net.sf.saxon.functions
Class Replace

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

public class Replace
extends SystemFunction

This class implements the replace() function for replacing substrings that match a regular expression

See Also:
Serialized Form

Field Summary
 
Fields inherited from class net.sf.saxon.functions.SystemFunction
operation
 
Fields inherited from class net.sf.saxon.expr.FunctionCall
argument
 
Fields inherited from class net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression
EVALUATE_METHOD, ITERATE_METHOD, locationId, PROCESS_METHOD, staticProperties
 
Constructor Summary
Replace()
           
 
Method Summary
static String checkReplacement(CharSequence rep)
          Check the contents of the replacement string
 Item evaluateItem(XPathContext c)
          Evaluate the function in a string context
 RegularExpression getCompiledRegularExpression()
          Get the compiled regular expression if available, otherwise return null
 Expression optimize(ExpressionVisitor visitor, ItemType contextItemType)
          Perform optimisation of an expression and its subexpressions.
 Expression simplify(ExpressionVisitor visitor)
          Simplify and validate.
 
Methods inherited from class net.sf.saxon.functions.SystemFunction
addContextDocumentArgument, addDocToPathMap, checkArguments, computeCardinality, computeSpecialProperties, copy, getDetails, getErrorCodeForTypeErrors, getItemType, getRequiredType, makeSystemFunction, setDetails, useContextItemAsDefault
 
Methods inherited from class net.sf.saxon.expr.FunctionCall
addExternalFunctionCallToPathMap, checkArgumentCount, equals, explain, getArguments, getDisplayName, getFunctionName, getNumberOfArguments, hashCode, iterateSubExpressions, preEvaluate, promote, replaceSubExpression, setArguments, setFunctionName, simplifyArguments, toString, typeCheck
 
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, getExecutable, getHostLanguage, getImplementationMethod, getIntrinsicDependencies, getLineNumber, getLineNumber, getLocationId, getLocationProvider, getObjectName, getProperties, getProperty, getPublicId, getSlotsUsed, getSpecialProperties, getSystemId, getSystemId, hasLoopingSubexpression, implementsStaticTypeCheck, isSubtreeExpression, isUpdatingExpression, isVacuousExpression, iterate, iterateEvents, iterateSameFocusSubExpressions, markTailFunctionCalls, process, resetLocalStaticProperties, setContainer, setFiltered, setFlattened, setLocationId, staticTypeCheck, suppressValidation, typeError
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

Replace

public Replace()
Method Detail

simplify

public Expression simplify(ExpressionVisitor visitor)
                    throws XPathException
Simplify and validate. This is a pure function so it can be simplified in advance if the arguments are known

Overrides:
simplify in class FunctionCall
Parameters:
visitor - an expression visitor
Returns:
the simplified expression
Throws:
XPathException - if an error is discovered during expression rewriting

optimize

public Expression optimize(ExpressionVisitor visitor,
                           ItemType contextItemType)
                    throws XPathException
Perform optimisation of an expression and its subexpressions.

This method is called after all references to functions and variables have been resolved to the declaration of the function or variable, and after all type checking has been done.

Overrides:
optimize in class SystemFunction
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)

getCompiledRegularExpression

public RegularExpression getCompiledRegularExpression()
Get the compiled regular expression if available, otherwise return null

Returns:
the compiled regex, or null

evaluateItem

public Item evaluateItem(XPathContext c)
                  throws XPathException
Evaluate the function in a string context

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

checkReplacement

public static String checkReplacement(CharSequence rep)
Check the contents of the replacement string

Parameters:
rep - the replacement string
Returns:
null if the string is OK, or an error message if not


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