Embedded direct element constructors
File: Data.xml <order> <car model="A"> <id>0001</id> <name language="en">name 1</name> </car> <car model="B"> <id>0002</id> <name language="en">name 2</name> </car> <car model="B"> <id>0003</id> <name language="en">name 3</name> </car> </order> File: Query.xquery <html> <h1>car order</h1> <p>A <i>huge</i> list of {count(doc("Data.xml")//car)} cars.</p> </html> Output: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <html> <h1>car order</h1> <p>A <i>huge</i> list of 3 cars.</p> </html>