Package net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct

Class ElementCreator

java.lang.Object

net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression

net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.Instruction

net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.ParentNodeConstructor

net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.ElementCreator

All Implemented Interfaces:

ExportAgent, InstructionWithComplexContent, ValidatingInstruction, Locatable, IdentityComparable, Traceable

Direct Known Subclasses:

ComputedElement, Copy, FixedElement

public abstract class ElementCreator
extends ParentNodeConstructor

An instruction that creates an element node. There are two subtypes, FixedElement for use where the name is known statically, and Element where it is computed dynamically. To allow use in both XSLT and XQuery, the class acts both as an Instruction and as an Expression.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static class	ElementCreator.ElementCreationDetails	ElementCreationDetails is a package of information and callbacks designed to parameterize the element construction process, to allow maximum use of common code for direct interpreted evaluation, elaborated evaluation, streamed evaluation, etc; supporting the variations that exist between computed element constructors, fixed element constructors, and shallow copy.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.ParentNodeConstructor

contentOp, preservingTypes

Fields inherited from class net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression

EFFECTIVE_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

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ElementCreator()	Construct an ElementCreator.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
protected void	checkContentSequence(StaticContext env)	Check statically whether the content of the element creates attributes or namespaces after creating any child nodes
protected int	computeSpecialProperties()	Get the static properties of this expression (other than its type).
int	getCardinality()	Determine the static cardinality of the expression.
int	getImplementationMethod()	An implementation of Expression must provide at least one of the methods evaluateItem(), iterate(), or process().
ItemType	getItemType()	Get the item type of the value returned by this instruction
java.lang.String	getStreamerName()	Get the (partial) name of a class that supports streaming of this kind of expression
boolean	isBequeathNamespacesToChildren()	Ask whether the inherit namespaces flag is set
boolean	isInheritNamespacesFromParent()	Ask whether this element inherits namespaces from its parent.
ElementCreator.ElementCreationDetails	makeElementCreationDetails()
abstract void	outputNamespaceNodes(Outputter receiver, NodeName nodeName, ElementCreator.ElementCreationDetails details)	Callback to output namespace bindings for the new element.
void	setBequeathNamespacesToChildren(boolean inherit)	Say whether this element causes its children to inherit namespaces
void	setInheritanceFlags(java.lang.String flags)
void	setInheritNamespacesFromParent(boolean inherit)	Say whether this element causes inherits namespaces from its parent.
void	suppressValidation(int parentValidationMode)	Suppress validation on contained element constructors, on the grounds that the parent element is already performing validation.

Methods inherited from class net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.ParentNodeConstructor

addToPathMap, allowExtractingCommonSubexpressions, alwaysCreatesNewNodes, computeCardinality, getContentExpression, getContentOperand, getSchemaType, getValidationAction, getValidationOptions, isLocal, isPreservingTypes, mayCreateNewNodes, optimize, setContentExpression, setNoNeedToStrip, setValidationAction, setValidationOptions, typeCheck

Methods inherited from class net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.Instruction

assembleParams, assembleTunnelParams, dynamicError, evaluateAsString, evaluateItem, getExpressionName, getInstructionNameCode, getNetCost, getSourceLocator, isInstruction, isXSLT, iterate, operands, process, someOperandCreatesNewNodes

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

adoptChildExpression, checkedOperands, checkForUpdatingSubexpressions, checkPermittedContents, computeDependencies, computeHashCode, computeStaticProperties, copy, dispatchTailCall, dynamicError, effectiveBooleanValue, equals, explain, export, getConfiguration, getCost, getDependencies, getElaborator, getEvaluationMethod, getExtraProperty, getIntegerBounds, getIntrinsicDependencies, getLocalRetainedStaticContext, getLocation, getObjectName, getPackageData, getParentExpression, getProperties, getProperty, getRetainedStaticContext, getScopingExpression, getSlotsUsed, getSpecialProperties, getStaticBaseURI, getStaticBaseURIString, getStaticType, getStaticUType, getTracingTag, hasCompatibleStaticContext, hashCode, hasSpecialProperty, hasVariableBinding, identityHashCode, implementsStaticTypeCheck, isCallOn, isEqual, isIdentical, isLiftable, isMultiThreaded, isStaticPropertiesKnown, isSubtreeExpression, isUpdatingExpression, isVacuousExpression, makeElaborator, markTailFunctionCalls, operandList, operandSparseList, optimizeChildren, prepareForStreaming, resetLocalStaticProperties, restoreParentPointers, setEvaluationMethod, setExtraProperty, setFiltered, setFlattened, setLocation, setParentExpression, setRetainedStaticContext, setRetainedStaticContextLocally, setRetainedStaticContextThoroughly, setStaticProperty, simplify, simplifyChildren, staticTypeCheck, supportsLazyEvaluation, toPattern, toShortString, toString, typeCheckChildren, typeError, unordered, verifyParentPointers, withLocation

