Node kinds

Db2 supports six node kinds: document, element, attribute, text, processing instruction, and comment.

Document nodes
A document node encapsulates an XML document.
Element nodes
An element node encapsulates an XML element.
Attribute nodes
An attribute node represents an XML attribute.
Text nodes
A text node encapsulates XML character content.
Processing instruction nodes
A processing instruction node encapsulates an XML processing instruction.
Comment nodes
A comment node encapsulates an XML comment.

Parent topic: XQuery and XPath data model

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Node hierarchies

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Constructors