java.lang.Object
- net.sf.saxon.s9api.ItemType

```
public abstract class ItemType
extends java.lang.Object
```
An item type, as defined in the XPath/XQuery specifications.
This class contains a number of static constant fields referring to instances that represent simple item types, such as item(), node(), and xs:anyAtomicType. These named types are currently based on the definitions in XSD 1.0 and XML 1.0. They may be changed in a future version to be based on a later version.

More complicated item types, especially those that are dependent on information in a schema, are available using factory methods on the ItemTypeFactory object. The factory methods can also be used to create variants of the types that use the rules given in the XML 1.1 and/or XSD 1.1 specifications.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static ItemType`	`ANY_ARRAY`	ItemType representing the type array(*), that is, any array
`static ItemType`	`ANY_ATOMIC_VALUE`	ItemType representing the type xs:anyAtomicType, that is, any atomic value
`static ItemType`	`ANY_FUNCTION`	ItemType representing the type function(*), that is, any function
`static ItemType`	`ANY_ITEM`	ItemType representing the type item(), that is, any item at all
`static ItemType`	`ANY_MAP`	ItemType representing the type map(*), that is, any map
`static ItemType`	`ANY_NODE`	ItemType representing the type node(), that is, any node
`static ItemType`	`ANY_URI`	ItemType representing the primitive type xs:anyURI
`static ItemType`	`ATTRIBUTE_NODE`	ItemType representing the ATTRIBUTE node() type
`static ItemType`	`BASE64_BINARY`	ItemType representing the primitive type xs:base64Binary
`static ItemType`	`BOOLEAN`	ItemType representing the primitive type xs:boolean
`static ItemType`	`BYTE`	ItemType representing the built-in (but non-primitive) type xs:byte
`static ItemType`	`COMMENT_NODE`	ItemType representing the COMMENT node() type
`static ItemType`	`DATE`	ItemType representing the primitive type xs:date
`static ItemType`	`DATE_TIME`	ItemType representing the primitive type xs:dateTime
`static ItemType`	`DATE_TIME_STAMP`	ItemType representing the built-in (but non-primitive) type xs:dateTimeStamp (introduced in XSD 1.1)
`static ItemType`	`DAY_TIME_DURATION`	ItemType representing the built-in (but non-primitive) type xs:dayTimeDuration
`static ItemType`	`DECIMAL`	ItemType representing the primitive type xs:decimal
`static ItemType`	`DOCUMENT_NODE`	ItemType representing the DOCUMENT node() type
`static ItemType`	`DOUBLE`	ItemType representing the primitive type xs:double
`static ItemType`	`DURATION`	ItemType representing the primitive type xs:duration
`static ItemType`	`ELEMENT_NODE`	ItemType representing the ELEMENT node() type
`static ItemType`	`ENTITY`	ItemType representing the built-in (but non-primitive) type xs:ENTITY
`static ItemType`	`ERROR`	ItemType representing the type xs:error: a type with no instances
`static ItemType`	`FLOAT`	ItemType representing the primitive type xs:float
`static ItemType`	`G_DAY`	ItemType representing the primitive type xs:gDay
`static ItemType`	`G_MONTH`	ItemType representing the primitive type xs:gMonth
`static ItemType`	`G_MONTH_DAY`	ItemType representing the primitive type xs:gMonthDay
