net.sf.saxon.functions
Class GenerateId

java.lang.Object
  net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression
      net.sf.saxon.expr.FunctionCall
          net.sf.saxon.functions.SystemFunction
              net.sf.saxon.functions.GenerateId

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, SourceLocator, LocationProvider, SaxonLocator, InstructionInfo, Locator

public class GenerateId
extends SystemFunction

This class supports the generate-id() function

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

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

GenerateId()

Method Summary

int	computeSpecialProperties() Determine the special properties of this expression.
Item	evaluateItem(XPathContext c) Evaluate the function in a string context
Expression	simplify(ExpressionVisitor visitor) Simplify and validate.

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

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

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

addExternalFunctionCallToPathMap, checkArgumentCount, explain, getArguments, getDisplayName, getExpressionName, getFunctionName, getNumberOfArguments, hashCode, iterateSubExpressions, preEvaluate, promote, replaceSubExpression, setArguments, setFunctionName, 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, getIntegerBounds, getIntrinsicDependencies, getLineNumber, getLineNumber, getLocationId, getLocationProvider, getObjectName, getProperties, getProperty, getPublicId, getSlotsUsed, getSpecialProperties, getSystemId, getSystemId, hasLoopingSubexpression, hasVariableBinding, 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

GenerateId

public GenerateId()

Method Detail

simplify

public Expression simplify(ExpressionVisitor visitor)
                    throws XPathException

Simplify and validate.

Overrides:

simplify in class FunctionCall

Parameters:

visitor - an expression visitor

Returns:

the simplified expression

Throws:

XPathException - if an error is discovered during expression rewriting

computeSpecialProperties

public int computeSpecialProperties()

Determine the special properties of this expression. The generate-id() function is a special case: it is considered creative if its operand is creative, so that generate-id(f()) is not taken out of a loop

Overrides:

computeSpecialProperties in class SystemFunction

Returns:

the special properties, as a bit-significant integer

evaluateItem

public Item evaluateItem(XPathContext c)
                  throws XPathException

Evaluate the function in a string context

Overrides:

evaluateItem in class Expression

Parameters:

c - 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