java.lang.Object
- net.sf.saxon.expr.parser.ExpressionParser
- - net.sf.saxon.query.QueryParser

```
public class QueryParser
extends ExpressionParser
```
This class defines extensions to the XPath parser to handle the additional syntax supported in XQuery

Nested Class Summary
- Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class net.sf.saxon.expr.parser.ExpressionParser
  ExpressionParser.TemporaryContainer

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`protected Executable`	`executable`
`protected static int`	`FUNCTION_IS_NONDETERMINISTIC`
`protected static int`	`FUNCTION_IS_PRIVATE`
`protected static int`	`FUNCTION_IS_UPDATING`
`java.util.Set`	`importedModules`
`(package private) java.util.List<net.sf.saxon.query.QueryParser.Import>`	`moduleImports`
`(package private) java.util.List<java.lang.String>`	`namespacesToBeSealed`
`protected java.lang.String`	`queryVersion`
`(package private) java.util.List<net.sf.saxon.query.QueryParser.Import>`	`schemaImports`
`static java.lang.String`	`XQUERY10`
`static java.lang.String`	`XQUERY30`

Fields inherited from class net.sf.saxon.expr.parser.ExpressionParser
allowXPath30Syntax, codeInjector, defaultContainer, env, language, languageVersion, nameChecker, rangeVariables, scanOnly, SEQUENCE_TYPE, t, XPATH, XQUERY, XSLT_PATTERN

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

QueryParser()
Constructor for internal use: this class should be instantiated via the QueryModule

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`applyModuleImport(net.sf.saxon.query.QueryParser.Import mImport)`
`protected boolean`	`atStartOfRelativePath()`	Test whether the current token is one that can start a RelativePathExpression
`protected void`	`checkForClauseAllowingEmpty(ForClause clause)`	Check a ForClause for an "outer for"
`protected void`	`customizeTokenizer(Tokenizer t)`	Callback to tailor the tokenizer
`Executable`	`getExecutable()`	Get the executable containing this expression.
`protected java.lang.String`	`getLanguage()`	Get the current language (XPath or XQuery)
`int`	`getPermittedFunctions()`	Get the permitted set of standard functions in this environment
`protected void`	`grumble(java.lang.String message, StructuredQName errorCode, int offset)`	Report a static error
`protected void`	`lookAhead()`	Lookahead one token, catching any exception thrown by the tokenizer.
`protected LetExpression`	`makeLetExpression()`	Make a LetExpression.
`protected void`	`makeSimpleContent(Expression content, SimpleNodeConstructor inst, int offset)`	Make the instructions for the children of a node with simple content (attribute, text, PI, etc)
`static Expression`	`makeStringJoin(Expression exp, StaticContext env)`	Make a string-join expression that concatenates the string-values of items in a sequence with intervening spaces.
`protected Literal`	`makeStringLiteral(java.lang.String token)`	Method to make a string literal from a token identified as a string literal.
`XQueryExpression`	`makeXQueryExpression(java.lang.String query, QueryModule mainModule, Configuration config)`	Create an XQueryExpression
`QueryParser`	`newParser()`	Create a new parser of the same kind
`protected java.lang.String`	`normalizeEQName(java.lang.String s)`	Convert a QName in expanded-name format "uri":local into Clark format
`protected int`	`parseAnnotations()`
`protected Expression`	`parseConstructor()`	Parse a node constructor.
`protected void`	`parseContextItemDeclaration()`	Parse a context item declaration.
`protected void`	`parseCountClause(java.util.List clauseList)`	Parse a count clause.
`protected void`	`parseDecimalFormatDeclaration()`	Parse the "declare decimal-format" declaration.
`protected void`	`parseDefaultDecimalFormat()`
`protected Expression`	`parseExtensionExpression()`	Parse an Extension Expression.
`protected Expression`	`parseFLWORExpression()`	Parse a FLWOR expression.
`protected void`	`parseFunctionDeclaration(int functionOptions)`	Parse a function declaration.
