Package net.sf.saxon.expr

Class TailExpression

    • Constructor Detail

      • TailExpression

        public TailExpression​(Expression base,
                      int start)
        Construct a TailExpression, representing a filter expression of the form $base[position() >= $start]
        Parameters:
        base - the expression to be filtered
        start - the position (1-based) of the first item to be included

    • Method Detail

      • optimize

        public Expression optimize​(ExpressionVisitor visitor,
                           ContextItemStaticInfo contextInfo)
                    throws XPathException
        Description copied from class: UnaryExpression
        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 UnaryExpression
        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)

      • copy

        public Expression copy​(RebindingMap rebindings)
        Copy an expression. This makes a deep copy.
        Specified by:
        copy in class Expression
        Parameters:
        rebindings - variables that need to be re-bound
        Returns:
        the copy of the original expression

      • getImplementationMethod

        public 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 directly. The other methods will always be available indirectly, using an implementation that relies on one of the other methods.
        Specified by:
        getImplementationMethod in class Expression
        Returns:
        the implementation method, for example Expression.ITERATE_METHOD or Expression.EVALUATE_METHOD or Expression.PROCESS_METHOD

      • getItemType

        public ItemType getItemType()
        Description copied from class: UnaryExpression
        Determine the data type of the expression, if possible. The default implementation for unary expressions returns the item type of the operand
        Overrides:
        getItemType in class UnaryExpression
        Returns:
        the item type of the items in the result sequence, insofar as this is known statically.

      • getStart

        public int getStart()
        Get the start offset
        Returns:
        the one-based start offset (returns 2 if all but the first item is being selected)

      • equals

        public boolean equals​(java.lang.Object other)
        Compare two expressions to see if they are equal
        Overrides:
        equals in class UnaryExpression
        Parameters:
        other - the other expression
        Returns:
        true if the expressions are equivalent

      • computeHashCode

        protected int computeHashCode()
        Description copied from class: UnaryExpression
        get HashCode for comparing two expressions. Note that this hashcode gives the same result for (A op B) and for (B op A), whether or not the operator is commutative.
        Overrides:
        computeHashCode in class UnaryExpression
        Returns:
        a computed hash code

      • getStreamerName

        public java.lang.String getStreamerName()
        Get the (partial) name of a class that supports streaming of this kind of expression
        Overrides:
        getStreamerName in 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

      • iterate

        public SequenceIterator iterate​(XPathContext context)
                         throws XPathException
        Description copied from class: Expression
        Return an Iterator to iterate over the values of a sequence. The value of every expression can be regarded as a sequence, so this method is supported for all expressions. This default implementation handles iteration for expressions that return singleton values: for non-singleton expressions, the subclass must provide its own implementation.
        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

      • getExpressionName

        public java.lang.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 export() output displaying the expression.

      • export

        public void export​(ExpressionPresenter destination)
            throws XPathException
        Diagnostic print of expression structure. The abstract expression tree is written to the supplied output destination.
        Specified by:
        export in interface ExportAgent
        Overrides:
        export in class UnaryExpression
        Parameters:
        destination - 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.

      • toString

        public java.lang.String toString()

        The toString() method for an expression attempts to give a representation of the expression in an XPath-like form.

        For subclasses of Expression that represent XPath expressions, the result should always be a string that parses as an XPath 3.0 expression.

        Overrides:
        toString in class UnaryExpression
        Returns:
        a representation of the expression as a string

      • toShortString

        public java.lang.String toShortString()
        Produce a short string identifying the expression for use in error messages
        Overrides:
        toShortString in class UnaryExpression
        Returns:
        a short string, sufficient to identify the expression