net.sf.saxon.sort
Class SortExpression

java.lang.Object
  net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression
      net.sf.saxon.sort.SortExpression

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, SourceLocator, EvaluableItem, SequenceIterable, SortKeyEvaluator, InstructionInfoProvider

public class SortExpression
extends Expression
implements SortKeyEvaluator

Expression equivalent to the imaginary syntax expr sortby (sort-key)+

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

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

EVALUATE_METHOD, ITERATE_METHOD, PROCESS_METHOD

Constructor Summary

SortExpression(Expression select, SortKeyDefinition[] sortKeys)
Create a sort expression

Method Summary

PathMap.PathMapNodeSet	addToPathMap(PathMap pathMap, PathMap.PathMapNodeSet pathMapNodeSet) Add a representation of this expression to a PathMap.
int	computeCardinality() Determine the static cardinality
int	computeSpecialProperties() Get the static properties of this expression (other than its type).
Expression	copy() Copy an expression.
Item	evaluateSortKey(int n, XPathContext c) Callback for evaluating the sort keys
void	explain(ExpressionPresenter out) Diagnostic print of expression structure.
Expression	getBaseExpression() Get the expression defining the sequence being sorted
ItemType	getItemType(TypeHierarchy th) Determine the data type of the items returned by the expression, if possible
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	isSortKey(Expression child) Test whether a given expression is one of the sort keys
SequenceIterator	iterate(XPathContext context) Enumerate the results of the expression
Iterator	iterateSubExpressions() Get the immediate sub-expressions of this expression.
Expression	optimize(ExpressionVisitor visitor, ItemType contextItemType) Perform optimisation of an expression and its subexpressions.
Expression	promote(PromotionOffer offer) Offer promotion for this subexpression.
boolean	replaceSubExpression(Expression original, Expression replacement) Replace one subexpression by a replacement subexpression
Expression	simplify(ExpressionVisitor visitor) Simplify an expression
Expression	typeCheck(ExpressionVisitor visitor, ItemType contextItemType) Type-check the expression

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

adoptChildExpression, checkPermittedContents, computeDependencies, 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, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

SortExpression

public SortExpression(Expression select,
                      SortKeyDefinition[] sortKeys)

Create a sort expression

Parameters:

select - the expression whose result is to be sorted

sortKeys - the set of sort key definitions to be used, in major to minor order

Method Detail

getBaseExpression

public Expression getBaseExpression()

Get the expression defining the sequence being sorted

Returns:

the expression whose result is to be sorted

iterateSubExpressions

public Iterator iterateSubExpressions()

Get the immediate sub-expressions of this expression. Default implementation returns a zero-length array, appropriate for an expression that has no sub-expressions.

Overrides:

iterateSubExpressions in class Expression

Returns:

an iterator containing the sub-expressions of this expression

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.

The default implementation of this method assumes that an expression does no navigation other than the navigation done by evaluating its subexpressions, and that the subexpressions are evaluated in the same context as the containing expression. The method must be overridden for any expression where these assumptions do not hold. For example, implementations exist for AxisExpression, ParentExpression, and RootExpression (because they perform navigation), and for the doc(), document(), and collection() functions because they create a new navigation root. Implementations also exist for PathExpression and FilterExpression because they have subexpressions that are evaluated in a different context from the calling expression.

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. For an expression that does navigation, it represents the end of the arc in the path map that describes the navigation route. For other expressions, it is the same as the input pathMapNode.

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

simplify

public Expression simplify(ExpressionVisitor visitor)
                    throws XPathException

Simplify an expression

Overrides:

simplify in class Expression

Parameters:

visitor - an expression visitor

Returns:

the simplified expression

Throws:

XPathException - if an error is discovered during expression rewriting

typeCheck

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

Type-check the expression

Overrides:

typeCheck 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 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 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)

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

promote

public Expression promote(PromotionOffer offer)
                   throws XPathException

Offer promotion for this subexpression. 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.

Overrides:

promote in class Expression

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

Returns:

if the offer is not accepted, return this expression unchanged. Otherwise return the result of rewriting the expression to promote this subexpression

Throws:

XPathException - if any error is detected

isSortKey

public boolean isSortKey(Expression child)

Test whether a given expression is one of the sort keys

Parameters:

child - the given expression

Returns:

true if the given expression is one of the sort keys

computeCardinality

public int computeCardinality()

Determine the static cardinality

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

getItemType

public ItemType getItemType(TypeHierarchy th)

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

Specified by:

getItemType in class Expression

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)

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 special properties, as a bit-significant integer

iterate

public SequenceIterator iterate(XPathContext context)
                         throws XPathException

Enumerate the results of the expression

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

evaluateSortKey

public Item evaluateSortKey(int n,
                            XPathContext c)
                     throws XPathException

Callback for evaluating the sort keys

Specified by:

evaluateSortKey in interface SortKeyEvaluator

Throws:

XPathException

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 expression presenter used to display the structure