Class XPathResult

java.lang.Object
org.exolab.adaptx.xpath.XPathResult
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable
Direct Known Subclasses:
BooleanResult, NodeSet, NumberResult, StringResult, XSLTFunctionResult
public abstract class XPathResult extends Object implements Serializable
Abstract class representing the result of an XPath expression. An XPath result can be one of the following four types:
Version:
$Revision: 3633 $
Author:
Keith Visco, Assaf Arkin
See Also:

  • Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type
    Field
    Description
    static final int
    BOOLEAN
    An XPath result of type boolean.
    static final int
    NODE_SET
    An XPath result of type node-set.
    static final int
    NUMBER
    An XPath result of type number.
    static final int
    STRING
    An XPath result of type string.
    static final int
    USER_DEFINED
    An XPath result used for XPath extensions

  • Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor
    Description
    XPathResult()
     

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    abstract boolean
    booleanValue()
    Returns the result as a boolean value.
    abstract boolean
    equals(XPathResult result)
    Returns true if the given expression is the same tyoe as this result and has the same value as this result.
    abstract int
    getResultType()
    Returns the type of this result.
    abstract Object
    javaObject()
    Returns the result as a Java object.
    abstract double
    numberValue()
    Returns the result as a number value.
    abstract String
    stringValue()
    Returns the result as a string value.

    Methods inherited from class Object

    equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

  • Field Details

  • Constructor Details

    • XPathResult

      public XPathResult()

  • Method Details

    • getResultType

      public abstract int getResultType()
      Returns the type of this result.
      Returns:
      The type of this result

    • booleanValue

      public abstract boolean booleanValue()
      Returns the result as a boolean value. Returns the value of a boolean result, true for a non-empty string result, true for a non-zero number result, and true from a non-empty node-set.
      Returns:
      The result as a boolean value

    • numberValue

      public abstract double numberValue()
      Returns the result as a number value. Returns 0 or 1 for a boolean result, the parsed value for a string result, the value of a number result, or the parsed value of a node-set.
      Returns:
      The result as a number value

    • stringValue

      public abstract String stringValue()
      Returns the result as a string value. Returns "false" or "true" for a boolean result, the value of a string result, the string value of a number result, or the string value of a node-set.
      Returns:
      The result as a string value

    • javaObject

      public abstract Object javaObject()
      Returns the result as a Java object. Returns an object of type Boolean for a boolean result, an object of type String for a string result, an object of type Double for a number result, or an object of type NodeSet for a node-set.
      Returns:
      The result as a Java object

    • equals

      public abstract boolean equals(XPathResult result)
      Returns true if the given expression is the same tyoe as this result and has the same value as this result.
      Parameters:
      result - An XPath result
      Returns:
      True if same type and same value as this result