net.sf.saxon.expr
Class LazyExpression

java.lang.Object
  extended by net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression
      extended by net.sf.saxon.expr.UnaryExpression
          extended by net.sf.saxon.expr.LazyExpression
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, SourceLocator, LocationProvider, SaxonLocator, EvaluableItem, SequenceIterable, InstructionInfo, Locator

public class LazyExpression
extends UnaryExpression

A LazyExpression is an expression that forces lazy evaluation: it must not be evaluated eagerly, because a failure must not be reported unless the value is actually referenced. This is used for an expression that has been moved out of a loop. If the loop iterates zero times, the expression will not be evaluated, and in particular, it will not cause a dynamic error.

Note that the LazyExpression class does not itself implement any kind of delayed evaluation: calling its evaluateItem() and iterate() methods produces an immediate result. Instead, the existence of a LazyExpression on the expression tree acts as a signal to other classes that evaluation should be delayed, typically by holding the result of the iterate() method in a Closure object.

See Also:
Serialized Form

Field Summary
 
Fields inherited from class net.sf.saxon.expr.UnaryExpression
operand
 
Fields inherited from class net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression
EVALUATE_METHOD, EVENT_FEED_METHOD, ITEM_FEED_METHOD, ITERATE_METHOD, locationId, PROCESS_METHOD, PUSH_SELECTION, staticProperties, WATCH_METHOD
 
Constructor Summary
LazyExpression(Expression operand)
          Create a LazyExpression
 
Method Summary
 Expression copy()
          Copy an expression.
 Item evaluateItem(XPathContext context)
          Evaluate an expression as a single item.
 String getExpressionName()
          Get a name identifying the kind of expression, in terms meaningful to a user.
 SequenceIterator iterate(XPathContext context)
          Return an Iterator to iterate over the values of a sequence.
static Expression makeLazyExpression(Expression operand)
          Create a LazyExpression (factory method)
 Expression optimize(ExpressionVisitor visitor, ItemType contextItemType)
          Perform optimisation of an expression and its subexpressions.
 void process(XPathContext context)
          Process the instruction, without returning any tail calls
 Expression typeCheck(ExpressionVisitor visitor, ItemType contextItemType)
          The typeCheck method suppresses compile-time evaluation
 
Methods inherited from class net.sf.saxon.expr.UnaryExpression
computeCardinality, computeSpecialProperties, displayOperator, equals, explain, getBaseExpression, getItemType, hashCode, iterateSubExpressions, promote, replaceSubExpression, simplify, toString
 
Methods inherited from class net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression
addToPathMap, adoptChildExpression, checkForUpdatingSubexpressions, checkPermittedContents, computeDependencies, computeStaticProperties, doPromotion, dynamicError, effectiveBooleanValue, evaluateAsString, evaluatePendingUpdates, explain, getCardinality, getColumnNumber, getColumnNumber, getConstructType, getContainer, getDependencies, getEvaluationMethod, getExecutable, getHostLanguage, getImplementationMethod, getIntrinsicDependencies, getLineNumber, getLineNumber, getLocationId, getLocationProvider, getObjectName, getProperties, getProperty, getPublicId, getSlotsUsed, getSpecialProperties, getSystemId, getSystemId, hasLoopingSubexpression, implementsStaticTypeCheck, isSubtreeExpression, isUpdatingExpression, isVacuousExpression, iterateEvents, iterateSameFocusSubExpressions, markTailFunctionCalls, resetLocalStaticProperties, setContainer, setEvaluationMethod, setFiltered, setFlattened, setLocationId, staticTypeCheck, suppressValidation, typeError
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

LazyExpression

public LazyExpression(Expression operand)
Create a LazyExpression

Parameters:
operand - the expression to be evaluated lazily
Method Detail

makeLazyExpression

public static Expression makeLazyExpression(Expression operand)
Create a LazyExpression (factory method)

Parameters:
operand - the expression to be evaluated lazily
Returns:
the LazyExpression

typeCheck

public Expression typeCheck(ExpressionVisitor visitor,
                            ItemType contextItemType)
                     throws XPathException
The typeCheck method suppresses compile-time evaluation

Overrides:
typeCheck in class UnaryExpression
Parameters:
visitor - an expression visitor
contextItemType - the static type of the context item
Returns:
the expression after typechecking
Throws:
XPathException

optimize

public Expression optimize(ExpressionVisitor visitor,
                           ItemType contextItemType)
                    throws XPathException
Perform optimisation of an expression and its subexpressions. This method suppresses compile-time evaluation

Overrides:
optimize in class UnaryExpression
Parameters:
visitor - an expression visitor
contextItemType - the static type of "." at the point where this expression is invoked. The parameter is set to null if it is known statically that the context item will be undefined. If the type of the context item is not known statically, the argument is set to Type.ITEM_TYPE
Returns:
the original expression, rewritten if appropriate to optimize execution
Throws:
XPathException - if an error is discovered during this phase (typically a type error)

evaluateItem

public Item evaluateItem(XPathContext context)
                  throws XPathException
Evaluate an expression as a single item. This always returns either a single Item or null (denoting the empty sequence). No conversion is done. This method should not be used unless the static type of the expression is a subtype of "item" or "item?": that is, it should not be called if the expression may return a sequence. There is no guarantee that this condition will be detected.

Specified by:
evaluateItem in interface EvaluableItem
Overrides:
evaluateItem in class Expression
Parameters:
context - 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

iterate

public SequenceIterator iterate(XPathContext context)
                         throws XPathException
Return an Iterator to iterate over the values of a sequence. The value of every expression can be regarded as a sequence, so this method is supported for all expressions. This default implementation handles iteration for expressions that return singleton values: for non-singleton expressions, the subclass must provide its own implementation.

Specified by:
iterate in interface SequenceIterable
Overrides:
iterate in class Expression
Parameters:
context - supplies the context for evaluation
Returns:
a SequenceIterator that can be used to iterate over the result of the expression
Throws:
XPathException - if any dynamic error occurs evaluating the expression

process

public void process(XPathContext context)
             throws XPathException
Process the instruction, without returning any tail calls

Overrides:
process in class Expression
Parameters:
context - The dynamic context, giving access to the current node, the current variables, etc.
Throws:
XPathException

copy

public Expression copy()
Copy an expression. This makes a deep copy.

Specified by:
copy in class Expression
Returns:
the copy of the original expression

getExpressionName

public String getExpressionName()
Description copied from class: Expression
Get a name identifying the kind of expression, in terms meaningful to a user.

Overrides:
getExpressionName in class Expression
Returns:
a name identifying the kind of expression, in terms meaningful to a user. The name will always be in the form of a lexical XML QName, and should match the name used in explain() output displaying the expression.


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