net.sf.saxon.expr
Class ContextItemExpression

java.lang.Object
  extended by net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression
      extended by net.sf.saxon.expr.ContextItemExpression
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, SourceLocator, LocationProvider, SaxonLocator, InstructionInfo, Locator
Direct Known Subclasses:
CurrentItemExpression

public class ContextItemExpression
extends Expression

This class represents the expression "(dot)", which always returns the context item. This may be a AtomicValue or a Node.

See Also:
Serialized Form

Field Summary
 
Fields inherited from class net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression
EFFECTIVE_BOOLEAN_VALUE, EVALUATE_METHOD, EVENT_FEED_METHOD, ITEM_FEED_METHOD, ITERATE_METHOD, locationId, MAX_SEQUENCE_LENGTH, MAX_STRING_LENGTH, PROCESS_METHOD, PUSH_SELECTION, staticProperties, UNBOUNDED_LOWER, UNBOUNDED_UPPER, WATCH_METHOD
 
Constructor Summary
ContextItemExpression()
          Create the expression
 
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
 int computeSpecialProperties()
          Determine the special properties of this expression
 Expression copy()
          Create a clone copy of this expression
 boolean equals(Object other)
          Is this expression the same as another expression?
 Item evaluateItem(XPathContext context)
          Evaluate the expression
 void explain(ExpressionPresenter destination)
          Diagnostic print of expression structure.
protected  String getErrorCodeForUndefinedContext()
           
 String getExpressionName()
          Get a name identifying the kind of expression, in terms meaningful to a user.
 int getIntrinsicDependencies()
          Determine the intrinsic dependencies of an expression, that is, those which are not derived from the dependencies of its subexpressions.
 ItemType getItemType(TypeHierarchy th)
          Determine the item type
 int hashCode()
          get HashCode for comparing two expressions
 boolean isContextPossiblyUndefined()
          Ask whether the context item may possibly be undefined
 boolean isSubtreeExpression()
          Determine whether the expression can be evaluated without reference to the part of the context document outside the subtree rooted at the context node.
 SequenceIterator iterate(XPathContext context)
          Iterate over the value of the expression
 Expression optimize(ExpressionVisitor visitor, ExpressionVisitor.ContextItemType contextItemType)
          Perform optimisation of an expression and its subexpressions.
 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, ExpressionVisitor.ContextItemType contextItemType)
          Type-check the expression.
 
Methods inherited from class net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression
adoptChildExpression, checkForUpdatingSubexpressions, checkPermittedContents, computeDependencies, computeStaticProperties, doPromotion, dynamicError, effectiveBooleanValue, evaluateAsString, evaluatePendingUpdates, explain, getCardinality, getColumnNumber, getColumnNumber, getConstructType, getContainer, getDependencies, getEvaluationMethod, getExecutable, getHostLanguage, getImplementationMethod, getIntegerBounds, getLineNumber, getLineNumber, getLocationId, getLocationProvider, getObjectName, getProperties, getProperty, getPublicId, getSlotsUsed, getSpecialProperties, getSystemId, getSystemId, hasLoopingSubexpression, hasVariableBinding, implementsStaticTypeCheck, isUpdatingExpression, isVacuousExpression, iterateEvents, iterateSameFocusSubExpressions, iterateSubExpressions, markTailFunctionCalls, process, promote, replaceSubExpression, resetLocalStaticProperties, setContainer, setEvaluationMethod, setFiltered, setFlattened, setLocationId, simplify, staticTypeCheck, suppressValidation, typeError
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

ContextItemExpression

public ContextItemExpression()
Create the expression

Method Detail

getExpressionName

public String getExpressionName()
Get a name identifying the kind of expression, in terms meaningful to a user.

Overrides:
getExpressionName in class Expression
Returns:
a name identifying the kind of expression, in terms meaningful to a user. The name will always be in the form of a lexical XML QName, and should match the name used in explain() output displaying the expression.

copy

public Expression copy()
Create a clone copy of this expression

Specified by:
copy in class Expression
Returns:
a copy of this expression

getErrorCodeForUndefinedContext

protected String getErrorCodeForUndefinedContext()

typeCheck

public Expression typeCheck(ExpressionVisitor visitor,
                            ExpressionVisitor.ContextItemType 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,
                           ExpressionVisitor.ContextItemType 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)

getItemType

public ItemType getItemType(TypeHierarchy th)
Determine the item type

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 at compile time)

isContextPossiblyUndefined

public boolean isContextPossiblyUndefined()
Ask whether the context item may possibly be undefined

Returns:
true if it might be undefined

computeCardinality

public int computeCardinality()
Get the static cardinality

Specified by:
computeCardinality in class Expression
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()
Determine the special properties of this expression

Overrides:
computeSpecialProperties in class Expression
Returns:
the value StaticProperty.NON_CREATIVE

equals

public boolean equals(Object other)
Is this expression the same as another expression?

Overrides:
equals in class Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()
get HashCode for comparing two expressions

Overrides:
hashCode in class Object

getIntrinsicDependencies

public int getIntrinsicDependencies()
Description copied from class: Expression
Determine the intrinsic dependencies of an expression, that is, those which are not derived from the dependencies of its subexpressions. For example, position() has an intrinsic dependency on the context position, while (position()+1) does not. The default implementation of the method returns 0, indicating "no dependencies".

Overrides:
getIntrinsicDependencies in class Expression
Returns:
a set of bit-significant flags identifying the "intrinsic" dependencies. The flags are documented in class net.sf.saxon.value.StaticProperty

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 - the PathMapNodeSet to which the paths embodied in this expression should be added
Returns:
the pathMapNodeSet representing the points in the source document that are both reachable by this expression, and that represent possible results of this 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.

isSubtreeExpression

public boolean isSubtreeExpression()
Determine whether the expression can be evaluated without reference to the part of the context document outside the subtree rooted at the context node.

Overrides:
isSubtreeExpression in class Expression
Returns:
true if the expression has no dependencies on the context node, or if the only dependencies on the context node are downward selections using the self, child, descendant, attribute, and namespace axes.

iterate

public SequenceIterator iterate(XPathContext context)
                         throws XPathException
Iterate over the value of the expression

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

evaluateItem

public Item evaluateItem(XPathContext context)
                  throws XPathException
Evaluate the expression

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

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
Returns:
a representation of the expression as a string

explain

public void explain(ExpressionPresenter destination)
Diagnostic print of expression structure. The abstract expression tree is written to the supplied output destination.

Specified by:
explain in class Expression
Parameters:
destination - the expression presenter used to display the structure


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