Class NumericValue

java.lang.Object
com.icl.saxon.expr.Expression
com.icl.saxon.expr.Value
com.icl.saxon.expr.NumericValue
public final class NumericValue extends Value
A numeric (floating point) value

  • Constructor Details

    • NumericValue

      public NumericValue(double value)
      Constructor supplying a double

    • NumericValue

      public NumericValue(String s)
      Constructor supplying a String

  • Method Details

    • asStringOLD

      public String asStringOLD()
      Get the value as a String
      Returns:
      a String representation of the value

    • asString

      public String asString()
      Get the value as a String
      Specified by:
      asString in class Value
      Returns:
      a String representation of the value

    • asNumber

      public double asNumber()
      Get the value as a number
      Specified by:
      asNumber in class Value
      Returns:
      the numeric value

    • asBoolean

      public boolean asBoolean()
      Convert the value to a boolean
      Specified by:
      asBoolean in class Value
      Returns:
      false if zero, true otherwise

    • getDataType

      public int getDataType()
      Determine the data type of the exprssion, if possible
      Specified by:
      getDataType in class Expression
      Returns:
      one of the values Value.STRING, Value.BOOLEAN, Value.NUMBER, Value.NODESET, Value.FRAGMENT, or Value.ANY (meaning not known in advance)

    • conversionPreference

      public int conversionPreference(Class required)
      Get conversion preference for this value to a Java class. A low result indicates higher preference.
      Specified by:
      conversionPreference in class Value

    • convertToJava

      public Object convertToJava(Class target) throws XPathException
      Convert to Java object (for passing to external functions)
      Specified by:
      convertToJava in class Value
      Parameters:
      target - The class required by the external function
      Returns:
      an object of the target class
      Throws:
      XPathException

    • display

      public void display(int level)
      Diagnostic print of expression structure
      Specified by:
      display in class Expression