where instead of when in window start clause
I mistyped a start clause in a tumbling window expression using "where" instead of "when" for tumbling window $w in (1 to 20) start at $s where $s mod 3 = 1 return <window>{$w}</window> see https://fiddle.basex.org/?share=%28%27query%21%27for+tumbling+-*w+in+%7B1+to..., but I didn't get an error but a result <window>1</window> <window>4</window> <window>7</window> <window>10</window> <window>13</window> <window>16</window> <window>19</window> Shouldn't that query give a syntax error that "when" is expected instead of "where"? Or is that a new XQuery 4 feature that the "when" clause can be omitted and the above is kind of parsed/executed as for tumbling window $w in (1 to 20) start at $s where $s mod 3 = 1 return <window>{$w}</window> ?
Hi Martin, Or is that a new XQuery 4 feature that the "when" clause can be omitted … Exactly, window clauses have become more flexible: You can now omit the 'when' condition, as well as the 'start' clause [1]. Hope this helps, Christian [1] https://qt4cg.org/specifications/xquery-40/xquery-40.html#id-windows
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