Package net.sf.saxon.xpath

Class JAXPVariableReference

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    Callable, ExportAgent, Locatable, IdentityComparable, Traceable
    public class JAXPVariableReference
extends Expression
implements Callable
    This class represents a variable in an XPath expression compiled using the JAXP XPath API. Although the class name suggests otherwise, the expression is not in fact a VariableReference; it's a custom expression which, on evaluation, calls the JAXP XPathVariableResolver to get the value of the variable.

    • Constructor Detail

      • JAXPVariableReference

        public JAXPVariableReference​(StructuredQName name,
                             javax.xml.xpath.XPathVariableResolver resolver)
        Create the expression

    • Method Detail

      • getExpressionName

        public java.lang.String getExpressionName()
        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.

      • copy

        public Expression copy​(RebindingMap rebindings)
        Create a clone copy of this expression
        Specified by:
        copy in class Expression
        Parameters:
        rebindings -
        Returns:
        a copy of this expression

      • getItemType

        public ItemType getItemType()
        Determine the item type
        Specified by:
        getItemType in class Expression
        Returns:
        a value such as Type.STRING, Type.BOOLEAN, Type.NUMBER, Type.NODE, or Type.ITEM (meaning not known at compile time)

      • getImplementationMethod

        public int getImplementationMethod()
        Description copied from class: Expression
        An implementation of Expression must provide at least one of the methods evaluateItem(), iterate(), or process(). This method indicates which of these methods is provided directly. The other methods will always be available indirectly, using an implementation that relies on one of the other methods.
        Specified by:
        getImplementationMethod in class Expression
        Returns:
        the implementation method, for example Expression.ITERATE_METHOD or Expression.EVALUATE_METHOD or Expression.PROCESS_METHOD

      • equals

        public boolean equals​(java.lang.Object other)
        Is this expression the same as another expression?
        Overrides:
        equals in class Expression
        Parameters:
        other - the other operand; the result is false if this is not an Expression
        Returns:
        true if the other operand is an expression and if it can be determined that the two expressions are equivalent, in the sense that they will always return the same result.

      • computeHashCode

        public int computeHashCode()
        get HashCode for comparing two expressions
        Overrides:
        computeHashCode in class Expression
        Returns:
        a computed hash code

      • call

        public Sequence call​(XPathContext context,
                     Sequence[] arguments)
              throws XPathException
        Description copied from interface: Callable
        Call the Callable.
        Specified by:
        call in interface Callable
        Parameters:
        context - the dynamic evaluation context
        arguments - the values of the arguments, supplied as Sequences.

        Generally it is advisable, if calling iterate() to process a supplied sequence, to call it only once; if the value is required more than once, it should first be converted to a GroundedValue by calling the utility method SequenceTool.toGroundedValue().

        If the expected value is a single item, the item should be obtained by calling Sequence.head(): it cannot be assumed that the item will be passed as an instance of Item or AtomicValue.

        It is the caller's responsibility to perform any type conversions required to convert arguments to the type expected by the callee. An exception is where this Callable is explicitly an argument-converting wrapper around the original Callable.

        Returns:
        the result of the evaluation, in the form of a Sequence. It is the responsibility of the callee to ensure that the type of result conforms to the expected result type.
        Throws:
        XPathException - if a dynamic error occurs during the evaluation of the expression

      • iterate

        public SequenceIterator iterate​(XPathContext context)
                         throws XPathException
        Iterate over the value of the expression
        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

      • toString

        public java.lang.String toString()
        The toString() method for an expression attempts to give a representation of the expression in an XPath-like form, but there is no guarantee that the syntax will actually be true XPath. In the case of XSLT instructions, the toString() method gives an abstracted view of the syntax
        Overrides:
        toString in class Expression
        Returns:
        a representation of the expression as a string

      • export

        public void export​(ExpressionPresenter destination)
            throws XPathException
        Diagnostic print of expression structure. The abstract expression tree is written to the supplied output destination.
        Specified by:
        export in interface ExportAgent
        Specified by:
        export in class Expression
        Parameters:
        destination - the expression presenter used to display the structure
        Throws:
        XPathException - if the export fails, for example if an expression is found that won't work in the target environment.