`static ItemType`	`G_YEAR`	ItemType representing the primitive type xs:gYear
`static ItemType`	`G_YEAR_MONTH`	ItemType representing the primitive type xs:gYearMonth
`static ItemType`	`HEX_BINARY`	ItemType representing the primitive type xs:hexBinary
`static ItemType`	`ID`	ItemType representing the built-in (but non-primitive) type xs:ID
`static ItemType`	`IDREF`	ItemType representing the built-in (but non-primitive) type xs:IDREF
`static ItemType`	`INT`	ItemType representing the built-in (but non-primitive) type xs:int
`static ItemType`	`INTEGER`	ItemType representing the built-in (but non-primitive) type xs:integer
`static ItemType`	`LANGUAGE`	ItemType representing the built-in (but non-primitive) type xs:language
`static ItemType`	`LONG`	ItemType representing the built-in (but non-primitive) type xs:long
`static ItemType`	`NAME`	ItemType representing the built-in (but non-primitive) type xs:Name
`static ItemType`	`NAMESPACE_NODE`	ItemType representing the NAMESPACE node() type
`static ItemType`	`NCNAME`	ItemType representing the built-in (but non-primitive) type xs:NCName
`static ItemType`	`NEGATIVE_INTEGER`	ItemType representing the built-in (but non-primitive) type xs:negativeInteger
`static ItemType`	`NMTOKEN`	ItemType representing the built-in (but non-primitive) type xs:NMTOKEN
`static ItemType`	`NON_NEGATIVE_INTEGER`	ItemType representing the built-in (but non-primitive) type xs:nonNegativeInteger
`static ItemType`	`NON_POSITIVE_INTEGER`	ItemType representing the built-in (but non-primitive) type xs:nonPositiveInteger
`static ItemType`	`NORMALIZED_STRING`	ItemType representing the built-in (but non-primitive) type xs:normalizedString
`static ItemType`	`NOTATION`	ItemType representing the primitive type xs:NOTATION
`static ItemType`	`NUMERIC`	ItemType representing the built-in union type xs:numeric defined in XDM 3.1
`static ItemType`	`POSITIVE_INTEGER`	ItemType representing the built-in (but non-primitive) type xs:positiveInteger
`static ItemType`	`PROCESSING_INSTRUCTION_NODE`	ItemType representing the PROCESSING_INSTRUCTION node() type
`static ItemType`	`QNAME`	ItemType representing the primitive type xs:QName
`static ItemType`	`SHORT`	ItemType representing the built-in (but non-primitive) type xs:short
`static ItemType`	`STRING`	ItemType representing the primitive type xs:string
`static ItemType`	`TEXT_NODE`	ItemType representing the TEXT node() type
`static ItemType`	`TIME`	ItemType representing the primitive type xs:time
`static ItemType`	`TOKEN`	ItemType representing the built-in (but non-primitive) type xs:token
`static ItemType`	`UNSIGNED_BYTE`	ItemType representing the built-in (but non-primitive) type xs:unsignedByte
`static ItemType`	`UNSIGNED_INT`	ItemType representing the built-in (but non-primitive) type xs:unsignedInt
`static ItemType`	`UNSIGNED_LONG`	ItemType representing the built-in (but non-primitive) type xs:unsignedLong
`static ItemType`	`UNSIGNED_SHORT`	ItemType representing the built-in (but non-primitive) type xs:unsignedShort
`static ItemType`	`UNTYPED_ATOMIC`	ItemType representing the XPath-defined type xs:untypedAtomic
`static ItemType`	`YEAR_MONTH_DURATION`	ItemType representing the built-in (but non-primitive) type xs:yearMonthDuration

