Package net.sf.saxon.expr

Class ForExpression

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    Binding, ExportAgent, LocalBinding, Locatable, IdentityComparable, Traceable
    Direct Known Subclasses:
    OuterForExpression
    public class ForExpression
extends Assignation
    A ForExpression maps an expression over a sequence. We use a ForExpression in preference to a FLWORExpression to handle simple cases (roughly, the XPath subset). In 9.6, we no longer convert a FLWORExpression to a ForExpression if there is a position variable, which simplifies the cases this class has to handle.

    • Constructor Detail

      • ForExpression

        public ForExpression()
        Create a "for" expression (for $x at $p in SEQUENCE return ACTION)

    • Method Detail

      • 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 explain() output displaying the expression.

      • typeCheck

        public Expression typeCheck​(ExpressionVisitor visitor,
                            ContextItemStaticInfo contextInfo)
                     throws XPathException
        Type-check the expression
        Overrides:
        typeCheck in 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)

      • getRangeVariableCardinality

        protected int getRangeVariableCardinality()
        Get the cardinality of the range variable
        Returns:
        the cardinality of the range variable (StaticProperty.EXACTLY_ONE). Can be overridden in a subclass

      • optimize

        public Expression optimize​(ExpressionVisitor visitor,
                           ContextItemStaticInfo contextItemType)
                    throws XPathException
        Optimize the expression
        Overrides:
        optimize in class Expression
        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)

      • unordered

        public Expression unordered​(boolean retainAllNodes,
                            boolean forStreaming)
                     throws XPathException
        Replace this expression by a simpler expression that delivers the results without regard to order.
        Overrides:
        unordered in class Assignation
        Parameters:
        retainAllNodes - set to true if the result must contain exactly the same nodes as the original; set to false if the result can eliminate (or introduce) duplicates.
        forStreaming - set to true if optimizing for streaming
        Returns:
        an expression that delivers the same nodes in a more convenient order
        Throws:
        XPathException - if the rewrite fails

      • getIntegerBounds

        public IntegerValue[] getIntegerBounds()
        For an expression that returns an integer or a sequence of integers, get a lower and upper bound on the values of the integers that may be returned, from static analysis. The default implementation returns null, meaning "unknown" or "not applicable". Other implementations return an array of two IntegerValue objects, representing the lower and upper bounds respectively. The values UNBOUNDED_LOWER and UNBOUNDED_UPPER are used by convention to indicate that the value may be arbitrarily large. The values MAX_STRING_LENGTH and MAX_SEQUENCE_LENGTH are used to indicate values limited by the size of a string or the size of a sequence.
        Overrides:
        getIntegerBounds in class Expression
        Returns:
        the lower and upper bounds of integer values in the result, or null to indicate unknown or not applicable.

      • 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

      • markTailFunctionCalls

        public int markTailFunctionCalls​(StructuredQName qName,
                                 int arity)
        Mark tail function calls: only possible if the for expression iterates zero or one times. (This arises in XSLT/XPath, which does not have a LET expression, so FOR gets used instead)
        Overrides:
        markTailFunctionCalls in class Expression
        Parameters:
        qName - the name of the function
        arity - the arity (number of parameters) of the function
        Returns:
        UserFunctionCall.NOT_TAIL_CALL if no tail call was found; UserFunctionCall.FOREIGN_TAIL_CALL if a tail call on a different function was found; UserFunctionCall.SELF_TAIL_CALL if a tail recursive call was found and if this call accounts for the whole of the value.

      • isVacuousExpression

        public boolean isVacuousExpression()
        Determine whether this is a vacuous expression as defined in the XQuery update specification
        Overrides:
        isVacuousExpression in class Expression
        Returns:
        true if this expression is vacuous

      • checkPermittedContents

        public 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:
        checkPermittedContents in 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

      • iterate

        public SequenceIterator iterate​(XPathContext context)
                         throws XPathException
        Iterate over the sequence of values
        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

      • process

        public void process​(Outputter output,
                    XPathContext context)
             throws XPathException
        Process this expression as an instruction, writing results to the current outputter
        Overrides:
        process in class Expression
        Parameters:
        output - the destination for the result
        context - The dynamic context, giving access to the current node, the current variables, etc.
        Throws:
        XPathException - if a dynamic error occurs

      • getItemType

        public ItemType getItemType()
        Determine the data type of the items returned by the expression, if possible
        Specified by:
        getItemType in class Expression
        Returns:
        one of the values Type.STRING, Type.BOOLEAN, Type.NUMBER, Type.NODE, or Type.ITEM (meaning not known in advance)

      • getStaticUType

        public 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:
        getStaticUType in 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

      • 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, but there is no guarantee that the syntax will actually be true XPath. In the case of XSLT instructions, the toString() method gives an abstracted view of the syntax
        Overrides:
        toString in class Expression
        Returns:
        a representation of the expression as a string

      • toShortString

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

      • allowingEmptyString

        protected java.lang.String allowingEmptyString()

      • export

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

      • explainSpecializedAttributes

        protected void explainSpecializedAttributes​(ExpressionPresenter out)

      • getStreamerName

        public java.lang.String getStreamerName()
        Description copied from class: Expression
        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

      • getElaborator

        public Elaborator getElaborator()
        Make an elaborator for this expression
        Overrides:
        getElaborator in class Expression
        Returns:
        a suitable elaborator