> Hi Ard,
> 
> Thanks for your response. The jsr-170 spec says that the 
> implementation may not implement all the Xpath functions.

that is correct, and Jackrabbit does not implement all Xpath (2.0)
functions, but in Chapter 6.6.6 (XPath Grammar) you can see the minimal
set of functions that are required to be implemented 

> Its up to the implementation to decide what functions to 
> implement and what not.

yes, but see 6.6.6 for the minimal required parts 

> There are whole lot of functions in Xpath that are not 
> implemented in jackrabbit.

As is indicated in the spec. Some functions are implemented in
Jackrabbit which are not mentioned as required in the spec, though I am
not aware of a list of these functions

-Ard

> 
> Regards,
> Prakash
> 
> Ard Schrijvers wrote:
> > Hello,
> >   
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> Does anyone know where I can find the list of Xpath functions 
> >> supported by jackrabbit?
> >> Whenever I try to use some Xpath functions(like
> >> fn:contains,etc) to query my jackrabbit repository, I get an 
> >> exception saying the function is unsupported.
> >>     
> >
> > Think you mean jcr:contains instead of fn:contains. 
> Furthermore, did you
> > take a look at jsr-170 [1]. In the spec you can find the 
> Xpath features
> > implemented in Jackrabbit. Jackrabbit has some additional 
> Xpath features
> > implemented, but I am not sure wether there is a list of 
> these features
> >
> > -Ard
> >
> > [1] 
> http://jcp.org/aboutJava/communityprocess/final/jsr170/index.html
> >
> >   
> >> It would be really helpful if somebody can point me to the 
> >> appropriate link.
> >> Thanks in advance.
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> Prakash
> >>
> >>     
> 
> 

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