`protected void`	`parseGroupByClause(java.util.List<Clause> clauseList)`	Parse a Group By clause.
`void`	`parseLibraryModule(java.lang.String queryString, QueryModule env)`	Parse a library module.
`protected Expression`	`parseNamedNamespaceConstructor(int offset)`
`protected Expression`	`parseNamespaceConstructor(int offset)`
`protected void`	`parseRevalidationDeclaration()`	Parse the "declare revalidation" declaration.
`protected Expression`	`parseTypeswitchExpression()`	Parse a Typeswitch Expression.
`protected void`	`parseUpdatingFunctionDeclaration()`	Parse an updating function declaration (allowed in XQuery Update only)
`protected Expression`	`parseValidateExpression()`	Parse a Validate Expression.
`protected void`	`parseWindowClause(java.util.List<Clause> clauseList)`	Parse a tumbling or sliding window clause.
`protected java.lang.String`	`readCollationName()`
`Expression`	`setDefaultValue(java.lang.String exp)`	Parse the expression (inside a string literal) used to define default values for external variables.
`void`	`setDisableCycleChecks(boolean disable)`	Disable checks for certain kinds of cycle.
`void`	`setExecutable(Executable exec)`	Set the executable used for this query expression
`static Expression`	`stringify(Expression exp, boolean noNodeIfEmpty, Configuration config)`	Convert an expression so it generates a space-separated sequence of strings
`java.lang.String`	`URILiteral(java.lang.String in)`	Handle a URI literal.

Methods inherited from class net.sf.saxon.expr.parser.ExpressionParser
currentTokenDisplay, declareRangeVariable, disallowedAtStartOfRelativePath, expect, findRangeVariable, getCodeInjector, getDefaultContainer, getNameChecker, getRangeVariables, getStaticContext, getTokenizer, grumble, grumble, grumble, grumble, isKeyword, isNamespaceTestAllowed, makeCurriedFunction, makeLocalNameTest, makeNameCode, makeNameCodeSilently, makeNamespaceTest, makeNameTest, makeNodeName, makeStructuredQName, makeTracer, nextToken, parse, parseBasicStep, parseBinaryExpression, parseDynamicFunctionCall, parseExpression, parseExprSingle, parseFunctionArgument, parseFunctionCall, parseFunctionItemType, parseInlineFunction, parseItemType, parseLiteralFunctionItem, parseMapExpression, parseMapItemType, parseNodeTest, parseNumericLiteral, parseParenthesizedItemType, parsePathExpression, parsePredicate, parseRelativePath, parseRemainingPath, parseSequenceType, parseSequenceType, parseStepExpression, parseStringLiteral, parseSwitchExpression, parseTryCatchExpression, parseTypePattern, parseVariableReference, reportMissingFunction, resolveFunctionName, setCodeInjector, setDefaultContainer, setLanguage, setLocation, setLocation, setLocation, setRangeVariables, setRangeVariableStack, setScanOnly, testPermittedAxis, undeclareRangeVariable, warning

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

- Field Detail
  - XQUERY10
```
public static java.lang.String XQUERY10
```
  - XQUERY30
```
public static java.lang.String XQUERY30
```
  - queryVersion
```
protected java.lang.String queryVersion
```
  - executable
```
protected Executable executable
```
  - importedModules
```
public java.util.Set importedModules
```
  - namespacesToBeSealed
```
java.util.List<java.lang.String> namespacesToBeSealed
```
  - schemaImports
```
java.util.List<net.sf.saxon.query.QueryParser.Import> schemaImports
```
  - moduleImports
```
java.util.List<net.sf.saxon.query.QueryParser.Import> moduleImports
```
  - FUNCTION_IS_UPDATING
```
protected static final int FUNCTION_IS_UPDATING
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - FUNCTION_IS_PRIVATE
```
protected static final int FUNCTION_IS_PRIVATE
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - FUNCTION_IS_NONDETERMINISTIC
```
protected static final int FUNCTION_IS_NONDETERMINISTIC
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
- Constructor Detail
  - QueryParser
```
public QueryParser()
```
    Constructor for internal use: this class should be instantiated via the QueryModule
- Method Detail
  - newParser
```
public QueryParser newParser()
```
    Create a new parser of the same kind
    
    Returns:
    
    a new parser of the same kind as this one
  - makeXQueryExpression
```
public XQueryExpression makeXQueryExpression(java.lang.String query,
                                             QueryModule mainModule,
                                             Configuration config)
                                      throws XPathException
```
    Create an XQueryExpression
    
    Parameters:
    
    query - the source text of the query
    
    mainModule - the static context of the query
    
    config - the Saxon configuration
    
    Returns:
    
    the compiled XQuery expression
    
    Throws:
    
    XPathException - if the expression contains static errors
  - getPermittedFunctions
```
public int getPermittedFunctions()
```
    Get the permitted set of standard functions in this environment
    
    Returns:
    
    a code indicating which system library functions are supported in this version of the language
  - getExecutable
```
public Executable getExecutable()
```
    Get the executable containing this expression.
