XML has become the standard format for data representation and exchange in domains ranging from Web to desktop applications. However, wide adoption of XML is hindered by inefficien...
As a simple XML query language but with enough expressive power, XPath has become very popular. To expedite evaluation of XPath queries, we consider the problem of rewriting XPath...
Cost-based XML query optimization calls for accurate estimation of the selectivity of path expressions. Some other interactive and internet applications can also benefit from suc...
Wei Wang 0011, Haifeng Jiang, Hongjun Lu, Jeffrey ...
Relational XQuery systems try to re-use mature relational data management infrastructures to create fast and scalable XML database technology. This paper describes the main featur...
Peter A. Boncz, Torsten Grust, Maurice van Keulen,...
— XQuery, the defacto XML query language, is a functional language with operational semantics, which precludes the direct application of classical query optimization techniques. ...