Class Block
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- net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression
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- net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.Instruction
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- net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.Block
 
 
 
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- All Implemented Interfaces:
- ExportAgent,- TailCallReturner,- Locatable,- IdentityComparable,- Traceable
 
 public class Block extends Instruction An expression that delivers the concatenation of the results of its subexpressions. This may represent an XSLT sequence constructor, or an XPath/XQuery expression of the form (a,b,c,d).
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Field Summary- 
Fields inherited from class net.sf.saxon.expr.ExpressionEFFECTIVE_BOOLEAN_VALUE, EVALUATE_METHOD, ITEM_FEED_METHOD, ITERATE_METHOD, MAX_COST, MAX_SEQUENCE_LENGTH, MAX_STRING_LENGTH, PROCESS_METHOD, staticProperties, UNBOUNDED_LOWER, UNBOUNDED_UPPER, UPDATE_METHOD, WATCH_METHOD
 
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Constructor SummaryConstructors Constructor Description Block(Expression[] children)Create a block, supplying its child expressions
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Method SummaryAll Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods Modifier and Type Method Description voidcheckForUpdatingSubexpressions()Check to ensure that this expression does not contain any updating subexpressions.voidcheckPermittedContents(SchemaType parentType, boolean whole)Check that any elements and attributes constructed or returned by this expression are acceptable in the content model of a given complex type.intcomputeCardinality()Determine the cardinality of the expressionintcomputeSpecialProperties()Get the static properties of this expression (other than its type).Expressioncopy(RebindingMap rebindings)Copy an expression.voidevaluatePendingUpdates(XPathContext context, PendingUpdateList pul)Evaluate an updating expression, adding the results to a Pending Update List.voidexport(ExpressionPresenter out)Diagnostic print of expression structure.java.lang.StringgetExpressionName()Get a name identifying the kind of expression, in terms meaningful to a user.intgetImplementationMethod()An implementation of Expression must provide at least one of the methods evaluateItem(), iterate(), or process().ItemTypegetItemType()Determine the data type of the items returned by this expressionOperand[]getOperanda()Get the children of this instructionUTypegetStaticUType(UType contextItemType)Get the static type of the expression as a UType, following precisely the type inference rules defined in the XSLT 3.0 specification.java.lang.StringgetStreamerName()Get the (partial) name of a class that supports streaming of this kind of expressionbooleanhasVariableBinding(Binding binding)Ask whether this expression is, or contains, the binding of a given variablebooleanimplementsStaticTypeCheck()Determine whether this expression implements its own method for static type checkingbooleanisCandidateForSharedAppend()Determine whether the block is a candidate for evaluation using a "shared append expression" where the result of the evaluation is a sequence implemented as a list of subsequencesbooleanisInstruction()Ask whether this expression is an instruction.booleanisVacuousExpression()Determine whether this is a vacuous expression as defined in the XQuery update specificationSequenceIteratoriterate(XPathContext context)Iterate over the results of all the child expressionsstatic ExpressionmakeBlock(java.util.List<Expression> list)Static factory method to create a block from a list of expressionsstatic ExpressionmakeBlock(Expression e1, Expression e2)Static factory method to create a block.booleanmayCreateNewNodes()Determine whether this instruction creates new nodes.ExpressionmergeAdjacentTextInstructions()Merge any adjacent instructions that create literal text nodesstatic booleanneverReturnsTypedNodes(Instruction insn, TypeHierarchy th)Determine whether the block includes any instructions that might return nodes with a type annotationjava.lang.Iterable<Operand>operands()Get the immediate sub-expressions of this expression, with information about the relationship of each expression to its parent expression.Expressionoptimize(ExpressionVisitor visitor, ContextItemStaticInfo contextInfo)Perform optimisation of an expression and its subexpressions.TailCallprocessLeavingTail(Outputter output, XPathContext context)ProcessLeavingTail: called to do the real work of this instruction.Expressionsimplify()Simplify an expression.ExpressionstaticTypeCheck(SequenceType req, boolean backwardsCompatible, RoleDiagnostic role, ExpressionVisitor visitor)Static type checking for let expressions is delegated to the child expressions, to allow further delegation to the branches of a conditionaljava.lang.StringtoShortString()Produce a short string identifying the expression for use in error messagesExpressiontypeCheck(ExpressionVisitor visitor, ContextItemStaticInfo contextInfo)Perform type checking of an expression and its subexpressions.- 
Methods inherited from class net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.InstructionalwaysCreatesNewNodes, assembleParams, assembleTunnelParams, dynamicError, evaluateAsString, evaluateItem, getInstructionNameCode, getNetCost, getSourceLocator, isXSLT, process, someOperandCreatesNewNodes
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Methods inherited from class net.sf.saxon.expr.ExpressionaddToPathMap, adoptChildExpression, allowExtractingCommonSubexpressions, checkedOperands, computeDependencies, computeHashCode, computeStaticProperties, dynamicError, effectiveBooleanValue, equals, explain, getCardinality, getConfiguration, getCost, getDependencies, getEvaluationMethod, getExtraProperty, getIntegerBounds, getInterpretedExpression, getIntrinsicDependencies, getLocalRetainedStaticContext, getLocation, getObjectName, getPackageData, getParentExpression, getProperties, getProperty, getRetainedStaticContext, getScopingExpression, getSlotsUsed, getSpecialProperties, getStaticBaseURI, getStaticBaseURIString, getStaticType, getTracingTag, hasCompatibleStaticContext, hashCode, hasSpecialProperty, identityHashCode, isCallOn, isEqual, isIdentical, isLiftable, isMultiThreaded, isStaticPropertiesKnown, isSubtreeExpression, isUpdatingExpression, markTailFunctionCalls, operandList, operandSparseList, optimizeChildren, prepareForStreaming, resetLocalStaticProperties, restoreParentPointers, setEvaluationMethod, setExtraProperty, setFiltered, setFlattened, setLocation, setParentExpression, setRetainedStaticContext, setRetainedStaticContextLocally, setRetainedStaticContextThoroughly, setStaticProperty, simplifyChildren, suppressValidation, toPattern, toString, typeCheckChildren, typeError, unordered, verifyParentPointers
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Methods inherited from class java.lang.Objectclone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
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Methods inherited from interface net.sf.saxon.trace.TraceablegatherProperties
 