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

ItemType()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`equals(java.lang.Object other)`	Test whether two ItemType objects represent the same type
`ConversionRules`	`getConversionRules()`	Get the conversion rules implemented by this type.
`QName`	`getTypeName()`	Get the name of the type, if it has one
`abstract ItemType`	`getUnderlyingItemType()`	Method to get the underlying Saxon implementation object
`int`	`hashCode()`	Get a hash code with semantics corresponding to the equals() method
`abstract boolean`	`matches(XdmItem item)`	Determine whether this item type matches a given item.
`abstract boolean`	`subsumes(ItemType other)`	Determine whether this ItemType subsumes another ItemType.
`java.lang.String`	`toString()`	Get a string representation of the type.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - ANY_ITEM
```
public static ItemType ANY_ITEM
```
    ItemType representing the type item(), that is, any item at all
  - ANY_FUNCTION
```
public static ItemType ANY_FUNCTION
```
    ItemType representing the type function(*), that is, any function
  - ANY_NODE
```
public static final ItemType ANY_NODE
```
    ItemType representing the type node(), that is, any node
  - ATTRIBUTE_NODE
```
public static final ItemType ATTRIBUTE_NODE
```
    ItemType representing the ATTRIBUTE node() type
  - COMMENT_NODE
```
public static final ItemType COMMENT_NODE
```
    ItemType representing the COMMENT node() type
  - TEXT_NODE
```
public static final ItemType TEXT_NODE
```
    ItemType representing the TEXT node() type
  - ELEMENT_NODE
```
public static final ItemType ELEMENT_NODE
```
    ItemType representing the ELEMENT node() type
  - DOCUMENT_NODE
```
public static final ItemType DOCUMENT_NODE
```
    ItemType representing the DOCUMENT node() type
  - NAMESPACE_NODE
```
public static final ItemType NAMESPACE_NODE
```
    ItemType representing the NAMESPACE node() type
  - PROCESSING_INSTRUCTION_NODE
```
public static final ItemType PROCESSING_INSTRUCTION_NODE
```
    ItemType representing the PROCESSING_INSTRUCTION node() type
  - ANY_MAP
```
public static final ItemType ANY_MAP
```
    ItemType representing the type map(*), that is, any map
  - ANY_ARRAY
```
public static final ItemType ANY_ARRAY
```
    ItemType representing the type array(*), that is, any array
  - ANY_ATOMIC_VALUE
```
public static final ItemType ANY_ATOMIC_VALUE
```
    ItemType representing the type xs:anyAtomicType, that is, any atomic value
  - ERROR
```
public static final ItemType ERROR
```
    ItemType representing the type xs:error: a type with no instances
  - STRING
```
public static final ItemType STRING
```
    ItemType representing the primitive type xs:string
  - BOOLEAN
```
public static final ItemType BOOLEAN
```
    ItemType representing the primitive type xs:boolean
  - DURATION
```
public static final ItemType DURATION
```
    ItemType representing the primitive type xs:duration
  - DATE_TIME
```
public static final ItemType DATE_TIME
```
    ItemType representing the primitive type xs:dateTime
  - DATE
```
public static final ItemType DATE
```
    ItemType representing the primitive type xs:date
  - TIME
```
public static final ItemType TIME
```
    ItemType representing the primitive type xs:time
  - G_YEAR_MONTH
```
public static final ItemType G_YEAR_MONTH
```
    ItemType representing the primitive type xs:gYearMonth
  - G_MONTH
```
public static final ItemType G_MONTH
```
    ItemType representing the primitive type xs:gMonth
  - G_MONTH_DAY
```
public static final ItemType G_MONTH_DAY
```
    ItemType representing the primitive type xs:gMonthDay
  - G_YEAR
```
public static final ItemType G_YEAR
```
    ItemType representing the primitive type xs:gYear
  - G_DAY
```
public static final ItemType G_DAY
```
    ItemType representing the primitive type xs:gDay
  - HEX_BINARY
```
public static final ItemType HEX_BINARY
```
    ItemType representing the primitive type xs:hexBinary
  - BASE64_BINARY
```
public static final ItemType BASE64_BINARY
```
    ItemType representing the primitive type xs:base64Binary
  - ANY_URI
```
public static final ItemType ANY_URI
```
    ItemType representing the primitive type xs:anyURI
  - QNAME
```
public static final ItemType QNAME
```
    ItemType representing the primitive type xs:QName
  - NOTATION
```
public static final ItemType NOTATION
```
    ItemType representing the primitive type xs:NOTATION
  - UNTYPED_ATOMIC
```
public static final ItemType UNTYPED_ATOMIC
