net.sf.saxon.expr
Class FilterExpression

java.lang.Object
  net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression
      net.sf.saxon.expr.FilterExpression

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, SourceLocator, EvaluableItem, SequenceIterable, InstructionInfoProvider

public final class FilterExpression
extends Expression

A FilterExpression contains a base expression and a filter predicate, which may be an integer expression (positional filter), or a boolean expression (qualifier)

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Serialized Form

Field Summary

static int

FILTERED

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

EVALUATE_METHOD, ITERATE_METHOD, PROCESS_METHOD

Constructor Summary

FilterExpression(Expression start, Expression filter)
Constructor

Method Summary

PathMap.PathMapNodeSet	addToPathMap(PathMap pathMap, PathMap.PathMapNodeSet pathMapNodeSet) Add a representation of this expression to a PathMap.
int	computeCardinality() Get the static cardinality of this expression
int	computeDependencies() Determine which aspects of the context the expression depends on.
int	computeSpecialProperties() Get the static properties of this expression (other than its type).
Expression	copy() Copy an expression.
boolean	equals(Object other) Is this expression the same as another expression?
void	explain(ExpressionPresenter out) Diagnostic print of expression structure.
Expression	getBaseExpression() Get the underlying expression
Expression	getFilter() Get the filter expression
ItemType	getItemType(TypeHierarchy th) Get the data type of the items returned
int	hashCode() get HashCode for comparing two expressions
boolean	hasLoopingSubexpression(Expression child) Given an expression that is an immediate child of this expression, test whether the evaluation of the parent expression causes the child expression to be evaluated repeatedly
boolean	isIndependentNumericFilter() Determine whether the filter is a simple independent numeric, that is, an expression that satisfies the following conditions: (a) its value is numeric; (b) the value does not depend on the context item or position; (c) the cardinality is zero or one.
boolean	isPositional(TypeHierarchy th) Determine if the filter is positional
boolean	isSimpleBooleanFilter() Test if the filter always returns a singleton boolean
SequenceIterator	iterate(XPathContext context) Iterate over the results, returning them in the correct order
Iterator	iterateSubExpressions() Get the immediate subexpressions of this expression
Expression	optimize(ExpressionVisitor visitor, ItemType contextItemType) Perform optimisation of an expression and its subexpressions.
Expression	promote(PromotionOffer offer) Promote this expression if possible
boolean	replaceSubExpression(Expression original, Expression replacement) Replace one subexpression by a replacement subexpression
Expression	simplify(ExpressionVisitor visitor) Simplify an expression
String	toString() The toString() method for an expression attempts to give a representation of the expression in an XPath-like form, but there is no guarantee that the syntax will actually be true XPath.
Expression	typeCheck(ExpressionVisitor visitor, ItemType contextItemType) Type-check the expression

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

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

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

FILTERED

public static final int FILTERED

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

FilterExpression

public FilterExpression(Expression start,
                        Expression filter)

Constructor

Parameters:

start - A node-set expression denoting the absolute or relative set of nodes from which the navigation path should start.

filter - An expression defining the filter predicate

Method Detail

getItemType

public ItemType getItemType(TypeHierarchy th)

Get the data type of the items returned

Specified by:

getItemType in class Expression

Parameters:

th - the type hierarchy cache

Returns:

an integer representing the data type

getBaseExpression

public Expression getBaseExpression()

Get the underlying expression

Returns:

the expression being filtered

getFilter

public Expression getFilter()

Get the filter expression

Returns:

the expression acting as the filter predicate

isPositional

public boolean isPositional(TypeHierarchy th)

Determine if the filter is positional

Parameters:

th - the Type Hierarchy (for cached access to type information)

Returns:

true if the value of the filter depends on the position of the item against which it is evaluated

isSimpleBooleanFilter

public boolean isSimpleBooleanFilter()

Test if the filter always returns a singleton boolean

Returns:

true if the filter is a simple boolean expression

isIndependentNumericFilter

public boolean isIndependentNumericFilter()

Determine whether the filter is a simple independent numeric, that is, an expression that satisfies the following conditions: (a) its value is numeric; (b) the value does not depend on the context item or position; (c) the cardinality is zero or one.

