Dear members,

a quick information to everyone: the XQuery Full Text and XQuery Update Facility specifications have just been finalized:

http://www.w3.org/TR/xpath-full-text-10/ http://www.w3.org/TR/xquery-update-10/

This means that our XQFT and XQUF implementation won't be subject to sudden changes anymore. This doesn't apply to XQuery 3.0 yet; we continue doing our best, however, to support all features of the latest XQuery 3.0 working draft.

Best, Christian

-------- Forwarded Message -------- From: Ian Jacobs ij@w3.org [...]

Dear Advisory Committee Representative,

I am pleased to announce two new XQuery Recommendations:

XQuery and XPath Full Text 1.0  http://www.w3.org/TR/2011/REC-xpath-full-text-10-20110317/  published by the XML Query Working Group [1]

XQuery Update Facility 1.0  http://www.w3.org/TR/2011/REC-xquery-update-10-20110317/  published jointly by the XML Query and XSL Working Groups [2]

The W3C Advisory Committee who responded to the calls for review ([3], [4]) supported the publication of the two documents as W3C Recommendations. There was a request that some minor issues arising during the review period be addressed, and this was done. There were no Formal Objections.

Please join us in congratulating the groups for their achievement.

For Tim Berners-Lee, Director; Ian Jacobs, Head of W3C Communications.

[1] http://www.w3.org/XML/Query/ [2] http://www.w3.org/Style/XSL/ [3] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Member/w3c-ac-members/2011JanMar/0017 [4] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Member/w3c-ac-members/2011JanMar/0018

====================================== XQuery and XPath Full Text 1.0 http://www.w3.org/TR/2011/REC-xpath-full-text-10-20110317/

------ Abstract

This document defines the syntax and formal semantics of XQuery and XPath Full Text 1.0, which is a language that extends XQuery 1.0 [XQuery 1.0: An XML Query Language (Second Edition)] and XPath 2.0 [XML Path Language (XPath) 2.0 (Second Edition)] with full-text search capabilities.

------ Status of this Document

This is a Recommendation of the W3C. It was jointly developed by the W3C XML Query Working Group and the W3C XSL Working Group, each of which is part of the XML Activity.

This document incorporates minor changes made against the Proposed Recommendation of 25 January 2011. Changes to this document since the Proposed Recommendation are detailed in J Change Log. A Java applet that parses XQuery and XPath Full Text 1.0 expressions is available at http://www.w3.org/2010/02/qt-applets/xquery10-fulltext/ .

A Test Suite has been created for this document. Implementors are encouraged to run this test suite and report their results. The Test Suite can be found at http://dev.w3.org/cvsweb/2007/xpath-full-text-10-test-suite/ . An implementation report is available at http://dev.w3.org/2007/xpath-full-text-10-test-suite/PublicPagesStagingArea/... .

No substantive changes have been made to this specification since its publication as a Proposed Recommendation.

Please report errors in this document using W3C's public Bugzilla system (instructions can be found at http://www.w3.org/XML/2005/04/qt-bugzilla) . If access to that system is not feasible, you may send your comments to the W3C XSLT/XPath/XQuery public comments mailing list, public-qt-comments@w3.org . It will be very helpful if you include the string “[FT]” in the subject line of your report, whether made in Bugzilla or in email. Please use multiple Bugzilla entries (or, if necessary, multiple email messages) if you have more than one comment to make. Archives of the comments and responses are available at http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-qt-comments/ .

This document has been reviewed by W3C Members, by software developers, and by other W3C groups and interested parties, and is endorsed by the Director as a W3C Recommendation. It is a stable document and may be used as reference material or cited from another document. W3C's role in making the Recommendation is to draw attention to the specification and to promote its widespread deployment. This enhances the functionality and interoperability of the Web.

This document was produced by groups operating under the 5 February 2004 W3C Patent Policy. W3C maintains a public list of any patent disclosures made in connection with the deliverables of the XML Query Working Group and also maintains a public list of any patent disclosures made in connection with the deliverables of the XSL Working Group; those pages also include instructions for disclosing a patent. An individual who has actual knowledge of a patent which the individual believes contains Essential Claim(s) must disclose the information in accordance with section 6 of the W3C Patent Policy.

====================================== XQuery Update Facility 1.0 http://www.w3.org/TR/2011/REC-xquery-update-10-20110317/

------ Abstract

This document defines an update facility that extends the XML Query language, XQuery. The XQuery Update Facility provides expressions that can be used to make persistent changes to instances of the XQuery 1.0 and XPath 2.0 Data Model.

------ Status of this Document

This is a Recommendation of the W3C. It was developed by the W3C XML Query Working Group, which is part of the XML Activity.

This document incorporates minor changes made against the Proposed Recommendation of 25 January 2011. Changes to this document since the Proposed Recommendation are detailed in [H Revision Log]. A Java applet that parses XQuery Update Facility 1.0 expressions is available at http://www.w3.org/2010/02/qt-applets/xquery10-update/.

A Test Suite has been created for this document. Implementors are encouraged to run this test suite and report their results. The Test Suite can be found at http://dev.w3.org/2007/xquery-update-10-test-suite/ . An implementation report is available at http://dev.w3.org/2007/xquery-update-10-test-suite/results/ .

No substantive changes have been made to this specification since its publication as a Proposed Recommendation.

Please report errors in this document using W3C's public Bugzilla system (instructions can be found at http://www.w3.org/XML/2005/04/qt-bugzilla) . If access to that system is not feasible, you may send your comments to the W3C XSLT/XPath/XQuery public comments mailing list, public-qt-comments@w3.org . It will be very helpful if you include the string “[UPD]” in the subject line of your report, whether made in Bugzilla or in email. Please use multiple Bugzilla entries (or, if necessary, multiple email messages) if you have more than one comment to make. Archives of the comments and responses are available at http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-qt-comments/ .

This document has been reviewed by W3C Members, by software developers, and by other W3C groups and interested parties, and is endorsed by the Director as a W3C Recommendation. It is a stable document and may be used as reference material or cited from another document. W3C's role in making the Recommendation is to draw attention to the specification and to promote its widespread deployment. This enhances the functionality and interoperability of the Web.

This document was produced by a group operating under the 5 February 2004 W3C Patent Policy. W3C maintains a public list of any patent disclosures made in connection with the deliverables of the group; that page also includes instructions for disclosing a patent. An individual who has actual knowledge of a patent which the individual believes contains Essential Claim(s) must disclose the information in accordance with section 6 of the W3C Patent Policy.

-- Ian Jacobs (ij@w3.org)    http://www.w3.org/People/Jacobs/ Tel:                                      +1 718 260 9447

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