    
    Returns:
    
    the executable
  - setExecutable
```
public void setExecutable(Executable exec)
```
    Set the executable used for this query expression
    
    Parameters:
    
    exec - the executable
  - setDisableCycleChecks
```
public void setDisableCycleChecks(boolean disable)
```
    Disable checks for certain kinds of cycle. This is equivalent to
    declare option saxon:allow-cycles "true"
    
    Parameters:
    
    disable - true if checks for import cycles are to be suppressed, that is, if cycles should be allowed
  - customizeTokenizer
```
protected void customizeTokenizer(Tokenizer t)
```
    Callback to tailor the tokenizer
    
    Overrides:
    
    customizeTokenizer in class ExpressionParser
    
    Parameters:
    
    t - the Tokenizer to be customized
  - parseLibraryModule
```
public final void parseLibraryModule(java.lang.String queryString,
                                     QueryModule env)
                              throws XPathException
```
    Parse a library module. Prolog? Expression
    
    Parameters:
    
    queryString - The text of the library module.
    
    env - The static context. The result of parsing a library module is that the static context is populated with a set of function declarations and variable declarations. Each library module must have its own static context objext.
    
    Throws:
    
    XPathException - if the expression contains a syntax error
  - grumble
```
protected void grumble(java.lang.String message,
                       StructuredQName errorCode,
                       int offset)
                throws XPathException
```
    Report a static error
    
    Overrides:
    
    grumble in class ExpressionParser
    
    Parameters:
    
    message - the error message
    
    offset - the location in the source query
    
    errorCode - the error code
    
    Throws:
    
    XPathException - always thrown: an exception containing the supplied message
  - parseAnnotations
```
protected int parseAnnotations()
                        throws XPathException
```
    Throws:
    
    XPathException
  - parseRevalidationDeclaration
```
protected void parseRevalidationDeclaration()
                                     throws XPathException
```
    Parse the "declare revalidation" declaration. Syntax: not allowed unless XQuery update is in use
    
    Throws:
    
    XPathException - if the syntax is incorrect, or is not allowed in this XQuery processor
  - applyModuleImport
```
public void applyModuleImport(net.sf.saxon.query.QueryParser.Import mImport)
                       throws XPathException
```
    Throws:
    
    XPathException
  - parseDecimalFormatDeclaration
```
protected void parseDecimalFormatDeclaration()
                                      throws XPathException
```
    Parse the "declare decimal-format" declaration. Allowed in XQuery 1.1 only
    
    Throws:
    
    XPathException - if parsing fails
  - parseDefaultDecimalFormat
```
protected void parseDefaultDecimalFormat()
                                  throws XPathException
```
    Throws:
    
    XPathException
  - parseContextItemDeclaration
```
protected void parseContextItemDeclaration()
                                    throws XPathException
```
    Parse a context item declaration. Allowed only in XQuery 3.0
    
    Throws:
    
    XPathException - if parsing fails
  - parseFunctionDeclaration
```
protected void parseFunctionDeclaration(int functionOptions)
                                 throws XPathException
```
    Parse a function declaration.
