net.sf.saxon.s9api
Class XPathCompiler

java.lang.Object
  net.sf.saxon.s9api.XPathCompiler

public class XPathCompiler
extends Object

An XPathCompiler object allows XPath queries to be compiled. The compiler holds information that represents the static context for an XPath expression.

To construct an XPathCompiler, use the factory method Processor.newXPathCompiler().

An XPathCompiler may be used repeatedly to compile multiple queries. Any changes made to the XPathCompiler (that is, to the static context) do not affect queries that have already been compiled. An XPathCompiler may be used concurrently in multiple threads, but it should not then be modified once initialized.

Changes to an XPathCompiler are cumulative. There is no simple way to reset the XPathCompiler to its initial state; instead, simply create a new XPathCompiler.

Method Summary

XPathExecutable	compile(String source) Compile an XPath expression, supplied as a character string.
void	declareNamespace(String prefix, String uri) Declare a namespace binding as part of the static context for XPath expressions compiled using this XPathCompiler
void	declareVariable(QName qname) Declare a variable as part of the static context for XPath expressions compiled using this XPathCompiler.
void	declareVariable(QName qname, ItemType itemType, OccurrenceIndicator occurrences) Declare a variable as part of the static context for XPath expressions compiled using this XPathCompiler.
URI	getBaseURI() Get the static base URI for XPath expressions compiled using this XPathCompiler.
boolean	isBackwardsCompatible() Ask whether XPath 1.0 backwards compatibility mode is in force.
void	setBackwardsCompatible(boolean option) Set whether XPath 1.0 backwards compatibility mode is to be used.
void	setBaseURI(URI uri) Set the static base URI for XPath expressions compiled using this XPathCompiler.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

setBackwardsCompatible

public void setBackwardsCompatible(boolean option)

Set whether XPath 1.0 backwards compatibility mode is to be used. In backwards compatibility mode, more implicit type conversions are allowed in XPath expressions, for example it is possible to compare a number with a string. The default is false (backwards compatibility mode is off).

Parameters:

option - true if XPath 1.0 backwards compatibility is to be enabled, false if it is to be disabled.

isBackwardsCompatible

public boolean isBackwardsCompatible()

Ask whether XPath 1.0 backwards compatibility mode is in force.

Returns:

true if XPath 1.0 backwards compatibility is enabled, false if it is disabled.

setBaseURI

public void setBaseURI(URI uri)

Set the static base URI for XPath expressions compiled using this XPathCompiler. The base URI is part of the static context, and is used to resolve any relative URIs appearing within an XPath expression, for example a relative URI passed as an argument to the doc() function. If no static base URI is supplied, then the current working directory is used.

Parameters:

uri - the base URI to be set in the static context. This must be an absolute URI.

getBaseURI

public URI getBaseURI()

Get the static base URI for XPath expressions compiled using this XPathCompiler. The base URI is part of the static context, and is used to resolve any relative URIs appearing within an XPath expression, for example a relative URI passed as an argument to the doc() function. If no static base URI has been explicitly set, this method returns null.

Returns:

the base URI from the static context

declareNamespace

public void declareNamespace(String prefix,
                             String uri)

Declare a namespace binding as part of the static context for XPath expressions compiled using this XPathCompiler

Parameters:

prefix - The namespace prefix. If the value is a zero-length string, this method sets the default namespace for elements and types.

uri - The namespace URI. It is possible to specify a zero-length string to "undeclare" a namespace; in this case the prefix will not be available for use, except in the case where the prefix is also a zero length string, in which case the absence of a prefix implies that the name is in no namespace.

Throws:

NullPointerException - if either the prefix or uri is null.

declareVariable

public void declareVariable(QName qname)

Declare a variable as part of the static context for XPath expressions compiled using this XPathCompiler. It is an error for the XPath expression to refer to a variable unless it has been declared. This method declares the existence of the variable, but it does not bind any value to the variable; that is done later, when the XPath expression is evaluated. The variable is allowed to have any type (that is, the required type is item()*).

Parameters:

qname - The name of the variable, expressions as a QName

declareVariable

public void declareVariable(QName qname,
                            ItemType itemType,
                            OccurrenceIndicator occurrences)
                     throws SaxonApiException

Declare a variable as part of the static context for XPath expressions compiled using this XPathCompiler. It is an error for the XPath expression to refer to a variable unless it has been declared. This method declares the existence of the variable, and defines the required type of the variable, but it does not bind any value to the variable; that is done later, when the XPath expression is evaluated.

Parameters:

qname - The name of the variable, expressed as a QName

itemType - The required item type of the value of the variable

occurrences - The allowed number of items in the sequence forming the value of the variable

Throws:

SaxonApiException - if the requiredType is syntactically invalid or if it refers to namespace prefixes or schema components that are not present in the static context

compile

public XPathExecutable compile(String source)
                        throws SaxonApiException

Compile an XPath expression, supplied as a character string.

Parameters:

source - A string containing the source text of the XPath expression

Returns:

An XPathExecutable which represents the compiled xpath expression object. The XPathExecutable may be run as many times as required, in the same or a different thread. The XPathExecutable is not affected by any changes made to the XPathCompiler once it has been compiled.

Throws:

SaxonApiException - if any static error is detected while analyzing the expression