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface net.sf.saxon.trace.Traceable

gatherProperties

Constructor Detail

ElementCreator

public ElementCreator()

Construct an ElementCreator. Exists for the benefit of subclasses.

Method Detail

getItemType

public ItemType getItemType()

Get the item type of the value returned by this instruction

Overrides:

getItemType in class Instruction

Returns:

the item type

getCardinality

public int getCardinality()

Description copied from class: Expression

Determine the static cardinality of the expression. This establishes how many items there will be in the result of the expression, at compile time (i.e., without actually evaluating the result.

Overrides:

getCardinality in class ParentNodeConstructor

Returns:

one of the values Cardinality.ONE_OR_MORE, Cardinality.ZERO_OR_MORE, Cardinality.EXACTLY_ONE, Cardinality.ZERO_OR_ONE, Cardinality.EMPTY. This default implementation returns ZERO_OR_MORE (which effectively gives no information).

setBequeathNamespacesToChildren

public void setBequeathNamespacesToChildren(boolean inherit)

Say whether this element causes its children to inherit namespaces

Parameters:

inherit - true if namespaces are to be inherited by the children

isBequeathNamespacesToChildren

public boolean isBequeathNamespacesToChildren()

Ask whether the inherit namespaces flag is set

Returns:

true if namespaces constructed on this parent element are to be inherited by its children

setInheritNamespacesFromParent

public void setInheritNamespacesFromParent(boolean inherit)

Say whether this element causes inherits namespaces from its parent. True except in XQuery where one direct element constructor forms the immediate content of another (see W3C bug 22334)

Parameters:

inherit - true if namespaces are to be inherited from the parent

isInheritNamespacesFromParent

public boolean isInheritNamespacesFromParent()

Ask whether this element inherits namespaces from its parent. True except in XQuery where one direct element constructor forms the immediate content of another (see W3C bug 22334)

Returns:

true if this child element inherits namespaces from its parent element

computeSpecialProperties

protected int computeSpecialProperties()

Get 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:

computeSpecialProperties in class Instruction

Returns:

a set of flags indicating static properties of this expression

suppressValidation

public void suppressValidation(int parentValidationMode)

Suppress validation on contained element constructors, on the grounds that the parent element is already performing validation. The default implementation does nothing.

Overrides:

suppressValidation in class Expression

Parameters:

parentValidationMode - the kind of validation being performed on the parent expression

checkContentSequence

protected void checkContentSequence(StaticContext env)
                             throws XPathException

Check statically whether the content of the element creates attributes or namespaces after creating any child nodes

Specified by:

checkContentSequence in class ParentNodeConstructor

Parameters:

env - the static context

Throws:

XPathException - if the content is found to be incorrect

outputNamespaceNodes

public abstract void outputNamespaceNodes(Outputter receiver,
                                          NodeName nodeName,
                                          ElementCreator.ElementCreationDetails details)
                                   throws XPathException

Callback to output namespace bindings for the new element. This method is responsible for ensuring that a namespace binding is always generated for the namespace of the element name itself.

Parameters:

receiver - the Outputter where the namespace bindings are to be written

nodeName - the name of the element being created

details - details supplied to the process() call

Throws:

XPathException - if a dynamic error occurs

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 prefered. For instructions this is the process() method.

Overrides:

getImplementationMethod in class Instruction

Returns:

the implementation method, for example Expression.ITERATE_METHOD or Expression.EVALUATE_METHOD or Expression.PROCESS_METHOD

setInheritanceFlags

public void setInheritanceFlags(java.lang.String flags)

makeElementCreationDetails

public ElementCreator.ElementCreationDetails makeElementCreationDetails()

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