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Home >Online Product Documentation >Table of Contents >Specifying Attributes in Queries Specifying Attributes in QueriesTo specify an attribute name in a query, precede the attribute name with an at sign (@). The XPath processor treats elements and attributes in the same way wherever possible. For example:
This query returns the Following is another query that includes an attribute:
This query returns the three
The following query returns the
If the context node does not have a
The next query returns the Following is an example that is not valid because attributes cannot have subelements:
Following is a query that finds the RestrictionsAttributes cannot contain subelements. Consequently, you cannot apply a path operator to an attribute. If you try to, you receive a syntax error. Attributes are inherently unordered. Consequently, you cannot apply a position number to an attribute. If you try to, you receive a syntax error. Attributes and WildcardsYou can use an at sign (@) and asterisk (*) together to retrieve a collection of attributes. For example, the following query finds all attributes in the current context: |