StringLiteral

java.lang.Object
- net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression
- - net.sf.saxon.expr.Literal
  - - net.sf.saxon.expr.StringLiteral

All Implemented Interfaces:

ExportAgent, Locatable, IdentityComparable, Traceable
```
public class StringLiteral
extends Literal
```
Subclass of Literal used specifically for string literals, as this is a common case

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from class net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression
  EFFECTIVE_BOOLEAN_VALUE, EVALUATE_METHOD, ITEM_FEED_METHOD, ITERATE_METHOD, MAX_COST, MAX_SEQUENCE_LENGTH, MAX_STRING_LENGTH, PROCESS_METHOD, staticProperties, UNBOUNDED_LOWER, UNBOUNDED_UPPER, UPDATE_METHOD, WATCH_METHOD

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`StringLiteral(java.lang.CharSequence value)`	Create a StringLiteral that wraps any CharSequence (including, of course, a String)
`StringLiteral(StringValue value)`	Create a StringLiteral that wraps a StringValue

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Expression`	`copy(RebindingMap rebindings)`	Copy an expression.
`java.lang.String`	`getStringValue()`	Get the string represented by this StringLiteral
`StringValue`	`getValue()`	Get the value represented by this Literal

Methods inherited from class net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression
adoptChildExpression, allowExtractingCommonSubexpressions, checkedOperands, checkForUpdatingSubexpressions, checkPermittedContents, computeDependencies, computeStaticProperties, dynamicError, explain, getCardinality, getConfiguration, getCost, getEvaluationMethod, getExtraProperty, getInterpretedExpression, getIntrinsicDependencies, getLocalRetainedStaticContext, getLocation, getObjectName, getPackageData, getParentExpression, getProperties, getProperty, getRetainedStaticContext, getScopingExpression, getSlotsUsed, getSpecialProperties, getStaticBaseURI, getStaticBaseURIString, getStaticType, getTracingTag, hasCompatibleStaticContext, hashCode, hasSpecialProperty, hasVariableBinding, identityHashCode, implementsStaticTypeCheck, isCallOn, isEqual, isIdentical, isInstruction, isLiftable, isMultiThreaded, isStaticPropertiesKnown, isUpdatingExpression, markTailFunctionCalls, operandList, operands, operandSparseList, optimizeChildren, prepareForStreaming, resetLocalStaticProperties, restoreParentPointers, setEvaluationMethod, setExtraProperty, setFiltered, setFlattened, setLocation, setParentExpression, setRetainedStaticContext, setRetainedStaticContextLocally, setRetainedStaticContextThoroughly, setStaticProperty, simplify, simplifyChildren, staticTypeCheck, suppressValidation, typeCheckChildren, typeError, unordered, verifyParentPointers

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface net.sf.saxon.trace.Traceable
gatherProperties

- Constructor Detail
  - StringLiteral
```
public StringLiteral(StringValue value)
```
    Create a StringLiteral that wraps a StringValue
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - the StringValue
  - StringLiteral
```
public StringLiteral(java.lang.CharSequence value)
```
    Create a StringLiteral that wraps any CharSequence (including, of course, a String)
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - the CharSequence to be wrapped
- Method Detail
  - getValue
```
public StringValue getValue()
```
    Get the value represented by this Literal
    
    Overrides:
    
    getValue in class Literal
    
    Returns:
    
    the constant value
  - getStringValue
```
public java.lang.String getStringValue()
```
    Get the string represented by this StringLiteral
    
    Returns:
    
    the underlying string
  - copy
```
public Expression copy(RebindingMap rebindings)
```
    Description copied from class: Literal
    
    Copy an expression. This makes a deep copy.
    
    Overrides:
    
    copy in class Literal
    
    Parameters:
    
    rebindings - variables that need to be re-bound
    
    Returns:
    
    a copy of the original literal. Note that the underlying value is not copied; the code relies on the caller treating the underlying value as immutable.