    Syntax:
    <"declare" "function"> QName "(" ParamList? ")" ("as" SequenceType)? (EnclosedExpr | "external")
    
    On entry, the "declare function" has already been recognized
    
    Parameters:
    
    functionOptions - function annotations such as updating, deterministic etc
    
    Throws:
    
    XPathException - if a syntax error is found
  - parseUpdatingFunctionDeclaration
```
protected void parseUpdatingFunctionDeclaration()
                                         throws XPathException
```
    Parse an updating function declaration (allowed in XQuery Update only)
    
    Throws:
    
    XPathException - if parsing fails or if updating functions are not allowed
  - setDefaultValue
```
public Expression setDefaultValue(java.lang.String exp)
```
    Parse the expression (inside a string literal) used to define default values for external variables. This requires instantiating a nested XPath parser. (This is a Saxon extension for XQuery 1.0 which becomes obsolete with XQuery 3.0)
    
    Parameters:
    
    exp - holds the expression used to define a default value
    
    Returns:
    
    the compiled expression that computes the default value
  - parseFLWORExpression
```
protected Expression parseFLWORExpression()
                                   throws XPathException
```
    Parse a FLWOR expression. This replaces the XPath "for" expression. Full syntax:
    [41] FLWORExpr ::= (ForClause | LetClause)+ WhereClause? OrderByClause? "return" ExprSingle [42] ForClause ::= <"for" "$"> VarName TypeDeclaration? PositionalVar? "in" ExprSingle ("," "$" VarName TypeDeclaration? PositionalVar? "in" ExprSingle)* [43] PositionalVar ::= "at" "$" VarName [44] LetClause ::= <"let" "$"> VarName TypeDeclaration? ":=" ExprSingle ("," "$" VarName TypeDeclaration? ":=" ExprSingle)* [45] WhereClause ::= "where" Expr [46] OrderByClause ::= (<"order" "by"> | <"stable" "order" "by">) OrderSpecList [47] OrderSpecList ::= OrderSpec ("," OrderSpec)* [48] OrderSpec ::= ExprSingle OrderModifier [49] OrderModifier ::= ("ascending" | "descending")? (<"empty" "greatest"> | <"empty" "least">)? ("collation" StringLiteral)?
    
    Overrides:
    
    parseFLWORExpression in class ExpressionParser
    
    Returns:
    
    the resulting subexpression
    
    Throws:
    
    XPathException - if any error is encountered
  - makeLetExpression
```
protected LetExpression makeLetExpression()
```
    Make a LetExpression. This returns an ordinary LetExpression if tracing is off, and an EagerLetExpression if tracing is on. This is so that trace events occur in an order that the user can follow.
    
    Returns:
    
    the constructed "let" expression
  - checkForClauseAllowingEmpty
```
protected void checkForClauseAllowingEmpty(ForClause clause)
                                    throws XPathException
```
    Check a ForClause for an "outer for"
    
    Parameters:
    
    clause - the clause to be checked
    
    Throws:
    
    XPathException - if invalid
  - parseCountClause
```
protected void parseCountClause(java.util.List clauseList)
                         throws XPathException
```
    Parse a count clause. Not supported in 1.0; subclassed in the XQuery 1.1 parser
    
    Parameters:
    
    clauseList - the list of clauses for the expression, to which this clause will be added
    
    Throws:
    
    XPathException - if a static error is found
  - parseGroupByClause
```
protected void parseGroupByClause(java.util.List<Clause> clauseList)
                           throws XPathException
```
    Parse a Group By clause. Not supported in 1.0; subclassed in the XQuery 3.0 parser
    
    Parameters:
    
    clauseList - the list of clauses for the expression, to which this clause will be added
    
    Throws:
    
    XPathException - if a static error is found
  - parseWindowClause
```
protected void parseWindowClause(java.util.List<Clause> clauseList)
                          throws XPathException
```
    Parse a tumbling or sliding window clause. Not supported in 1.0; subclassed in the XQuery 3.0 parser
    
    Parameters:
    
    clauseList - the list of clauses for the expression, to which this clause will be added
    
    Throws:
    
    XPathException - if a static error is found
  - makeStringJoin
```
public static Expression makeStringJoin(Expression exp,
                                        StaticContext env)
```
    Make a string-join expression that concatenates the string-values of items in a sequence with intervening spaces. This may be simplified later as a result of type-checking.
