net.sf.saxon.expr

Class SingleNodeExpression

java.lang.Object

net.sf.saxon.expr.ComputedExpression

net.sf.saxon.expr.SingleNodeExpression

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, javax.xml.transform.SourceLocator, Container, Expression, InstructionInfoProvider

Direct Known Subclasses:

ParentNodeExpression, RootExpression

public abstract class SingleNodeExpression
extends ComputedExpression

A node set expression that will always return zero or one nodes

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

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

locationId, staticProperties

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

EVALUATE_METHOD, ITERATE_METHOD, PROCESS_METHOD

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
SingleNodeExpression()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	computeCardinality() Specify that the expression returns a singleton
int	computeSpecialProperties()
boolean	effectiveBooleanValue(XPathContext context) Get the effective boolean value of the expression.
Item	evaluateItem(XPathContext context) Evaluate an expression as a single item.
int	getIntrinsicDependencies() Determine which aspects of the context the expression depends on.
ItemType	getItemType(TypeHierarchy th) Determine the data type of the items returned by this expression
abstract NodeInfo	getNode(XPathContext context) Get the single node to which this expression refers.
SequenceIterator	iterate(XPathContext context) Evaluate the expression in a given context to return an iterator
Expression	optimize(Optimizer opt, StaticContext env, ItemType contextItemType) Perform optimisation of an expression and its subexpressions.
Expression	typeCheck(StaticContext env, ItemType contextItemType) Type-check the expression.

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

adoptChildExpression, checkPermittedContents, computeDependencies, computeStaticProperties, doPromotion, dynamicError, evaluateAsString, getCardinality, getColumnNumber, getConstructType, getDependencies, getExecutable, getHostLanguage, getImplementationMethod, getInstructionInfo, getLineNumber, getLocationId, getLocationProvider, getParentExpression, getPublicId, getSlotsUsed, getSpecialProperties, getSystemId, hasBadParentPointer, iterateSubExpressions, markTailFunctionCalls, process, promote, replaceSubExpression, resetStaticProperties, setLocationId, setParentExpression, setParentExpression, simplify, suppressValidation, typeError

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

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

display

Constructor Detail

SingleNodeExpression

public SingleNodeExpression()

Method Detail

typeCheck

public Expression typeCheck(StaticContext env,
                            ItemType contextItemType)
                     throws XPathException

Type-check the expression.

Parameters:

env - the static context of the expression

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 to perform necessary run-time type checks, and to perform other type-related optimizations

Throws:

StaticError - if an error is discovered during this phase (typically a type error)

XPathException

optimize

public Expression optimize(Optimizer opt,
                           StaticContext env,
                           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.

Parameters:

opt - the optimizer in use. This provides access to supporting functions; it also allows different optimization strategies to be used in different circumstances.

env - the static context of the expression

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:

StaticError - if an error is discovered during this phase (typically a type error)

XPathException

computeCardinality

public int computeCardinality()

Specify that the expression returns a singleton

Specified by:

computeCardinality in class ComputedExpression

getItemType

public ItemType getItemType(TypeHierarchy th)

Determine the data type of the items returned by this expression

Parameters:

th -

Returns:

Type.NODE

getIntrinsicDependencies

public int getIntrinsicDependencies()

Determine which aspects of the context the expression depends on. The result is a bitwise-or'ed value composed from constants such as StaticProperty.VARIABLES and StaticProperty.CURRENT_NODE

Overrides:

getIntrinsicDependencies in class ComputedExpression

Returns:

a set of bit-significant flags identifying the "intrinsic" dependencies. The flags are documented in class net.sf.saxon.value.StaticProperty

computeSpecialProperties

public int computeSpecialProperties()

Overrides:

computeSpecialProperties in class ComputedExpression

getNode

public abstract NodeInfo getNode(XPathContext context)
                          throws XPathException

Get the single node to which this expression refers. Returns null if the node-set is empty

Throws:

XPathException

iterate

public SequenceIterator iterate(XPathContext context)
                         throws XPathException

Evaluate the expression in a given context to return an iterator

Specified by:

iterate in interface Expression

Overrides:

iterate in class ComputedExpression

Parameters:

context - the evaluation context

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

evaluateItem

public Item evaluateItem(XPathContext context)
                  throws XPathException

Description copied from class: ComputedExpression

Evaluate an expression as a single item. This always returns either a single Item or null (denoting the empty sequence). No conversion is done. This method should not be used unless the static type of the expression is a subtype of "item" or "item?": that is, it should not be called if the expression may return a sequence. There is no guarantee that this condition will be detected.

Specified by:

evaluateItem in interface Expression

Overrides:

evaluateItem in class ComputedExpression

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

effectiveBooleanValue

public boolean effectiveBooleanValue(XPathContext context)
                              throws XPathException

Description copied from class: ComputedExpression

Get the effective boolean value of the expression. This returns false if the value is the empty sequence, a zero-length string, a number equal to zero, or the boolean false. Otherwise it returns true.

Specified by:

effectiveBooleanValue in interface Expression

Overrides:

effectiveBooleanValue in class ComputedExpression

Parameters:

context - The context in which the expression is to be evaluated

Returns:

the effective boolean value

Throws:

XPathException - if any dynamic error occurs evaluating the expression