net.sf.saxon.expr
Class SimpleStepExpression

java.lang.Object
  net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression
      net.sf.saxon.expr.SlashExpression
          net.sf.saxon.expr.SimpleStepExpression

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, SourceLocator, LocationProvider, SaxonLocator, ContextMappingFunction<Item>, ContextSwitchingExpression, InstructionInfo, Locator

public final class SimpleStepExpression
extends SlashExpression

An SimpleStepExpression is a special case of a SlashExpression in which the start expression selects a single item (or nothing), and the step expression is a simple AxisExpression. This is designed to avoid the costs of creating a new dynamic context for expressions (common in XQuery) such as for $b in EXPR return $b/title

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

SimpleStepExpression(Expression start, Expression step)

Method Summary

Expression	copy() Copy an expression.
SequenceIterator	iterate(XPathContext context) Evaluate the expression, returning an iterator over the result
Expression	optimize(ExpressionVisitor visitor, ExpressionVisitor.ContextItemType contextItemType) Perform optimisation of an expression and its subexpressions.
Expression	typeCheck(ExpressionVisitor visitor, ExpressionVisitor.ContextItemType contextItemType) Type-check the expression

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

addToPathMap, computeCardinality, computeDependencies, computeSpecialProperties, equals, explain, getControlledExpression, getControllingExpression, getFirstStep, getIntegerBounds, getItemType, getLastStep, getLeadingSteps, getRemainingSteps, getStep, hashCode, hasLoopingSubexpression, isAbsolute, iterateSameFocusSubExpressions, iterateSubExpressions, map, promote, promoteFocusIndependentSubexpressions, replaceSubExpression, setStartExpression, setStepExpression, simplify, toString, tryToMakeAbsolute

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

adoptChildExpression, checkForUpdatingSubexpressions, checkPermittedContents, computeStaticProperties, doPromotion, dynamicError, effectiveBooleanValue, evaluateAsString, evaluateItem, evaluatePendingUpdates, explain, getCardinality, getColumnNumber, getColumnNumber, getConstructType, getContainer, getDependencies, getEvaluationMethod, getExecutable, getExpressionName, getHostLanguage, getImplementationMethod, getIntrinsicDependencies, getLineNumber, getLineNumber, getLocationId, getLocationProvider, getObjectName, getProperties, getProperty, getPublicId, getSlotsUsed, getSpecialProperties, getSystemId, getSystemId, hasVariableBinding, implementsStaticTypeCheck, isSubtreeExpression, isUpdatingExpression, isVacuousExpression, iterateEvents, 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

SimpleStepExpression

public SimpleStepExpression(Expression start,
                            Expression step)

Method Detail

typeCheck

public Expression typeCheck(ExpressionVisitor visitor,
                            ExpressionVisitor.ContextItemType contextItemType)
                     throws XPathException

Description copied from class: SlashExpression

Type-check the expression

Overrides:

typeCheck in class SlashExpression

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

Description copied from class: Expression

Perform optimisation of an expression and its subexpressions. This is the third and final phase of static optimization.

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 SlashExpression

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.

Overrides:

copy in class SlashExpression

Returns:

the copy of the original expression

iterate

public SequenceIterator iterate(XPathContext context)
                         throws XPathException

Evaluate the expression, returning an iterator over the result

Overrides:

iterate in class SlashExpression

Parameters:

context - the evaluation context

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