XQuery Function Documentation

http://exist-db.org/xquery/xmldb

java:org.exist.xquery.functions.xmldb.XMLDBModule

A module for database manipulation functions.

xmldb:remove#1

xmldb:remove($collection-uri as xs:string) as empty-sequence()

Removes the collection $collection-uri and its contents from the database. Collection URIs can be specified either as a simple collection path or an XMLDB URI.

Parameters:
$collection-uriThe collection URI
Returns:
empty-sequence()

xmldb:remove#2

xmldb:remove($collection-uri as xs:string, $resource as xs:string) as empty-sequence()

Removes the resource $resource from the collection $collection-uri. Collection URIs can be specified either as a simple collection path or an XMLDB URI.

Parameters:
$collection-uriThe collection URI
$resourceThe resource
Returns:
empty-sequence()