net.sf.saxon.expr

Class LastItemExpression

java.lang.Object

net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression

net.sf.saxon.expr.UnaryExpression

net.sf.saxon.expr.SingleItemFilter

net.sf.saxon.expr.LastItemExpression

All Implemented Interfaces:

IdentityComparable

public final class LastItemExpression
extends SingleItemFilter

A LastItemExpression returns the last item in the sequence returned by a given base expression. The evaluation strategy is to read the input sequence with a one-item lookahead.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression

EFFECTIVE_BOOLEAN_VALUE, EVALUATE_METHOD, ITEM_FEED_METHOD, ITERATE_METHOD, MAX_SEQUENCE_LENGTH, MAX_STRING_LENGTH, PROCESS_METHOD, staticProperties, UNBOUNDED_LOWER, UNBOUNDED_UPPER, UPDATE_METHOD, WATCH_METHOD

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
LastItemExpression(Expression base) Constructor

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Expression	copy() Copy an expression.
Item	evaluateItem(XPathContext context) Evaluate the expression
ExpressionCompiler	getExpressionCompiler() Return the compiler of the LastItem expression
String	getExpressionName() Get a name identifying the kind of expression, in terms meaningful to a user.
int	getImplementationMethod() An implementation of Expression must provide at least one of the methods evaluateItem(), iterate(), or process().

Methods inherited from class net.sf.saxon.expr.SingleItemFilter

computeCardinality, getOperandRole, optimize

Methods inherited from class net.sf.saxon.expr.UnaryExpression

computeSpecialProperties, displayOperator, equals, export, getBaseExpression, getItemType, getOperand, hashCode, operands, setBaseExpression, toShortString, toString, typeCheck

Methods inherited from class net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression

addToPathMap, adoptChildExpression, checkedOperands, checkForUpdatingSubexpressions, checkPermittedContents, clearStreamabilityData, computeDependencies, computeStaticProperties, doPromotion, dynamicError, effectiveBooleanValue, evaluateAsString, evaluatePendingUpdates, explain, getCardinality, getConfiguration, getConstructType, getCost, getDependencies, getEvaluationMethod, getHostLanguage, getIntegerBounds, getIntrinsicDependencies, getLocation, getNetCost, getObjectName, getPackageData, getParentExpression, getPosture, getPostureAndSweepIfKnown, getProperties, getProperty, getRetainedStaticContext, getSlotsUsed, getSpecialProperties, getStaticBaseURI, getStaticBaseURIString, getStreamability, getStreamingAdjunct, getSweep, getSystemId, hasVariableBinding, identityHashCode, implementsStaticTypeCheck, isCallOn, isCallOnSystemFunction, isIdentical, isSubtreeExpression, isUpdatingExpression, isVacuousExpression, iterate, iterateEvents, makeStreamingAdjunct, markTailFunctionCalls, operandList, operandSparseList, optimizeChildren, optimizeForType, process, promote, promoteChildren, resetLocalStaticProperties, restoreParentPointers, setEvaluationMethod, setFiltered, setFlattened, setLocation, setParentExpression, setPostureAndSweep, setRetainedStaticContext, setRetainedStaticContextLocally, setStaticProperty, simplify, simplifyChildren, staticTypeCheck, suppressValidation, toPattern, toStreamingPattern, typeCheckChildren, typeError, unordered

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

LastItemExpression

public LastItemExpression(Expression base)

Constructor

Parameters:

base - A sequence expression denoting sequence whose first item is to be returned

Method Detail

copy

public Expression copy()

Copy an expression. This makes a deep copy.

Specified by:

copy in class Expression

Returns:

the copy of the original expression

getImplementationMethod

public int getImplementationMethod()

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

evaluateItem

public Item evaluateItem(XPathContext context)
                  throws XPathException

Evaluate the expression

Overrides:

evaluateItem in class Expression

Parameters:

context - 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

getExpressionCompiler

public ExpressionCompiler getExpressionCompiler()

Return the compiler of the LastItem expression

Overrides:

getExpressionCompiler in class Expression

Returns:

the relevant ExpressionCompiler

getExpressionName

public String getExpressionName()

Description copied from class: Expression

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 export() output displaying the expression.