Interface ContextFreeAtomicValue

All Known Implementing Classes:
Base64BinaryValue, BigDecimalValue, BigIntegerValue, BooleanValue, DayTimeDurationValue, DecimalValue, DoubleValue, FloatValue, HexBinaryValue, Int64Value, IntegerValue, NumericValue, YearMonthDurationValue
public interface ContextFreeAtomicValue
This interface is implemented by AtomicValues that can be compared without regard to context - specifically, the result of eq and lt comparisons does not depend on collations or on the context-dependent timezone.

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    XPathComparable
    getXPathComparable()
    Get an XPathComparable object that supports the semantics of context-free eq and lt comparisons between atomic values.

  • Method Details

    • getXPathComparable

      XPathComparable getXPathComparable()
      Get an XPathComparable object that supports the semantics of context-free eq and lt comparisons between atomic values. Note that in many cases the returned XPathComparable will be the AtomicValue itself; however because of the constraints of the generic Comparable interface, this cannot be assumed.
      Returns:
      an XPathComparable that can be used in comparisons with other atomic values.