apache Xalan are listed in the Java classpath for the XML functions to work. If either the JAXP parser or Xalan is missing from the classpath, attempts to use the XMLPARSE operator will result in an error.