net.sf.saxon.expr
Interface StatefulMappingFunction

All Known Implementing Classes:
ForExpression.MappingAction

public interface StatefulMappingFunction

MappingFunction is an interface that must be satisfied by an object passed to a MappingIterator. StatefulMappingFunction is a sub-interface representing a mapping function that maintains state information, and which must therefore be cloned when the mapping iterator is cloned.


Method Summary
 StatefulMappingFunction getAnother()
          Return a clone of this MappingFunction, with the state reset to its state at the beginning of the underlying iteration
 

Method Detail

getAnother

StatefulMappingFunction getAnother()
Return a clone of this MappingFunction, with the state reset to its state at the beginning of the underlying iteration

Returns:
a clone of this MappingFunction


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