com.saxonica.functions.xpath3
Class Serialize

java.lang.Object
  net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression
      net.sf.saxon.expr.FunctionCall
          net.sf.saxon.functions.SystemFunction
              com.saxonica.functions.xpath3.Serialize

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, SourceLocator, LocationProvider, SaxonLocator, EvaluableItem, SequenceIterable, InstructionInfo, Locator

public class Serialize
extends SystemFunction

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class net.sf.saxon.functions.SystemFunction

operation

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

argument

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

EVALUATE_METHOD, EVENT_FEED_METHOD, ITEM_FEED_METHOD, ITERATE_METHOD, PROCESS_METHOD, PUSH_SELECTION, staticProperties, WATCH_METHOD

Constructor Summary

Serialize()

Method Summary

Item	evaluateItem(XPathContext context) Evaluate an expression as a single item.
Expression	preEvaluate(ExpressionVisitor visitor) preEvaluate: this method suppresses compile-time evaluation by doing nothing

Methods inherited from class net.sf.saxon.functions.SystemFunction

addContextDocumentArgument, addDocToPathMap, checkArguments, computeCardinality, computeSpecialProperties, copy, getDetails, getErrorCodeForTypeErrors, getImplementationMethod, getItemType, getRequiredType, makeSystemFunction, optimize, setDetails, useContextItemAsDefault

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

addExternalFunctionCallToPathMap, checkArgumentCount, equals, explain, getArguments, getDisplayName, getExpressionName, getFunctionName, getNumberOfArguments, hashCode, iterateSubExpressions, promote, replaceSubExpression, setArguments, setFunctionName, simplify, simplifyArguments, toString, typeCheck

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

addToPathMap, adoptChildExpression, checkForUpdatingSubexpressions, checkPermittedContents, computeDependencies, computeStaticProperties, doPromotion, dynamicError, effectiveBooleanValue, evaluateAsString, evaluatePendingUpdates, explain, getCardinality, getColumnNumber, getColumnNumber, getConstructType, getContainer, getDependencies, getEvaluationMethod, getExecutable, getHostLanguage, getIntrinsicDependencies, getLineNumber, getLineNumber, getLocationId, getLocationProvider, getObjectName, getProperties, getProperty, getPublicId, getSlotsUsed, getSpecialProperties, getSystemId, getSystemId, hasLoopingSubexpression, implementsStaticTypeCheck, isSubtreeExpression, isUpdatingExpression, isVacuousExpression, iterate, iterateEvents, iterateSameFocusSubExpressions, markTailFunctionCalls, process, resetLocalStaticProperties, setContainer, setEvaluationMethod, setFiltered, setFlattened, setLocationId, staticTypeCheck, suppressValidation, typeError

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Serialize

public Serialize()

Method Detail

preEvaluate

public Expression preEvaluate(ExpressionVisitor visitor)

preEvaluate: this method suppresses compile-time evaluation by doing nothing

Overrides:

preEvaluate in class FunctionCall

Parameters:

visitor - an expression visitor TEST SVN

Returns:

the result of the early evaluation, or the original expression, or potentially a simplified expression

evaluateItem

public Item evaluateItem(XPathContext context)
                  throws XPathException

Description copied from class: Expression

Evaluate an expression as a single item. This always returns either a single Item or null (denoting the empty sequence). No conversion is done. This method should not be used unless the static type of the expression is a subtype of "item" or "item?": that is, it should not be called if the expression may return a sequence. There is no guarantee that this condition will be detected.

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