```
    ItemType representing the XPath-defined type xs:untypedAtomic
  - DECIMAL
```
public static final ItemType DECIMAL
```
    ItemType representing the primitive type xs:decimal
  - FLOAT
```
public static final ItemType FLOAT
```
    ItemType representing the primitive type xs:float
  - DOUBLE
```
public static final ItemType DOUBLE
```
    ItemType representing the primitive type xs:double
  - INTEGER
```
public static final ItemType INTEGER
```
    ItemType representing the built-in (but non-primitive) type xs:integer
  - NON_POSITIVE_INTEGER
```
public static final ItemType NON_POSITIVE_INTEGER
```
    ItemType representing the built-in (but non-primitive) type xs:nonPositiveInteger
  - NEGATIVE_INTEGER
```
public static final ItemType NEGATIVE_INTEGER
```
    ItemType representing the built-in (but non-primitive) type xs:negativeInteger
  - LONG
```
public static final ItemType LONG
```
    ItemType representing the built-in (but non-primitive) type xs:long
  - INT
```
public static final ItemType INT
```
    ItemType representing the built-in (but non-primitive) type xs:int
  - SHORT
```
public static final ItemType SHORT
```
    ItemType representing the built-in (but non-primitive) type xs:short
  - BYTE
```
public static final ItemType BYTE
```
    ItemType representing the built-in (but non-primitive) type xs:byte
  - NON_NEGATIVE_INTEGER
```
public static final ItemType NON_NEGATIVE_INTEGER
```
    ItemType representing the built-in (but non-primitive) type xs:nonNegativeInteger
  - POSITIVE_INTEGER
```
public static final ItemType POSITIVE_INTEGER
```
    ItemType representing the built-in (but non-primitive) type xs:positiveInteger
  - UNSIGNED_LONG
```
public static final ItemType UNSIGNED_LONG
```
    ItemType representing the built-in (but non-primitive) type xs:unsignedLong
  - UNSIGNED_INT
```
public static final ItemType UNSIGNED_INT
```
    ItemType representing the built-in (but non-primitive) type xs:unsignedInt
  - UNSIGNED_SHORT
```
public static final ItemType UNSIGNED_SHORT
```
    ItemType representing the built-in (but non-primitive) type xs:unsignedShort
  - UNSIGNED_BYTE
```
public static final ItemType UNSIGNED_BYTE
```
    ItemType representing the built-in (but non-primitive) type xs:unsignedByte
  - YEAR_MONTH_DURATION
```
public static final ItemType YEAR_MONTH_DURATION
```
    ItemType representing the built-in (but non-primitive) type xs:yearMonthDuration
  - DAY_TIME_DURATION
```
public static final ItemType DAY_TIME_DURATION
```
    ItemType representing the built-in (but non-primitive) type xs:dayTimeDuration
  - NORMALIZED_STRING
```
public static final ItemType NORMALIZED_STRING
```
    ItemType representing the built-in (but non-primitive) type xs:normalizedString
  - TOKEN
```
public static final ItemType TOKEN
```
    ItemType representing the built-in (but non-primitive) type xs:token
  - LANGUAGE
```
public static final ItemType LANGUAGE
```
    ItemType representing the built-in (but non-primitive) type xs:language
  - NAME
```
public static final ItemType NAME
```
    ItemType representing the built-in (but non-primitive) type xs:Name
  - NMTOKEN
```
public static final ItemType NMTOKEN
```
    ItemType representing the built-in (but non-primitive) type xs:NMTOKEN
  - NCNAME
```
public static final ItemType NCNAME
```
    ItemType representing the built-in (but non-primitive) type xs:NCName
  - ID
```
public static final ItemType ID
```
    ItemType representing the built-in (but non-primitive) type xs:ID
  - IDREF
```
public static final ItemType IDREF
```
    ItemType representing the built-in (but non-primitive) type xs:IDREF
  - ENTITY
```
public static final ItemType ENTITY
```
    ItemType representing the built-in (but non-primitive) type xs:ENTITY
  - DATE_TIME_STAMP
```
public static final ItemType DATE_TIME_STAMP
```
    ItemType representing the built-in (but non-primitive) type xs:dateTimeStamp (introduced in XSD 1.1)
  - NUMERIC
```
public static final ItemType NUMERIC
```
    ItemType representing the built-in union type xs:numeric defined in XDM 3.1
- Constructor Detail
  - ItemType
```
public ItemType()
```
- Method Detail
  - getConversionRules
```
public ConversionRules getConversionRules()
```
    Get the conversion rules implemented by this type. The conversion rules reflect variations between different versions of the W3C specifications, for example XSD 1.1 allows "+INF" as a lexical representation of xs:double, while XSD 1.0 does not.
    
