net.sf.saxon.pattern
Class Pattern

java.lang.Object
  net.sf.saxon.pattern.Pattern

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, SourceLocator, Container, PatternFinder

Direct Known Subclasses:

IDPattern, KeyPattern, LocationPathPattern, NodeTestPattern, UnionPattern

public abstract class Pattern
extends Object
implements PatternFinder, Serializable, Container

A Pattern represents the result of parsing an XSLT pattern string.
Patterns are created by calling the static method Pattern.make(string).
The pattern is used to test a particular node by calling match().

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Pattern()

Method Summary

Pattern	analyze(ExpressionVisitor visitor, ItemType contextItemType) Type-check the pattern.
int	getColumnNumber() Get the column number (always -1)
double	getDefaultPriority() Determine the default priority to use if this pattern appears as a match pattern for a template with no explicit priority attribute.
int	getDependencies() Get the dependencies of the pattern.
Executable	getExecutable() Get the executable containing this pattern
int	getFingerprint() Determine the name fingerprint of nodes to which this pattern applies.
int	getHostLanguage() Get the host language (XSLT, XQuery, XPath) used to implement the code in this container
int	getLineNumber() Get the line number on which the pattern was defined
LocationProvider	getLocationProvider() Get the LocationProvider allowing location identifiers to be resolved.
int	getNodeKind() Determine the types of nodes to which this pattern applies.
abstract NodeTest	getNodeTest() Get a NodeTest that all the nodes matching this pattern must satisfy
String	getPublicId() Get the public ID (always null)
String	getSystemId() Get the system id of the entity in which the pattern occurred
Iterator	iterateSubExpressions() Iterate over the subexpressions within this pattern
static Pattern	make(String pattern, StaticContext env, Executable exec) Static method to make a Pattern by parsing a String.
Expression	makeSearchExpression() Make an expression whose effect is to select all the nodes that match this pattern in a given document.
abstract boolean	matches(NodeInfo node, XPathContext context) Determine whether this Pattern matches the given Node.
void	promote(PromotionOffer offer) Offer promotion for subexpressions within this pattern.
boolean	replaceSubExpression(Expression original, Expression replacement) Replace one subexpression by a replacement subexpression
SequenceIterator	selectNodes(DocumentInfo doc, XPathContext context) Select nodes in a document using this PatternFinder.
void	setExecutable(Executable executable) Set the executable containing this pattern
void	setLineNumber(int lineNumber) Set the line number where the pattern occurred
void	setOriginalText(String text) Set the original text of the pattern for use in diagnostics
void	setSystemId(String systemId) Set the system ID where the pattern occurred
Pattern	simplify(ExpressionVisitor visitor) Simplify the pattern by applying any context-independent optimisations.
String	toString() Get the original pattern text

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Pattern

public Pattern()

Method Detail

make

public static Pattern make(String pattern,
                           StaticContext env,
                           Executable exec)
                    throws XPathException

Static method to make a Pattern by parsing a String.

Parameters:

pattern - The pattern text as a String

env - An object defining the compile-time context for the expression

exec - The executable containing this pattern

Returns:

The pattern object

Throws:

XPathException

getExecutable

public Executable getExecutable()

Get the executable containing this pattern

Specified by:

getExecutable in interface Container

Returns:

the executable

setExecutable

public void setExecutable(Executable executable)

Set the executable containing this pattern

Parameters:

executable - the executable

getLocationProvider

public LocationProvider getLocationProvider()

Get the LocationProvider allowing location identifiers to be resolved.

Specified by:

getLocationProvider in interface Container

Returns:

the location provider

setOriginalText

public void setOriginalText(String text)

Set the original text of the pattern for use in diagnostics

Parameters:

text - the original text of the pattern

simplify

public Pattern simplify(ExpressionVisitor visitor)
                 throws XPathException

Simplify the pattern by applying any context-independent optimisations. Default implementation does nothing.

Parameters:

visitor - the expression visitor

Returns:

the optimised Pattern

Throws:

XPathException

analyze

public Pattern analyze(ExpressionVisitor visitor,
                       ItemType contextItemType)
                throws XPathException

Type-check the pattern. Default implementation does nothing. This is only needed for patterns that contain variable references or function calls.

Parameters:

visitor - the expression visitor

contextItemType - the type of the context item, if known, at the point where the pattern is defined

Returns:

the optimised Pattern

Throws:

XPathException

getDependencies

public int getDependencies()

Get the dependencies of the pattern. The only possible dependency for a pattern is on local variables. This is analyzed in those patterns where local variables may appear.