Returns:

true if the filter is a numeric value that does not depend on the context item or position

simplify

public Expression simplify(ExpressionVisitor visitor)
                    throws XPathException

Simplify an expression

Overrides:

simplify in class Expression

Parameters:

visitor - the expression visitor

Returns:

the simplified expression

Throws:

XPathException - if any failure occurs

typeCheck

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

Type-check the expression

Overrides:

typeCheck in class Expression

Parameters:

visitor - the expression visitor

contextItemType - the type of the context item for this expression

Returns:

the expression after type-checking (potentially modified to add run-time checks and/or conversions)

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 Expression

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)

addToPathMap

public PathMap.PathMapNodeSet addToPathMap(PathMap pathMap,
                                           PathMap.PathMapNodeSet pathMapNodeSet)

Add a representation of this expression to a PathMap. The PathMap captures a map of the nodes visited by an expression in a source tree.

Overrides:

addToPathMap in class Expression

Parameters:

pathMap - the PathMap to which the expression should be added

pathMapNodeSet -

Returns:

the pathMapNode representing the focus established by this expression, in the case where this expression is the first operand of a path expression or filter expression

promote

public Expression promote(PromotionOffer offer)
                   throws XPathException

Promote this expression if possible

Overrides:

promote in class Expression

Parameters:

offer - details of the promotion that is possible

Returns:

the promoted expression (or the original expression, unchanged)

Throws:

XPathException - if any error is detected

iterateSubExpressions

public Iterator iterateSubExpressions()

Get the immediate subexpressions of this expression

Overrides:

iterateSubExpressions in class Expression

Returns:

the subexpressions, as an array

hasLoopingSubexpression

public boolean hasLoopingSubexpression(Expression child)

Given an expression that is an immediate child of this expression, test whether the evaluation of the parent expression causes the child expression to be evaluated repeatedly

Overrides:

hasLoopingSubexpression in class Expression

Parameters:

child - the immediate subexpression

Returns:

true if the child expression is evaluated repeatedly

replaceSubExpression

public boolean replaceSubExpression(Expression original,
                                    Expression replacement)

Replace one subexpression by a replacement subexpression

Overrides:

replaceSubExpression in class Expression

Parameters:

original - the original subexpression

replacement - the replacement subexpression

Returns:

true if the original subexpression is found

computeCardinality

public int computeCardinality()

Get the static cardinality of this expression

Returns:

the cardinality. The method attempts to determine the case where the filter predicate is guaranteed to select at most one item from the sequence being filtered

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.

Returns:

the static properties of the expression, as a bit-significant value

equals

public boolean equals(Object other)

Is this expression the same as another expression?

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Parameters:

other - the expression to be compared with this one

Returns:

true if the two expressions are statically equivalent

hashCode

public int hashCode()

get HashCode for comparing two expressions

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

Returns:

the hash code

iterate

public SequenceIterator iterate(XPathContext context)
                         throws XPathException

Iterate over the results, returning them in the correct order

Specified by:

iterate in interface SequenceIterable

Overrides:

iterate in class Expression

Parameters:

context - the dynamic context for the evaluation

Returns:

an iterator over the expression results

Throws:

XPathException - if any dynamic error occurs

computeDependencies

public int computeDependencies()

Determine which aspects of the context the expression depends on. The result is a bitwise-or'ed value composed from constants such as XPathContext.VARIABLES and XPathContext.CURRENT_NODE

Overrides:

computeDependencies in class Expression

Returns:

the dependencies

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

toString

public String toString()

The toString() method for an expression attempts to give a representation of the expression in an XPath-like form, but there is no guarantee that the syntax will actually be true XPath. In the case of XSLT instructions, the toString() method gives an abstracted view of the syntax

Overrides:

toString in class Expression

explain

public void explain(ExpressionPresenter out)

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

Specified by:

explain in class Expression

Parameters:

out - the ExpressionPresenter to be used