Class ObjectValue

java.lang.Object

net.sf.saxon.value.Value

net.sf.saxon.value.AtomicValue

net.sf.saxon.value.ObjectValue

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Expression, Item, ValueRepresentation

Direct Known Subclasses:

ValidationErrorValue

public class ObjectValue
extends AtomicValue

An XPath value that encapsulates a Java object. Such a value can only be obtained by calling an extension function that returns it.

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class Value

EMPTY_CLASS_ARRAY

Fields inherited from interface Expression

EVALUATE_METHOD, ITERATE_METHOD, PROCESS_METHOD

Fields inherited from interface ValueRepresentation

EMPTY_VALUE_ARRAY

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ObjectValue()	Default constructor for use in subclasses
ObjectValue(Object object)	Constructor

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
AtomicValue	convertPrimitive(BuiltInAtomicType requiredType, boolean validate, XPathContext context)	Convert to target data type
Object	convertToJava(Class target, XPathContext context)	Convert to Java object (for passing to external functions)
boolean	effectiveBooleanValue(XPathContext context)	Get the effective boolean value of the value
boolean	equals(Object other)	Determine if two ObjectValues are equal
ItemType	getItemType(TypeHierarchy th)	Determine the data type of the expression
Object	getObject()	Get the encapsulated object
String	getStringValue()	Get the value as a String
int	hashCode()	Return a hash code to support the equals() function
void	setValue(Object value)	Set the value in this object value

Methods inherited from class AtomicValue

checkPermittedContents, convert, convert, display, evaluateAsString, evaluateItem, getCardinality, getComponent, getImplementationMethod, getLength, getPrimitiveValue, getStringValueCS, getTypedValue, hasBuiltInType, iterate, process, toString

Methods inherited from class Value

asItem, asIterator, asValue, convert, convertJavaObjectToXPath, getDependencies, getIterator, getParentExpression, getSpecialProperties, itemAt, iterateSubExpressions, makeQNameValue, optimize, promote, reduce, simplify, stringToNumber, typeCheck

Methods inherited from class Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

ObjectValue

public ObjectValue()

Default constructor for use in subclasses

ObjectValue

public ObjectValue(Object object)

Constructor

Parameters:

object - the object to be encapsulated

Method Details

setValue

public void setValue(Object value)

Set the value in this object value

convertPrimitive

public AtomicValue convertPrimitive(BuiltInAtomicType requiredType,
 boolean validate,
 XPathContext context)

Convert to target data type

Specified by:

convertPrimitive in class AtomicValue

Parameters:

requiredType - type code of the required atomic type

validate - true if validation is required. If set to false, the caller guarantees that the value is valid for the target data type, and that further validation is therefore not required. Note that a validation failure may be reported even if validation was not requested.

context - The conversion context to be used. This is required at present only when converting to a date or time: it provides the implicit timezone.

Returns:

the result of the conversion, if successful. If unsuccessful, the value returned will be a ValidationErrorValue. The caller must check for this condition. No exception is thrown, instead the exception will be encapsulated within the ValidationErrorValue.

getStringValue

public String getStringValue()

Get the value as a String

Specified by:

getStringValue in interface Item

Specified by:

getStringValue in interface ValueRepresentation

Specified by:

getStringValue in class AtomicValue

Returns:

a String representation of the value

See Also:

• Item.getStringValueCS()

effectiveBooleanValue

public boolean effectiveBooleanValue(XPathContext context)
                              throws XPathException

Get the effective boolean value of the value

Specified by:

effectiveBooleanValue in interface Expression

Overrides:

effectiveBooleanValue in class AtomicValue

Parameters:

context - the evaluation context (not used in this implementation)

Returns:

true, unless the value is boolean false, numeric zero, or zero-length string

Throws:

XPathException - if any dynamic error occurs evaluating the expression

getItemType

public ItemType getItemType(TypeHierarchy th)

Determine the data type of the expression

Specified by:

getItemType in interface Expression

Overrides:

getItemType in class Value

Parameters:

th -

Returns:

Type.OBJECT

getObject

public Object getObject()

Get the encapsulated object

equals

public boolean equals(Object other)

Determine if two ObjectValues are equal

Overrides:

equals in class Value

Throws:

ClassCastException - if they are not comparable

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Description copied from class: Value

Return a hash code to support the equals() function

Overrides:

hashCode in class Value

convertToJava

public Object convertToJava(Class target,
 XPathContext context)
                     throws XPathException

Convert to Java object (for passing to external functions)

Overrides:

convertToJava in class Value

Throws:

XPathException