Binding (saxon JavaDoc)

All Known Implementing Classes:

XSLParam, XSLVariable
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public interface Binding
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Binding is a interface used to mark objects that represent a variable declaration

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Value`	`constantValue()`	Get the value of the variable, if known statically.
`int`	`getDataType()`	Get the data type, if known statically.
`int`	`getSlotNumber()`	Determine a slot number for the variable.
`int`	`getVariableFingerprint()`	Establish the fingerprint of the name of this variable.
`java.lang.String`	`getVariableName()`	Get the name of the variable, to use in diagnostics
`boolean`	`isAssignable()`	Determine whether the variable is assignable using saxon:assign
`boolean`	`isGlobal()`	Determine whether this variable is global

- Method Detail
  - isGlobal
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boolean isGlobal()
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    Determine whether this variable is global
  - getVariableName
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java.lang.String getVariableName()
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    Get the name of the variable, to use in diagnostics
  - getVariableFingerprint
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int getVariableFingerprint()
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    Establish the fingerprint of the name of this variable.
  - getSlotNumber
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int getSlotNumber()
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    Determine a slot number for the variable.
  - getDataType
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int getDataType()
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    Get the data type, if known statically. This will be a value such as Value.BOOLEAN, Value.STRING. If the data type is not known statically, return Value.ANY.
  - constantValue
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Value constantValue()
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    Get the value of the variable, if known statically. If the value is not known statically, return null.
  - isAssignable
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boolean isAssignable()
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    Determine whether the variable is assignable using saxon:assign