What is new in XML support for Yukon?
The addition of a new datatype called XML is a significant step to support XML. This datatype would enable the developer to query specific nodes from this datatype by using a new XML language for Querying called XQUERY, which is a w3c standard. A column with the XML datatype can be associated with an XML schema which would then perform validations for constrains, inserts and updates. The XML datatype is stored as a binary large object (BLOB) for easy retrieval.