FOR XML CLAUSE: Sometimes we need to data in form of XML from
Database.SQL Server provide FOR XML Clause. For XML clause returns result of
query as XML.There are some options with FOR XML clause
- Raw
- Path
·
Auto
- Elements(can be used with raw,auto,path)
- Explicit
You will
find all differences from below query output
CREATE TABLE
[dbo].[emp](
[emp_id] [nchar](10) NULL,
[emp_name] [nchar](10) NULL
) ON
[PRIMARY]
insert into
emp (emp_id,emp_name) values
('1','ABC'),
('2','XYZ'),
('3','PQR')
- select *from dbo.emp for xml raw
<row emp_id="1 "
emp_name="ABC " />
<row emp_id="2 "
emp_name="XYZ " />
<row emp_id="3 "
emp_name="PQR " />
- select *from dbo.emp for xml raw,elements
<row>
<emp_id>1 </emp_id>
<emp_name>ABC </emp_name>
</row>
<row>
<emp_id>2 </emp_id>
<emp_name>XYZ </emp_name>
</row>
<row>
<emp_id>3 </emp_id>
<emp_name>PQR </emp_name>
</row>
- select *from dbo.emp for xml auto
<emp emp_id="1 "
emp_name="ABC " />
<emp emp_id="2 "
emp_name="XYZ " />
<emp emp_id="3 "
emp_name="PQR " />
- select *from dbo.emp for xml auto,elements
<emp>
<emp_id>1 </emp_id>
<emp_name>ABC </emp_name>
</emp>
<emp>
<emp_id>2 </emp_id>
<emp_name>XYZ </emp_name>
</emp>
<emp>
<emp_id>3 </emp_id>
<emp_name>PQR </emp_name>
</emp>
- select *from emp for xml auto
<emp emp_id="1 " emp_name="ABC "
/>
<emp emp_id="2 "
emp_name="XYZ " />
<emp emp_id="3 "
emp_name="PQR " />
- select *from emp for xml path('uma')
<uma>
<emp_id>1 </emp_id>
<emp_name>ABC </emp_name>
</uma>
<uma>
<emp_id>2 </emp_id>
<emp_name>XYZ </emp_name>
</uma>
<uma>
<emp_id>3 </emp_id>
<emp_name>PQR </emp_name>
</uma>
