Class Replace

java.lang.Object

net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression

net.sf.saxon.expr.FunctionCall

net.sf.saxon.functions.SystemFunction

net.sf.saxon.functions.Replace

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, SourceLocator, LocationProvider, SaxonLocator, CallableExpression, InstructionInfo, Locator

public class Replace
extends SystemFunction
implements CallableExpression

This class implements the replace() function for replacing substrings that match a regular expression

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class SystemFunction

operation

Fields inherited from class FunctionCall

argument

Fields inherited from class Expression

EFFECTIVE_BOOLEAN_VALUE, EVALUATE_METHOD, EVENT_FEED_METHOD, ITEM_FEED_METHOD, ITERATE_METHOD, locationId, MAX_SEQUENCE_LENGTH, MAX_STRING_LENGTH, PROCESS_METHOD, PUSH_SELECTION, staticProperties, UNBOUNDED_LOWER, UNBOUNDED_UPPER, WATCH_METHOD

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Replace()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
SequenceIterator	call(SequenceIterator[] arguments, XPathContext context)	Evaluate the expression
static String	checkReplacement(CharSequence rep)	Check the contents of the replacement string
Item	evaluateItem(XPathContext c)	Evaluate the function in a string context
RegularExpression	getCompiledRegularExpression()	Get the compiled regular expression if available, otherwise return null
Expression	optimize(ExpressionVisitor visitor, ExpressionVisitor.ContextItemType contextItemType)	Perform optimisation of an expression and its subexpressions.
Expression	simplify(ExpressionVisitor visitor)	Simplify and validate.

Methods inherited from class SystemFunction

addContextDocumentArgument, addDocToPathMap, checkArguments, computeCardinality, computeSpecialProperties, copy, equals, getDetails, getErrorCodeForTypeErrors, getImplementationMethod, getItemType, getOperation, getRequiredType, makeSystemFunction, setDetails, useContextItemAsDefault

Methods inherited from class FunctionCall

addExternalFunctionCallToPathMap, checkArgumentCount, explain, getArguments, getDisplayName, getExpressionName, getFunctionName, getNumberOfArguments, hashCode, iterateSubExpressions, preEvaluate, promote, replaceSubExpression, setArguments, setFunctionName, simplifyArguments, toString, typeCheck

Methods inherited from class Expression

addToPathMap, adoptChildExpression, checkForUpdatingSubexpressions, checkPermittedContents, computeDependencies, computeStaticProperties, doPromotion, dynamicError, effectiveBooleanValue, evaluateAsString, evaluatePendingUpdates, explain, getCardinality, getColumnNumber, getColumnNumber, getConstructType, getContainer, getDependencies, getEvaluationMethod, getExecutable, getHostLanguage, getIntegerBounds, getIntrinsicDependencies, getLineNumber, getLineNumber, getLocationId, getLocationProvider, getObjectName, getProperties, getProperty, getPublicId, getSlotsUsed, getSpecialProperties, getSystemId, getSystemId, hasLoopingSubexpression, hasVariableBinding, implementsStaticTypeCheck, isSubtreeExpression, isUpdatingExpression, isVacuousExpression, iterate, iterateEvents, iterateSameFocusSubExpressions, markTailFunctionCalls, process, resetLocalStaticProperties, setContainer, setEvaluationMethod, setFiltered, setFlattened, setLocationId, staticTypeCheck, suppressValidation, typeError

Methods inherited from class Object

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

Methods inherited from interface CallableExpression

getArguments

Constructor Details

Replace

public Replace()

Method Details

simplify

public Expression simplify(ExpressionVisitor visitor)
                    throws XPathException

Simplify and validate. This is a pure function so it can be simplified in advance if the arguments are known

Overrides:

simplify in class FunctionCall

Parameters:

visitor - an expression visitor

Returns:

the simplified expression

Throws:

XPathException - if an error is discovered during expression rewriting

optimize

public Expression optimize(ExpressionVisitor visitor,
 ExpressionVisitor.ContextItemType contextItemType)
                    throws XPathException

Perform optimisation of an expression and its subexpressions.

This method is called after all references to functions and variables have been resolved to the declaration of the function or variable, and after all type checking has been done.

Overrides:

optimize in class SystemFunction

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 if appropriate to optimize execution

Throws:

XPathException - if an error is discovered during this phase (typically a type error)

getCompiledRegularExpression

public RegularExpression getCompiledRegularExpression()

Get the compiled regular expression if available, otherwise return null

Returns:

the compiled regex, or null

evaluateItem

public Item evaluateItem(XPathContext c)
                  throws XPathException

Evaluate the function in a string context

Overrides:

evaluateItem in class Expression

Parameters:

c - 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

call

public SequenceIterator call(SequenceIterator[] arguments,
 XPathContext context)
                      throws XPathException

Evaluate the expression

Specified by:

call in interface CallableExpression

Parameters:

arguments - the values of the arguments, supplied as SequenceIterators

context - the dynamic evaluation context

Returns:

the result of the evaluation, in the form of a SequenceIterator

Throws:

XPathException - if a dynamic error occurs during the evaluation of the expression

checkReplacement

public static String checkReplacement(CharSequence rep)

Check the contents of the replacement string

Parameters:

rep - the replacement string

Returns:

null if the string is OK, or an error message if not