XML Datatype Method – exist()

The exist() method returns a bit as follows

1, this means the XQuery expression in a query returns a result which is at least a xml node.

0, this means it’s a empty result

NULL, this means that it was executed against a NULL value.

The Syntax is

exist (XQuery)

The below shows how to check if the JobID 1 exists

SELECT JobHistory.exist('/Job[@JobID=1]') FROM Employee

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