    
    Parameters:
    
    exp - the base expression, evaluating to a sequence
    
    env - the static context
    
    Returns:
    
    a call on string-join to create a string containing the representations of the items in the sequence separated by spaces.
  - readCollationName
```
protected java.lang.String readCollationName()
                                      throws XPathException
```
    Throws:
    
    XPathException
  - parseTypeswitchExpression
```
protected Expression parseTypeswitchExpression()
                                        throws XPathException
```
    Parse a Typeswitch Expression. This construct is XQuery-only. TypeswitchExpr ::= "typeswitch" "(" Expr ")" CaseClause+ "default" ("$" VarName)? "return" ExprSingle CaseClause ::= "case" ("$" VarName "as")? SequenceType "return" ExprSingle
    
    Overrides:
    
    parseTypeswitchExpression in class ExpressionParser
    
    Returns:
    
    the expression that results from the parsing
    
    Throws:
    
    XPathException - if parsing fails
  - parseValidateExpression
```
protected Expression parseValidateExpression()
                                      throws XPathException
```
    Parse a Validate Expression. This construct is XQuery-only. The syntax allows: validate mode? { Expr } mode ::= "strict" | "lax"
    
    Overrides:
    
    parseValidateExpression in class ExpressionParser
    
    Returns:
    
    the parsed expression; except that this version of the method always throws an exception
    
    Throws:
    
    XPathException - if parsing fails
  - parseExtensionExpression
```
protected Expression parseExtensionExpression()
                                       throws XPathException
```
    Parse an Extension Expression. Syntax: "(#" QName arbitrary-text "#)")+ "{" expr? "}"
    
    Overrides:
    
    parseExtensionExpression in class ExpressionParser
    
    Returns:
    
    the parsed expression; except that this version of the method always throws an exception
    
    Throws:
    
    XPathException - if parsing fails
  - parseConstructor
```
protected Expression parseConstructor()
                               throws XPathException
```
    Parse a node constructor. This is allowed only in XQuery. This method handles both the XML-like "direct" constructors, and the XQuery-based "computed" constructors.
    
    Overrides:
    
    parseConstructor in class ExpressionParser
    
    Returns:
    
    an Expression for evaluating the parsed constructor
    
    Throws:
    
    XPathException - in the event of a syntax error.
  - parseNamespaceConstructor
```
protected Expression parseNamespaceConstructor(int offset)
                                        throws XPathException
```
    Throws:
    
    XPathException
  - parseNamedNamespaceConstructor
```
protected Expression parseNamedNamespaceConstructor(int offset)
                                             throws XPathException
```
    Throws:
    
    XPathException
  - makeSimpleContent
```
protected void makeSimpleContent(Expression content,
                                 SimpleNodeConstructor inst,
                                 int offset)
                          throws XPathException
```
    Make the instructions for the children of a node with simple content (attribute, text, PI, etc)
    
    Parameters:
    
    content - the expression making up the simple content
    
    inst - the skeletal instruction for creating the node
    
    offset - the character position of this construct within the source query
    
    Throws:
    
    XPathException - if a static error is encountered
  - stringify
```
public static Expression stringify(Expression exp,
                                   boolean noNodeIfEmpty,
                                   Configuration config)
                            throws XPathException
```
    Convert an expression so it generates a space-separated sequence of strings
    
    Parameters:
    
    exp - the expression that calculates the content
    
    noNodeIfEmpty - if true, no node is produced when the value of the content expression is an empty sequence. If false, the effect of supplying an empty sequence is that a node is created whose string-value is a zero-length string. Set to true for text node constructors, false for other kinds of node.
