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Common XML Grammars for Parameters
This section details some of the common XML grammars used in GET and POST oper‐
ations.
wrap XML grammar
The XML grammar describing the result document returned by the REST Server
when the wrap request parameter is not set to no is formatted as follows:
<exist:result xmlns:exist= "http://exist.sourceforge.net/NS/exist"
hits = number
start = number
count = number
session? = string >
any*
</exist:result>
properties XML grammar
The XML grammar for the properties request parameter has this format:
<exist:properties>
(exist:property+)
</exist:properties>
<exist:property
name = string
value = string/ >
text XML grammar
The XML grammar for the text request parameter has this format:
<exist:text> <![CDATA[
(: Your XQuery code here! :)
]]> </exist:text>
variables XML grammar
The XML grammar for the variables request parameter has the following format,
and you can see it in context in Example B-1 :
<exist:variables xmlns:exist= "http://exist.sourceforge.net/NS/exist" >
(exist:variable+)
</exist:variables>
<exist:variable xmlns:sx= "http://exist-db.org/xquery/types/serialized" >
(exist:qname,
sx:sequence)
</exist:variable>