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Constructor Detail- 
Blockpublic Block(Expression[] children) Create a block, supplying its child expressions- Parameters:
- children- the child expressions in order
 
 
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Method Detail- 
isInstructionpublic boolean isInstruction() Description copied from class:ExpressionAsk whether this expression is an instruction. In XSLT streamability analysis this is used to distinguish constructs corresponding to XSLT instructions from other constructs, typically XPath expressions (but also things like attribute constructors on a literal result element, references to attribute sets, etc. However, an XPath expression within a text value template in a text node of an XSLT stylesheet is treated as an instruction. In a non-XSLT environment (such as XQuery) this property has no meaning and its setting is undefined.- Overrides:
- isInstructionin class- Instruction
- Returns:
- true if this construct originates as an XSLT instruction
 
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operandspublic java.lang.Iterable<Operand> operands() Description copied from class:ExpressionGet the immediate sub-expressions of this expression, with information about the relationship of each expression to its parent expression. Default implementation works off the results of iterateSubExpressions()If the expression is a Callable, then it is required that the order of the operands returned by this function is the same as the order of arguments supplied to the corresponding call() method. - Specified by:
- operandsin class- Instruction
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- an iterator containing the sub-expressions of this expression
 
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hasVariableBindingpublic boolean hasVariableBinding(Binding binding) Ask whether this expression is, or contains, the binding of a given variable- Overrides:
- hasVariableBindingin class- Expression
- Parameters:
- binding- the variable binding
- Returns:
- true if this expression is the variable binding (for example a ForExpression or LetExpression) or if it is a FLWOR expression that binds the variable in one of its clauses.
 
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makeBlockpublic static Expression makeBlock(Expression e1, Expression e2) Static factory method to create a block. If one of the arguments is already a block, the contents will be merged into a new composite block- Parameters:
- e1- the first subexpression (child) of the block
- e2- the second subexpression (child) of the block
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- a Block containing the two subexpressions, and if either of them is a block, it will have been collapsed to create a flattened sequence
 
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makeBlockpublic static Expression makeBlock(java.util.List<Expression> list) Static factory method to create a block from a list of expressions- Parameters:
- list- the list of expressions making up this block. The members of the List must be instances of Expression. The list is effectively copied; subsequent changes to the contents of the list have no effect.
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- a Block containing the two subexpressions, and if either of them is a block, it will have been collapsed to create a flattened sequence
 
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getExpressionNamepublic java.lang.String getExpressionName() Description copied from class:InstructionGet a name identifying the kind of expression, in terms meaningful to a user.- Overrides:
- getExpressionNamein class- Instruction
- 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.
 
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getOperandapublic Operand[] getOperanda() Get the children of this instruction- Returns:
- the children of this instruction, as an array of Operand objects. May return a zero-length array if there are no children.
 
