Reference Guide > TDV Built-in Functions for XQuery > formatStringSequence
 
formatStringSequence
This function formats a sequence of strings as a comma-separated list of SQL literals.
Syntax
composite:formatStringSequence ($values as node()*)
Example
declare variable $values := <a><b>1</b><b>2</b></a>;
<result>{composite:formatStringSequence ($values//b)}</result>
Result
The output is of the form xs:string:
<result>'1','2'</result>