    
    config - the Saxon configuration
    
    Returns:
    
    an expression that computes the content and converts the result to a character string
    
    Throws:
    
    XPathException - if parsing fails
  - makeStringLiteral
```
protected Literal makeStringLiteral(java.lang.String token)
                             throws XPathException
```
    Method to make a string literal from a token identified as a string literal. This is trivial in XPath, but in XQuery the method is overridden to identify pseudo-XML character and entity references
    
    Overrides:
    
    makeStringLiteral in class ExpressionParser
    
    Parameters:
    
    token - the string as written (or as returned by the tokenizer)
    
    Returns:
    
    The string value of the string literal, after dereferencing entity and character references
    
    Throws:
    
    XPathException - if parsing fails
  - URILiteral
```
public java.lang.String URILiteral(java.lang.String in)
                            throws XPathException
```
    Handle a URI literal. This is whitespace-normalized as well as being unescaped
    
    Parameters:
    
    in - the string as written
    
    Returns:
    
    the URI after unescaping of entity and character references followed by whitespace normalization
    
    Throws:
    
    XPathException - if an error is found while unescaping the URI
  - normalizeEQName
```
protected java.lang.String normalizeEQName(java.lang.String s)
                                    throws XPathException
```
    Convert a QName in expanded-name format "uri":local into Clark format
    
    Overrides:
    
    normalizeEQName in class ExpressionParser
    
    Parameters:
    
    s - the QName in expanded-name format
    
    Returns:
    
    the corresponding expanded name in Clark format
    
    Throws:
    
    XPathException
  - lookAhead
```
protected void lookAhead()
                  throws XPathException
```
    Lookahead one token, catching any exception thrown by the tokenizer. This method is only called from the query parser when switching from character-at-a-time mode to tokenizing mode
    
    Throws:
    
    XPathException - if parsing fails
  - atStartOfRelativePath
```
protected boolean atStartOfRelativePath()
```
    Description copied from class: ExpressionParser
    
    Test whether the current token is one that can start a RelativePathExpression
    
    Overrides:
    
    atStartOfRelativePath in class ExpressionParser
    
    Returns:
    
    the resulting subexpression
  - getLanguage
```
protected java.lang.String getLanguage()
```
    Get the current language (XPath or XQuery)
    
    Overrides:
    
    getLanguage in class ExpressionParser
    
    Returns:
    
    a string representation of the language being parsed, for use in error messages

Class QueryParser

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class net.sf.saxon.expr.parser.ExpressionParser

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class net.sf.saxon.expr.parser.ExpressionParser

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class net.sf.saxon.expr.parser.ExpressionParser

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Field Detail

XQUERY10

XQUERY30

queryVersion

executable

importedModules

namespacesToBeSealed

schemaImports

moduleImports

FUNCTION_IS_UPDATING

FUNCTION_IS_PRIVATE

FUNCTION_IS_NONDETERMINISTIC

Constructor Detail

QueryParser

Method Detail

newParser

makeXQueryExpression

getPermittedFunctions

getExecutable

setExecutable

setDisableCycleChecks

customizeTokenizer

parseLibraryModule

grumble

parseAnnotations

parseRevalidationDeclaration

applyModuleImport

parseDecimalFormatDeclaration

parseDefaultDecimalFormat

parseContextItemDeclaration

parseFunctionDeclaration

parseUpdatingFunctionDeclaration

setDefaultValue

parseFLWORExpression

makeLetExpression

checkForClauseAllowingEmpty

parseCountClause

parseGroupByClause

parseWindowClause

makeStringJoin

readCollationName

parseTypeswitchExpression

parseValidateExpression

parseExtensionExpression

parseConstructor

parseNamespaceConstructor

parseNamedNamespaceConstructor

makeSimpleContent

stringify

makeStringLiteral

URILiteral

normalizeEQName

lookAhead

atStartOfRelativePath

getLanguage