Rule (saxon8 JavaDoc)

java.lang.Object
- net.sf.saxon.trans.Rule

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable
```
public final class Rule
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.io.Serializable
```
Rule: a template rule, or a strip-space rule used to support the implementation

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`Rule(Pattern p, java.lang.Object o, int prec, double prio, int seq)`	Create a Rule
`Rule(Rule r)`	Copy a rule, including the chain of rules linked to it

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.Object`	`getAction()`
`Rule`	`getNext()`
`Pattern`	`getPattern()`
`int`	`getPrecedence()`
`double`	`getPriority()`
`int`	`getSequence()`
`void`	`setNext(Rule next)`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - Rule
```
public Rule(Pattern p,
            java.lang.Object o,
            int prec,
            double prio,
            int seq)
```
    Create a Rule
    
    Parameters:
    
    p - the pattern that this rule matches
    
    o - the object invoked by this rule (usually a Template)
    
    prec - the precedence of the rule
    
    prio - the priority of the rule
    
    seq - a sequence number for ordering of rules
  - Rule
```
public Rule(Rule r)
```
    Copy a rule, including the chain of rules linked to it
    
    Parameters:
    
    r -
- Method Detail
  - getSequence
```
public int getSequence()
```
  - getAction
```
public java.lang.Object getAction()
```
  - getNext
```
public Rule getNext()
```
  - setNext
```
public void setNext(Rule next)
```
  - getPattern
```
public Pattern getPattern()
```
  - getPrecedence
```
public int getPrecedence()
```
  - getPriority
```
public double getPriority()
```