Class TupleExpression

java.lang.Object
net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression
net.sf.saxon.expr.flwor.TupleExpression
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, SourceLocator, LocationProvider, SaxonLocator, InstructionInfo, Locator
public class TupleExpression extends Expression
A tuple expression is an expression that returns a tuple. Specifically, it is a list of slot numbers of local variables; it returns a Tuple item containg the current value of these variables.
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  • Field Details

  • Constructor Details

    • TupleExpression

      public TupleExpression()

  • Method Details

    • setVariables

      public void setVariables(List<LocalVariableReference> refs)

    • getSlots

      public LocalVariableReference[] getSlots()

    • getItemType

      public ItemType getItemType(TypeHierarchy th)
      Description copied from class: Expression
      Determine the data type of the expression, if possible. All expression return sequences, in general; this method determines the type of the items within the sequence, assuming that (a) this is known in advance, and (b) it is the same for all items in the sequence.

      This method should always return a result, though it may be the best approximation that is available at the time.

      Specified by:
      getItemType in class Expression
      Parameters:
      th - the type hierarchy cache
      Returns:
      a value such as Type.STRING, Type.BOOLEAN, Type.NUMBER, Type.NODE, or Type.ITEM (meaning not known at compile time)

    • typeCheck

      public Expression typeCheck(ExpressionVisitor visitor, ExpressionVisitor.ContextItemType contextItemType) throws XPathException
      Description copied from class: Expression
      Perform type checking of an expression and its subexpressions. This is the second phase of static optimization.

      This checks statically that the operands of the expression have the correct type; if necessary it generates code to do run-time type checking or type conversion. A static type error is reported only if execution cannot possibly succeed, that is, if a run-time type error is inevitable. The call may return a modified form of the expression.

      This method is called after all references to functions and variables have been resolved to the declaration of the function or variable. However, the types of such functions and variables may not be accurately known if they have not been explicitly declared.

      If the implementation returns a value other than "this", then it is required to ensure that the location information in the returned expression have been set up correctly. It should not rely on the caller to do this, although for historical reasons many callers do so.

      Overrides:
      typeCheck in class Expression
      Parameters:
      visitor - an expression visitor
      contextItemType - the static type of "." at the point where this expression is invoked. The parameter is set to null if it is known statically that the context item will be undefined. If the type of the context item is not known statically, the argument is set to Type.ITEM_TYPE
      Returns:
      the original expression, rewritten to perform necessary run-time type checks, and to perform other type-related optimizations
      Throws:
      XPathException - if an error is discovered during this phase (typically a type error)

    • iterateSubExpressions

      public Iterator<Expression> iterateSubExpressions()
      Get the immediate sub-expressions of this expression. Default implementation returns a zero-length array, appropriate for an expression that has no sub-expressions.
      Overrides:
      iterateSubExpressions in class Expression
      Returns:
      an iterator containing the sub-expressions of this expression

    • replaceSubExpression

      public boolean replaceSubExpression(Expression original, Expression replacement)
      Replace one subexpression by a replacement subexpression
      Overrides:
      replaceSubExpression in class Expression
      Parameters:
      original - the original subexpression
      replacement - the replacement subexpression
      Returns:
      true if the original subexpression is found

    • copy

      public Expression copy()
      Copy an expression. This makes a deep copy.
      Specified by:
      copy in class Expression
      Returns:
      the copy of the original expression

    • explain

      public void explain(ExpressionPresenter out)
      Diagnostic print of expression structure. The abstract expression tree is written to the supplied output destination.
      Specified by:
      explain in class Expression
      Parameters:
      out - the expression presenter used to display the structure

    • evaluateItem

      public Tuple evaluateItem(XPathContext context) throws XPathException
      Description copied from class: Expression
      Evaluate an expression as a single item. This always returns either a single Item or null (denoting the empty sequence). No conversion is done. This method should not be used unless the static type of the expression is a subtype of "item" or "item?": that is, it should not be called if the expression may return a sequence. There is no guarantee that this condition will be detected.
      Overrides:
      evaluateItem in class Expression
      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

    • setCurrentTuple

      public void setCurrentTuple(XPathContext context, Tuple tuple)
      Set the local variables in the current stack frame to values corresponding to a supplied tuple
      Parameters:
      context - identifies the stack frame to be modified
      tuple - the tuple containing the current values

    • computeCardinality

      public int computeCardinality()
      Get the cardinality of the expression. This is exactly one, in the sense that evaluating the TupleExpression returns a single tuple.
      Specified by:
      computeCardinality in class Expression
      Returns:
      the static cardinality - EXACTLY_ONE

    • getIntrinsicDependencies

      public int getIntrinsicDependencies()
      Description copied from class: Expression
      Determine the intrinsic dependencies of an expression, that is, those which are not derived from the dependencies of its subexpressions. For example, position() has an intrinsic dependency on the context position, while (position()+1) does not. The default implementation of the method returns 0, indicating "no dependencies".
      Overrides:
      getIntrinsicDependencies in class Expression
      Returns:
      a set of bit-significant flags identifying the "intrinsic" dependencies. The flags are documented in class net.sf.saxon.value.StaticProperty