Returns:

the dependencies, as a bit-significant mask

iterateSubExpressions

public Iterator iterateSubExpressions()

Iterate over the subexpressions within this pattern

Returns:

an iterator over the subexpressions. Default implementation returns an empty sequence

promote

public void promote(PromotionOffer offer)
             throws XPathException

Offer promotion for subexpressions within this pattern. The offer will be accepted if the subexpression is not dependent on the factors (e.g. the context item) identified in the PromotionOffer. By default the offer is not accepted - this is appropriate in the case of simple expressions such as constant values and variable references where promotion would give no performance advantage. This method is always called at compile time.

Unlike the corresponding method on Expression, this method does not return anything: it can make internal changes to the pattern, but cannot return a different pattern. Only certain kinds of promotion are applicable within a pattern: specifically, promotions affecting local variable references within the pattern.

Parameters:

offer - details of the offer, for example the offer to move expressions that don't depend on the context to an outer level in the containing expression

Throws:

XPathException - if any error is detected

setSystemId

public void setSystemId(String systemId)

Set the system ID where the pattern occurred

Parameters:

systemId - the URI of the module containing the pattern

setLineNumber

public void setLineNumber(int lineNumber)

Set the line number where the pattern occurred

Parameters:

lineNumber - the line number of the pattern in the source module

matches

public abstract boolean matches(NodeInfo node,
                                XPathContext context)
                         throws XPathException

Determine whether this Pattern matches the given Node. This is the main external interface for matching patterns: it sets current() to the node being tested

Parameters:

node - The NodeInfo representing the Element or other node to be tested against the Pattern

context - The dynamic context. Only relevant if the pattern uses variables, or contains calls on functions such as document() or key().

Returns:

true if the node matches the Pattern, false otherwise

Throws:

XPathException

selectNodes

public SequenceIterator selectNodes(DocumentInfo doc,
                                    XPathContext context)
                             throws XPathException

Select nodes in a document using this PatternFinder.

Specified by:

selectNodes in interface PatternFinder

Parameters:

doc - the document node at the root of a tree

context - the dynamic evaluation context

Returns:

an iterator over the selected nodes in the document.

Throws:

XPathException

makeSearchExpression

public Expression makeSearchExpression()

Make an expression whose effect is to select all the nodes that match this pattern in a given document. This expression takes the root of the tree (always a document node) as the context node; it takes into account all the constraints expressed by the pattern including the parent and ancestor nodes and the filters

getNodeKind

public int getNodeKind()

Determine the types of nodes to which this pattern applies. Used for optimisation. For patterns that match nodes of several types, return Type.NODE

Returns:

the type of node matched by this pattern. e.g. Type.ELEMENT or Type.TEXT

getFingerprint

public int getFingerprint()

Determine the name fingerprint of nodes to which this pattern applies. Used for optimisation.

Returns:

A fingerprint that the nodes must match, or -1 if it can match multiple fingerprints

getNodeTest

public abstract NodeTest getNodeTest()

Get a NodeTest that all the nodes matching this pattern must satisfy

Returns:

a NodeTest, as specific as possible, which all the matching nodes satisfy

getDefaultPriority

public double getDefaultPriority()

Determine the default priority to use if this pattern appears as a match pattern for a template with no explicit priority attribute.

Returns:

the default priority for the pattern

getSystemId

public String getSystemId()

Get the system id of the entity in which the pattern occurred

Specified by:

getSystemId in interface SourceLocator

getLineNumber

public int getLineNumber()

Get the line number on which the pattern was defined

Specified by:

getLineNumber in interface SourceLocator

getColumnNumber

public int getColumnNumber()

Get the column number (always -1)

Specified by:

getColumnNumber in interface SourceLocator

getPublicId

public String getPublicId()

Get the public ID (always null)

Specified by:

getPublicId in interface SourceLocator

toString

public String toString()

Get the original pattern text

Overrides:

toString in class Object

getHostLanguage

public int getHostLanguage()

Get the host language (XSLT, XQuery, XPath) used to implement the code in this container

Specified by:

getHostLanguage in interface Container

Returns:

typically Configuration.XSLT or Configuration.XQUERY

replaceSubExpression

public boolean replaceSubExpression(Expression original,
                                    Expression replacement)

Description copied from interface: Container

Replace one subexpression by a replacement subexpression

Specified by:

replaceSubExpression in interface Container

Parameters:

original - the original subexpression

replacement - the replacement subexpression

Returns:

true if the original subexpression was found