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computeSpecialPropertiespublic int computeSpecialProperties() Description copied from class:InstructionGet the static properties of this expression (other than its type). The result is bit-signficant. 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.- Overrides:
- computeSpecialPropertiesin class- Instruction
- Returns:
- a set of flags indicating static properties of this expression
 
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implementsStaticTypeCheckpublic boolean implementsStaticTypeCheck() Description copied from class:ExpressionDetermine whether this expression implements its own method for static type checking- Overrides:
- implementsStaticTypeCheckin class- Expression
- Returns:
- true if this expression has a non-trivial implementation of the staticTypeCheck() method
 
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staticTypeCheckpublic Expression staticTypeCheck(SequenceType req, boolean backwardsCompatible, RoleDiagnostic role, ExpressionVisitor visitor) throws XPathException Static type checking for let expressions is delegated to the child expressions, to allow further delegation to the branches of a conditional- Overrides:
- staticTypeCheckin class- Expression
- Parameters:
- req- the required type
- backwardsCompatible- true if backwards compatibility mode applies
- role- the role of the expression in relation to the required type
- visitor- an expression visitor
- Returns:
- the expression after type checking (perhaps augmented with dynamic type checking code)
- Throws:
- XPathException- if failures occur, for example if the static type of one branch of the conditional is incompatible with the required type
 
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neverReturnsTypedNodespublic static boolean neverReturnsTypedNodes(Instruction insn, TypeHierarchy th) Determine whether the block includes any instructions that might return nodes with a type annotation- Parameters:
- insn- the instruction (for example this block)
- th- the type hierarchy cache
- Returns:
- true if any expression in the block can return type-annotated nodes
 
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mergeAdjacentTextInstructionspublic Expression mergeAdjacentTextInstructions() Merge any adjacent instructions that create literal text nodes- Returns:
- the expression after merging literal text instructions
 
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copypublic Expression copy(RebindingMap rebindings) Copy an expression. This makes a deep copy.- Specified by:
- copyin class- Expression
- Parameters:
- rebindings- Variables that need to be re-bound
- Returns:
- the copy of the original expression
 
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getItemTypepublic final ItemType getItemType() Determine the data type of the items returned by this expression- Overrides:
- getItemTypein class- Instruction
- Returns:
- the data type
 
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getStaticUTypepublic UType getStaticUType(UType contextItemType) Get the static type of the expression as a UType, following precisely the type inference rules defined in the XSLT 3.0 specification.- Overrides:
- getStaticUTypein class- Expression
- Parameters:
- contextItemType- the static type of the context item
- Returns:
- the static item type of the expression according to the XSLT 3.0 defined rules
 
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computeCardinalitypublic int computeCardinality() Determine the cardinality of the expression- Overrides:
- computeCardinalityin class- Instruction
- Returns:
- the static cardinality
 
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mayCreateNewNodespublic final boolean mayCreateNewNodes() Determine whether this instruction creates new nodes. This implementation returns true if any child instruction returns true.- Overrides:
- mayCreateNewNodesin class- Instruction
- Returns:
- true if the instruction creates new nodes under some input conditions (or if it can't be proved that it doesn't)
 
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checkForUpdatingSubexpressionspublic void checkForUpdatingSubexpressions() throws XPathExceptionCheck to ensure that this expression does not contain any updating subexpressions. This check is overridden for those expressions that permit updating subexpressions.- Overrides:
- checkForUpdatingSubexpressionsin class- Expression
- Throws:
- XPathException- if the expression has a non-permitted updateing subexpression
 
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isVacuousExpressionpublic boolean isVacuousExpression() Determine whether this is a vacuous expression as defined in the XQuery update specification- Overrides:
- isVacuousExpressionin class- Expression
- Returns:
- true if this expression is vacuous
 
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simplifypublic Expression simplify() throws XPathException Simplify an expression. This performs any static optimization (by rewriting the expression as a different expression). The default implementation does nothing.- Overrides:
- simplifyin class- Expression
- Returns:
- the simplified expression (or the original if unchanged, or if modified in-situ)
- Throws:
- XPathException- if an error is discovered during expression rewriting
 
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isCandidateForSharedAppendpublic boolean isCandidateForSharedAppend() Determine whether the block is a candidate for evaluation using a "shared append expression" where the result of the evaluation is a sequence implemented as a list of subsequences- Returns:
- true if the block is a candidate for "shared append" processing
 
