2.2.3.6 Query Options

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As described in section 2.2.3, all data services MUST follow the query string parsing and construction rules as defined in this section and its subsections.

The query options section of a data service URI specifies three types of information: system query options (2.2.3.6.1), custom query options (2.2.3.6.2), and service operation parameters (2.2.3.6.3). System query options and service operation parameters MUST conform to the following rules:

  • Any number of the query options MAY<5> be specified in a data service URI.

  • The order of query options within a URI MUST be insignificant.

  • Query option names and values MUST be treated as case sensitive.

  • System query option names MUST begin with a "$", as seen in System Query Options (section 2.2.3.6.1).

  • Custom Query Options (section 2.2.3.6.2) MUST NOT begin with a "$".