net.sf.saxon.xpath

Class JAXPVariableReference

java.lang.Object

net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression

net.sf.saxon.xpath.JAXPVariableReference

All Implemented Interfaces:

Callable, ExportAgent, Locatable, IdentityComparable

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.

Field Summary

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

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

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
JAXPVariableReference(StructuredQName name, javax.xml.xpath.XPathVariableResolver resolver) Create the expression

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Sequence<?>	call(XPathContext context, Sequence[] arguments) Call the Callable.
int	computeCardinality() Get the static cardinality
int	computeHashCode() get HashCode for comparing two expressions
int	computeSpecialProperties() Determine the special properties of this expression
Expression	copy(RebindingMap rebindings) Create a clone copy of this expression
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object other) Is this expression the same as another expression?
void	export(ExpressionPresenter destination) Diagnostic print of expression structure.
java.lang.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().
ItemType	getItemType() Determine the item type
SequenceIterator<?>	iterate(XPathContext context) Iterate over the value of the expression
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.

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

addToPathMap, adoptChildExpression, allowExtractingCommonSubexpressions, checkedOperands, checkForUpdatingSubexpressions, checkPermittedContents, computeDependencies, computeStaticProperties, dynamicError, effectiveBooleanValue, evaluateAsString, evaluateItem, evaluatePendingUpdates, explain, getCardinality, getConfiguration, getConstructType, getCost, getDependencies, getEvaluationMethod, getExtraProperty, getIntegerBounds, getInterpretedExpression, getIntrinsicDependencies, getLocalRetainedStaticContext, getLocation, getNetCost, getObjectName, getPackageData, getParentExpression, getProperties, getProperty, getRetainedStaticContext, getScopingExpression, getSlotsUsed, getSpecialProperties, getStaticBaseURI, getStaticBaseURIString, getStaticType, getStaticUType, getStreamerName, hasCompatibleStaticContext, hashCode, hasSpecialProperty, hasVariableBinding, identityHashCode, implementsStaticTypeCheck, isCallOn, isEqual, isIdentical, isInstruction, isLiftable, isMultiThreaded, isStaticPropertiesKnown, isSubtreeExpression, isUpdatingExpression, isVacuousExpression, markTailFunctionCalls, operandList, operands, operandSparseList, optimize, optimizeChildren, prepareForStreaming, process, resetLocalStaticProperties, restoreParentPointers, setEvaluationMethod, setExtraProperty, setFiltered, setFlattened, setLocation, setParentExpression, setRetainedStaticContext, setRetainedStaticContextLocally, setRetainedStaticContextThoroughly, setStaticProperty, simplify, simplifyChildren, staticTypeCheck, suppressValidation, toPattern, toShortString, typeCheck, typeCheckChildren, typeError, unordered, verifyParentPointers

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

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)

computeCardinality

public int computeCardinality()

Get the static cardinality

Specified by:

computeCardinality in class Expression

Returns:

the computed cardinality, as one of the values StaticProperty.ALLOWS_ZERO_OR_ONE, StaticProperty.EXACTLY_ONE, StaticProperty.ALLOWS_ONE_OR_MORE, StaticProperty.ALLOWS_ZERO_OR_MORE. May also return StaticProperty.ALLOWS_ZERO if the result is known to be an empty sequence, or StaticProperty.ALLOWS_MANY if if is known to return a sequence of length two or more.

computeSpecialProperties

public int computeSpecialProperties()

Determine the special properties of this expression

Overrides:

computeSpecialProperties in class Expression

Returns:

the value StaticProperty.NO_NODES_NEWLY_CREATED

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.