net.sf.saxon.functions
Class StringFn

java.lang.Object
  net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression
      net.sf.saxon.expr.FunctionCall
          net.sf.saxon.functions.SystemFunction
              net.sf.saxon.functions.StringFn

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, SourceLocator, EvaluableItem, SequenceIterable, InstructionInfoProvider

public class StringFn
extends SystemFunction

Implement XPath function string()

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression

EVALUATE_METHOD, ITERATE_METHOD, PROCESS_METHOD

Constructor Summary

StringFn()

Method Summary

PathMap.PathMapNodeSet	addDocToPathMap(PathMap pathMap, PathMap.PathMapNodeSet pathMapNodes) Add a representation of a doc() call or similar function to a PathMap.
Item	evaluateItem(XPathContext c) Evaluate the function
Expression	simplify(ExpressionVisitor visitor) Simplify and validate.

Methods inherited from class net.sf.saxon.functions.SystemFunction

checkArguments, computeCardinality, computeSpecialProperties, copy, getDetails, getErrorCodeForTypeErrors, getItemType, makeSystemFunction, optimize, setDetails

Methods inherited from class net.sf.saxon.expr.FunctionCall

addExternalFunctionCallToPathMap, equals, explain, getArguments, getDisplayName, getFunctionName, getNumberOfArguments, hashCode, iterateSubExpressions, preEvaluate, promote, replaceSubExpression, setArguments, setFunctionName, toString, typeCheck

Methods inherited from class net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression

addToPathMap, adoptChildExpression, checkPermittedContents, computeDependencies, computeStaticProperties, display, doPromotion, effectiveBooleanValue, evaluateAsString, explain, findParentOf, getCardinality, getColumnNumber, getContainer, getDependencies, getExecutable, getHostLanguage, getImplementationMethod, getInstructionInfo, getIntrinsicDependencies, getLineNumber, getLocationId, getLocationProvider, getPublicId, getSlotsUsed, getSpecialProperties, getSystemId, hasLoopingSubexpression, implementsStaticTypeCheck, iterate, iterateEvents, markTailFunctionCalls, process, setContainer, setFiltered, setFlattened, setLocationId, staticTypeCheck, suppressValidation

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

StringFn

public StringFn()

Method Detail

simplify

public Expression simplify(ExpressionVisitor visitor)
                    throws XPathException

Simplify and validate. This is a pure function so it can be simplified in advance if the arguments are known

Overrides:

simplify in class FunctionCall

Parameters:

visitor - an expression visitor

Returns:

the simplified expression

Throws:

XPathException - if an error is discovered during expression rewriting

addDocToPathMap

public PathMap.PathMapNodeSet addDocToPathMap(PathMap pathMap,
                                              PathMap.PathMapNodeSet pathMapNodes)

Add a representation of a doc() call or similar function to a PathMap. This is a convenience method called by the addToPathMap() methods for doc(), document(), collection() and similar functions. These all create a new root expression in the path map.

Overrides:

addDocToPathMap in class SystemFunction

Parameters:

pathMap - the PathMap to which the expression should be added

pathMapNodes - the node in the PathMap representing the focus at the point where this expression is called. Set to null if this expression appears at the top level.

Returns:

the pathMapNode representing the focus established by this expression, in the case where this expression is the first operand of a path expression or filter expression

evaluateItem

public Item evaluateItem(XPathContext c)
                  throws XPathException

Evaluate the function

Specified by:

evaluateItem in interface EvaluableItem

Overrides:

evaluateItem in class Expression

Parameters:

c - The context in which the expression is to be evaluated

Returns:

the node or atomic value that results from evaluating the expression; or null to indicate that the result is an empty sequence

Throws:

XPathException - if any dynamic error occurs evaluating the expression