net.sf.saxon.pattern

Interface PatternParser

All Known Implementing Classes:

PatternParser30

public interface PatternParser

Interface to a parser of XSLT patterns. There are subclasses for XSLT 2.0 and XSLT 3.0 patterns

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Pattern	parsePattern(java.lang.String pattern, StaticContext env, int lineNumber) Parse a string representing an XSLT pattern

Method Detail

parsePattern

Pattern parsePattern(java.lang.String pattern,
                     StaticContext env,
                     int lineNumber)
              throws XPathException

Parse a string representing an XSLT pattern

Parameters:

pattern - the pattern expressed as a String

env - the static context for the pattern

lineNumber - the line number of the pattern within some containing resource, for diagnostics

Returns:

a Pattern object representing the result of parsing

Throws:

XPathException - if the pattern contains a syntax error