Class Subsequence

java.lang.Object

net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression

net.sf.saxon.expr.FunctionCall

net.sf.saxon.functions.SystemFunction

net.sf.saxon.functions.Subsequence

All Implemented Interfaces:

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

public class Subsequence
extends SystemFunction
implements CallableExpression

Implements the XPath 2.0 subsequence() function

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
Subsequence()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
SequenceIterator	call(SequenceIterator[] arguments, XPathContext context)	Evaluate the expression
int	computeCardinality()	Determine the cardinality of the function.
int	computeSpecialProperties()	Get the static properties of this expression (other than its type).
ItemType	getItemType(TypeHierarchy th)	Determine the data type of the items in the sequence
SequenceIterator	iterate(XPathContext context)	Evaluate the function to return an iteration of selected nodes.
Expression	optimize(ExpressionVisitor visitor, ExpressionVisitor.ContextItemType contextItemType)	Perform optimisation of an expression and its subexpressions.
static SequenceIterator	subSequence(SequenceIterator seq, NumericValue startVal, NumericValue lengthVal, XPathContext context)

Methods inherited from class SystemFunction

addContextDocumentArgument, addDocToPathMap, checkArguments, copy, equals, getDetails, getErrorCodeForTypeErrors, getImplementationMethod, 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, simplify, simplifyArguments, toString, typeCheck

Methods inherited from class Expression

addToPathMap, adoptChildExpression, checkForUpdatingSubexpressions, checkPermittedContents, computeDependencies, computeStaticProperties, doPromotion, dynamicError, effectiveBooleanValue, evaluateAsString, evaluateItem, 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, 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

Subsequence

public Subsequence()

Method Details

getItemType

public ItemType getItemType(TypeHierarchy th)

Determine the data type of the items in the sequence

Overrides:

getItemType in class SystemFunction

Parameters:

th - the type hierarchy cache

Returns:

the type of the argument

computeSpecialProperties

public int computeSpecialProperties()

Get the static properties of this expression (other than its type). The result is bit-significant. These properties are used for optimizations. In general, if property bit is set, it is true, but if it is unset, the value is unknown.

Overrides:

computeSpecialProperties in class SystemFunction

Returns:

the special properties, as a bit-significant integer

computeCardinality

public int computeCardinality()

Determine the cardinality of the function.

Overrides:

computeCardinality in class SystemFunction

Returns:

the computed cardinality, as one of the values StaticProperty.ALLOWS_ZERO_OR_ONE, StaticProperty.EXACTLY_ONE, StaticProperty.ALLOWS_ONE_OR_MORE, StaticProperty.ALLOWS_ZERO_OR_MORE

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)

iterate

public SequenceIterator iterate(XPathContext context)
                         throws XPathException

Evaluate the function to return an iteration of selected nodes.

Overrides:

iterate in class Expression

Parameters:

context - supplies the context for evaluation

Returns:

a SequenceIterator that can be used to iterate over the result of the expression

Throws:

XPathException - if any dynamic error occurs evaluating the expression

call

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

Description copied from interface: CallableExpression

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

subSequence

public static SequenceIterator subSequence(SequenceIterator seq,
 NumericValue startVal,
 NumericValue lengthVal,
 XPathContext context)
                                    throws XPathException

Throws:

XPathException