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typeCheckpublic Expression typeCheck(ExpressionVisitor visitor, ContextItemStaticInfo contextInfo) throws XPathException Description copied from class:ExpressionPerform type checking of an expression and its subexpressions. This is the second phase of static optimization.This checks statically that the operands of the expression have the correct type; if necessary it generates code to do run-time type checking or type conversion. A static type error is reported only if execution cannot possibly succeed, that is, if a run-time type error is inevitable. The call may return a modified form of the expression. This method is called after all references to functions and variables have been resolved to the declaration of the function or variable. However, the types of such functions and variables may not be accurately known if they have not been explicitly declared. - Overrides:
- typeCheckin class- Expression
- Parameters:
- visitor- an expression visitor
- contextInfo- Information available statically about the context item: whether it is (possibly) absent; its static type; its streaming posture.
- 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)
 
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optimizepublic Expression optimize(ExpressionVisitor visitor, ContextItemStaticInfo contextInfo) throws XPathException Description copied from class:ExpressionPerform 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:
- optimizein class- Expression
- Parameters:
- visitor- an expression visitor
- contextInfo- 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)
 
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checkPermittedContentspublic void checkPermittedContents(SchemaType parentType, boolean whole) throws XPathException Check that any elements and attributes constructed or returned by this expression are acceptable in the content model of a given complex type. It's always OK to say yes, since the check will be repeated at run-time. The process of checking element and attribute constructors against the content model of a complex type also registers the type of content expected of those constructors, so the static validation can continue recursively.- Overrides:
- checkPermittedContentsin class- Expression
- Parameters:
- parentType- the "given complex type": the method is checking that the nodes returned by this expression are acceptable members of the content model of this type
- whole- if true, we want to check that the value of this expression satisfies the content model as a whole; if false we want to check that the value of the expression is acceptable as one part of the content
- Throws:
- XPathException- if the value delivered by this expression cannot be part of the content model of the given type
 
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exportpublic void export(ExpressionPresenter out) throws XPathException Diagnostic print of expression structure. The abstract expression tree is written to the supplied output destination.- Specified by:
- exportin interface- ExportAgent
- Specified by:
- exportin class- Expression
- Parameters:
- out- the expression presenter used to display the structure
- Throws:
- XPathException- if the export fails, for example if an expression is found that won't work in the target environment.
 
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toShortStringpublic java.lang.String toShortString() Description copied from class:ExpressionProduce a short string identifying the expression for use in error messages- Overrides:
- toShortStringin class- Expression
- Returns:
- a short string, sufficient to identify the expression
 
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processLeavingTailpublic TailCall processLeavingTail(Outputter output, XPathContext context) throws XPathException Description copied from class:InstructionProcessLeavingTail: called to do the real work of this instruction. This method must be implemented in each subclass. The results of the instruction are written to the current Receiver, which can be obtained via the Controller.- Specified by:
- processLeavingTailin interface- TailCallReturner
- Specified by:
- processLeavingTailin class- Instruction
- Parameters:
- output- the destination for the result
- context- The dynamic context of the transformation, giving access to the current node, the current variables, etc.
- Returns:
- null if the instruction has completed execution; or a TailCall indicating a function call or template call that is delegated to the caller, to be made after the stack has been unwound so as to save stack space.
- Throws:
- XPathException- if a dynamic error occurs during the evaluation of the instruction
 
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getImplementationMethodpublic int getImplementationMethod() An implementation of Expression must provide at least one of the methods evaluateItem(), iterate(), or process(). This method indicates which of these methods is provided. This implementation provides both iterate() and process() methods natively.- Overrides:
- getImplementationMethodin class- Instruction
- Returns:
- the implementation method, for example Expression.ITERATE_METHODorExpression.EVALUATE_METHODorExpression.PROCESS_METHOD
 
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iteratepublic SequenceIterator iterate(XPathContext context) throws XPathException Iterate over the results of all the child expressions- Overrides:
- iteratein class- Instruction
- 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
 
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evaluatePendingUpdatespublic void evaluatePendingUpdates(XPathContext context, PendingUpdateList pul) throws XPathException Evaluate an updating expression, adding the results to a Pending Update List. The default implementation of this method, which is used for non-updating expressions, throws an UnsupportedOperationException- Overrides:
- evaluatePendingUpdatesin class- Expression
- Parameters:
- context- the XPath dynamic evaluation context
- pul- the pending update list to which the results should be written
- Throws:
- XPathException- if evaluation fails
 
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getStreamerNamepublic java.lang.String getStreamerName() Description copied from class:ExpressionGet the (partial) name of a class that supports streaming of this kind of expression- Overrides:
- getStreamerNamein class- Expression
- Returns:
- the partial name of a class that can be instantiated to provide streaming support in Saxon-EE, or null if there is no such class
 
 
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