May 27, 2021 W3C Standard
XQuery is a language used to extract data from XML documents.
To learn more about XQuery, read our XQuery tutorial.
The XQuery language supports query tools that extract data from XML documents.
| specification | Draft / proposal | Recommended time |
|---|---|---|
| XQuery Requirements | 23. Mar 2007 | |
| XQuery Use Cases | 23. Mar 2007 | |
| XQuery 1.0 | 14. Dec 2010 | |
| XQuery 1.0 Functions | 14. Dec 2010 | |
| XQuery 1.0 Data Model | 14. Dec 2010 | |
| XQuery 1.0 Semantics | 14. Dec 2010 | |
| XQueryX | 14. Dec 2010 | |
| XQuery 3.0 Requirements | 16. Sep 2010 | |
| XQuery 3.0 Use Cases | 14. Dec 2010 | |
| XQuery 3.0 | 14. Jun 2010 |