Class Substring

java.lang.Object
net.sf.saxon.expr.ComputedExpression
net.sf.saxon.expr.FunctionCall
net.sf.saxon.functions.SystemFunction
net.sf.saxon.functions.Substring
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, SourceLocator, Container, Expression, InstructionInfoProvider
public class Substring extends SystemFunction
This class implements the XPath substring() function
See Also:

  • Constructor Details

    • Substring

      public Substring()

  • Method Details

    • evaluateItem

      public Item evaluateItem(XPathContext context) throws XPathException
      Evaluate the function
      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