    Returns:
    
    the conversion rules
  - matches
```
public abstract boolean matches(XdmItem item)
```
    Determine whether this item type matches a given item.
    
    Parameters:
    
    item - the item to be tested against this item type
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the item matches this item type, false if it does not match.
  - subsumes
```
public abstract boolean subsumes(ItemType other)
```
    Determine whether this ItemType subsumes another ItemType. Specifically, A.subsumes(B) is true if every value that matches the ItemType B also matches the ItemType A.
    
    Parameters:
    
    other - the other ItemType
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this ItemType subsumes the other ItemType. This includes the case where A and B represent the same ItemType.
    
    Since:
    
    9.1
  - getUnderlyingItemType
```
public abstract ItemType getUnderlyingItemType()
```
    Method to get the underlying Saxon implementation object
    This gives access to Saxon methods that may change from one release to another.
    
    Returns:
    
    the underlying Saxon implementation object
  - getTypeName
```
public QName getTypeName()
```
    Get the name of the type, if it has one
    
    Returns:
    
    the name of the type, or null if it is either an anonymous schema-defined type, or an XDM-defined type such as node() or map().
    
    Since:
    
    9.7
  - equals
```
public final boolean equals(java.lang.Object other)
```
    Test whether two ItemType objects represent the same type
    
    Overrides:
    
    equals in class java.lang.Object
    
    Parameters:
    
    other - the other ItemType object
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the other object is an ItemType representing the same type
    
    Since:
    
    9.5
  - hashCode
```
public final int hashCode()
```
    Get a hash code with semantics corresponding to the equals() method
    
    Overrides:
    
    hashCode in class java.lang.Object
    
    Returns:
    
    the hash code
    
    Since:
    
    9.5
  - toString
```
public java.lang.String toString()
```
    Get a string representation of the type. This will be a string that conforms to the XPath ItemType production, for example a QName (always in "Q{uri}local" format, or a construct such as "node()" or "map(*)". If the type is an anonymous schema type, the name of the nearest named base type will be given, preceded by the character "<".
    
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class java.lang.Object
    
    Returns:
    
    a string representation of the type
    
    Since:
    
    9.7

Class ItemType

Field Summary

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Field Detail

ANY_ITEM

ANY_FUNCTION

ANY_NODE

ATTRIBUTE_NODE

COMMENT_NODE

TEXT_NODE

ELEMENT_NODE

DOCUMENT_NODE

NAMESPACE_NODE

PROCESSING_INSTRUCTION_NODE

ANY_MAP

ANY_ARRAY

ANY_ATOMIC_VALUE

ERROR

STRING

BOOLEAN

DURATION

DATE_TIME

DATE

TIME

G_YEAR_MONTH

G_MONTH

G_MONTH_DAY

G_YEAR

G_DAY

HEX_BINARY

BASE64_BINARY

ANY_URI

QNAME

NOTATION

UNTYPED_ATOMIC

DECIMAL

FLOAT

DOUBLE

INTEGER

NON_POSITIVE_INTEGER

NEGATIVE_INTEGER

LONG

INT

SHORT

BYTE

NON_NEGATIVE_INTEGER

POSITIVE_INTEGER

UNSIGNED_LONG

UNSIGNED_INT

UNSIGNED_SHORT

UNSIGNED_BYTE

YEAR_MONTH_DURATION

DAY_TIME_DURATION

NORMALIZED_STRING

TOKEN

LANGUAGE

NAME

NMTOKEN

NCNAME

ID

IDREF

ENTITY

DATE_TIME_STAMP

NUMERIC

Constructor Detail

ItemType

Method Detail

getConversionRules

matches

subsumes

getUnderlyingItemType

getTypeName

equals

hashCode

toString