net.sf.saxon.expr
Class CardinalityChecker

java.lang.Object
  net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression
      net.sf.saxon.expr.UnaryExpression
          net.sf.saxon.expr.CardinalityChecker

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, SourceLocator, EvaluableItem, SequenceIterable, InstructionInfoProvider

public final class CardinalityChecker
extends UnaryExpression

A CardinalityChecker implements the cardinality checking of "treat as": that is, it returns the supplied sequence, checking that its cardinality is correct

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression

EVALUATE_METHOD, ITERATE_METHOD, PROCESS_METHOD

Method Summary

int	computeCardinality() Determine the static cardinality of the expression
int	computeSpecialProperties() Get the static properties of this expression (other than its type).
Expression	copy() Copy an expression.
static String	depictSequenceStart(SequenceIterator seq, int max) Show the first couple of items in a sequence in an error message
boolean	equals(Object other) Is this expression the same as another expression?
Item	evaluateItem(XPathContext context) Evaluate as an Item.
void	explain(ExpressionPresenter out) Diagnostic print of expression structure.
int	getImplementationMethod() An implementation of Expression must provide at least one of the methods evaluateItem(), iterate(), or process().
ItemType	getItemType(TypeHierarchy th) Determine the data type of the items returned by the expression, if possible
int	getRequiredCardinality() Get the required cardinality
RoleLocator	getRoleLocator() Get the RoleLocator, which contains diagnostic information for use if the cardinality check fails
SequenceIterator	iterate(XPathContext context) Iterate over the sequence of values
static Expression	makeCardinalityChecker(Expression sequence, int cardinality, RoleLocator role) Factory method to construct a CardinalityChecker.
Expression	optimize(ExpressionVisitor visitor, ItemType contextItemType) Perform optimisation of an expression and its subexpressions.
void	process(XPathContext context) Process the instruction, without returning any tail calls
void	setErrorCode(String code) Set the error code to be returned (this is used when evaluating the functions such as exactly-one() which have their own error codes)
Expression	typeCheck(ExpressionVisitor visitor, ItemType contextItemType) Type-check the expression

Methods inherited from class net.sf.saxon.expr.UnaryExpression

getBaseExpression, hashCode, iterateSubExpressions, promote, replaceSubExpression, simplify, toString

Methods inherited from class net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression

addToPathMap, adoptChildExpression, checkPermittedContents, computeDependencies, computeStaticProperties, display, doPromotion, effectiveBooleanValue, evaluateAsString, explain, findParentOf, getCardinality, getColumnNumber, getContainer, getDependencies, getExecutable, getHostLanguage, getInstructionInfo, getIntrinsicDependencies, getLineNumber, getLocationId, getLocationProvider, getPublicId, getSlotsUsed, getSpecialProperties, getSystemId, hasLoopingSubexpression, implementsStaticTypeCheck, iterateEvents, markTailFunctionCalls, setContainer, setFiltered, setFlattened, setLocationId, staticTypeCheck, suppressValidation

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

makeCardinalityChecker

public static Expression makeCardinalityChecker(Expression sequence,
                                                int cardinality,
                                                RoleLocator role)

Factory method to construct a CardinalityChecker. The method may create an expression that combines the cardinality checking with the functionality of the underlying expression class

Parameters:

sequence - the base sequence whose cardinality is to be checked

cardinality - the required cardinality

role - information to be used in error reporting

Returns:

a new Expression that does the CardinalityChecking (not necessarily a CardinalityChecker)

getRequiredCardinality

public int getRequiredCardinality()

Get the required cardinality

Returns:

the cardinality required by this checker

typeCheck

public Expression typeCheck(ExpressionVisitor visitor,
                            ItemType contextItemType)
                     throws XPathException

Type-check the expression

Overrides:

typeCheck in class UnaryExpression

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)

optimize

public Expression optimize(ExpressionVisitor visitor,
                           ItemType 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 UnaryExpression

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)

setErrorCode

public void setErrorCode(String code)

Set the error code to be returned (this is used when evaluating the functions such as exactly-one() which have their own error codes)

Parameters:

code - the error code to be used

getRoleLocator

public RoleLocator getRoleLocator()

Get the RoleLocator, which contains diagnostic information for use if the cardinality check fails

Returns:

the diagnostic information

getImplementationMethod

public int getImplementationMethod()

An implementation of Expression must provide at least one of the methods evaluateItem(), iterate(), or process(). This method indicates which of these methods is provided. This implementation provides both iterate() and process() methods natively.

Overrides:

getImplementationMethod in class Expression

Returns:

the implementation method, for example Expression.ITERATE_METHOD or Expression.EVALUATE_METHOD or Expression.PROCESS_METHOD

iterate

public SequenceIterator iterate(XPathContext context)
                         throws XPathException

Iterate over the sequence of values

Specified by:

iterate in interface SequenceIterable

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

depictSequenceStart

public static String depictSequenceStart(SequenceIterator seq,
                                         int max)

Show the first couple of items in a sequence in an error message

Parameters:

seq - iterator over the sequence

max - maximum number of items to be shown

Returns:

a message display of the contents of the sequence

evaluateItem

public Item evaluateItem(XPathContext context)
                  throws XPathException

Evaluate as an Item.

Specified by:

evaluateItem in interface EvaluableItem

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

process

public void process(XPathContext context)
             throws XPathException

Process the instruction, without returning any tail calls

Overrides:

process in class Expression

Parameters:

context - The dynamic context, giving access to the current node, the current variables, etc.

Throws:

XPathException

getItemType

public ItemType getItemType(TypeHierarchy th)

Determine the data type of the items returned by the expression, if possible

Overrides:

getItemType in class UnaryExpression

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 in advance)

computeCardinality

public int computeCardinality()

Determine the static cardinality of the expression

Overrides:

computeCardinality in class UnaryExpression

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

computeSpecialProperties

public int computeSpecialProperties()

Get the static properties of this expression (other than its type). The result is bit-signficant. 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 UnaryExpression

Returns:

the special properties, as a bit-significant integer

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

equals

public boolean equals(Object other)

Is this expression the same as another expression?

Overrides:

equals in class UnaryExpression

explain

public void explain(ExpressionPresenter out)

Diagnostic print of expression structure. The abstract expression tree is written to the supplied output destination.

Overrides:

explain in class UnaryExpression

Parameters:

out - the expression presenter used to display the structure