| Preface | |
| Part I: | Foundations |
| Chapter 1: | A Tour of XQuery |
| Chapter 2: | Data Model and Type System |
| Chapter 3: | Navigation |
| Chapter 4: | Functions and Modules |
| Part II: | Core Language Features |
| Chapter 5: | Basic Expressions |
| Chapter 6: | Iteration |
| Chapter 7: | Construction |
| Chapter 8: | Text Processing |
| Chapter 9: | Type Operators |
| Part III: | Application |
| Chapter 10: | Practical Examples |
| Chapter 11: | Surprises |
| Chapter 12: | XQuery Serialization |
| Chapter 13: | Query Optimization |
| Chapter 14: | Beyond the Standard |
| Part IV: | Reference |
| Appendix A: | Data Model and Type System Reference |
| Appendix B: | Expression Reference |
| Appendix C: | Function Reference |
| Appendix D: | Regular Expression Reference |
| Appendix E: | Grammar |
| Bibliography & Further Reading | |
| Index |
