Class StartsWith

    • Constructor Detail

      • StartsWith

        public StartsWith()
    • Method Detail

      • isSubstringMatchingFunction

        public boolean isSubstringMatchingFunction()
        Description copied from class: CollatingFunctionFixed
        Ask whether this function needs a collation that can handle substring matching
        Overrides:
        isSubstringMatchingFunction in class CollatingFunctionFixed
        Returns:
        true in the case of functions such as contains() and starts-with() where substring matching is required. Returns false by default;
      • makeOptimizedFunctionCall

        public Expression makeOptimizedFunctionCall​(ExpressionVisitor visitor,
                                                    ContextItemStaticInfo contextInfo,
                                                    Expression... arguments)
                                             throws XPathException
        Allow the function to create an optimized call based on the values of the actual arguments
        Overrides:
        makeOptimizedFunctionCall in class SystemFunction
        Parameters:
        visitor - the expression visitor
        contextInfo - information about the context item
        arguments - the supplied arguments to the function call. Note: modifying the contents of this array should not be attempted, it is likely to have no effect.
        Returns:
        either a function call on this function, or an expression that delivers the same result, or null indicating that no optimization has taken place
        Throws:
        XPathException - if an error is detected
      • call

        public BooleanValue call​(XPathContext context,
                                 Sequence[] arguments)
                          throws XPathException
        Evaluate the function
        Parameters:
        context - the XPath dynamic evaluation context
        arguments - the actual arguments to be supplied
        Returns:
        the result of invoking the function
        Throws:
        XPathException - if a dynamic error occurs within the function
      • getCompilerName

        public java.lang.String getCompilerName()
        Description copied from class: SystemFunction
        Get the (local) name of a class that can be used to generate bytecode for this system function
        Overrides:
        getCompilerName in class SystemFunction
        Returns:
        the name of a bytecode generation class, or null if there is no bytecode support for this function