net.sf.saxon.functions

Class HeadFn

java.lang.Object

net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression

net.sf.saxon.expr.FunctionCall

net.sf.saxon.functions.SystemFunctionCall

net.sf.saxon.functions.CompileTimeFunction

net.sf.saxon.functions.HeadFn

All Implemented Interfaces:

SourceLocator, Callable, IdentityComparable, InstructionInfo

public class HeadFn
extends CompileTimeFunction

This class implements the function fn:head(), which is a standard function in XPath 3.0

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class net.sf.saxon.functions.SystemFunctionCall

operation

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

argument

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

EFFECTIVE_BOOLEAN_VALUE, EVALUATE_METHOD, ITEM_FEED_METHOD, ITERATE_METHOD, locationId, MAX_SEQUENCE_LENGTH, MAX_STRING_LENGTH, PROCESS_METHOD, staticProperties, UNBOUNDED_LOWER, UNBOUNDED_UPPER, WATCH_METHOD

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
HeadFn()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Sequence	call(XPathContext context, Sequence[] arguments) Evaluate the expression
Expression	simplify(ExpressionVisitor visitor) Simplify and validate.

Methods inherited from class net.sf.saxon.functions.CompileTimeFunction

evaluateItem, iterate, preEvaluate

Methods inherited from class net.sf.saxon.functions.SystemFunctionCall

addContextDocumentArgument, addDocToPathMap, bindStaticContext, checkArguments, computeCardinality, computeSpecialProperties, copy, equalOrNull, equals, getContextNode, getConvertingCallable, getDefaultArgumentNode, getDetails, getErrorCodeForTypeErrors, getFunctionItemType, getImplementationMethod, getItemType, getOperation, getRequiredType, makeSystemFunction, operands, optimize, setDetails, toShortString, useContextItemAsDefault

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

addExternalFunctionCallToPathMap, checkArgumentCount, explain, getArguments, getDisplayName, getExpressionName, getFunctionName, getNumberOfArguments, hashCode, promote, replaceOperand, setArguments, setFunctionName, simplifyArguments, toString, typeCheck

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

addToPathMap, adoptChildExpression, checkForUpdatingSubexpressions, checkPermittedContents, clearStreamabilityData, computeDependencies, computeStaticProperties, doPromotion, dynamicError, effectiveBooleanValue, evaluateAsString, evaluatePendingUpdates, explain, getCardinality, getColumnNumber, getConfiguration, getConstructType, getContainer, getDependencies, getEvaluationMethod, getExpressionCompiler, getHostLanguage, getIntegerBounds, getIntrinsicDependencies, getLineNumber, getLocationId, getObjectName, getPosture, getProperties, getProperty, getPublicId, getSlotsUsed, getSpecialProperties, getStreamability, getStreamingAdjunct, getSweep, getSystemId, hasVariableBinding, identityHashCode, implementsStaticTypeCheck, isIdentical, isSubtreeExpression, isUpdatingExpression, isVacuousExpression, iterateEvents, makeStreamingAdjunct, markTailFunctionCalls, operandList, process, resetLocalStaticProperties, setContainer, setEvaluationMethod, setFiltered, setFlattened, setLocationId, setPostureAndSweep, staticTypeCheck, suppressValidation, toPattern, toStreamingPattern, typeError, unordered

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

HeadFn

public HeadFn()

Method Detail

simplify

public Expression simplify(ExpressionVisitor visitor)
                    throws XPathException

Simplify and validate.

Overrides:

simplify in class Expression

Parameters:

visitor - an expression visitor

Returns:

the simplified expression

Throws:

XPathException - if an error is discovered during expression rewriting

call

public Sequence call(XPathContext context,
            Sequence[] arguments)
              throws XPathException

Evaluate the expression

Parameters:

context - the dynamic evaluation context

arguments - the values of the arguments, supplied as Sequences

Returns:

the result of the evaluation, in the form of a Sequence

Throws:

XPathException - if a dynamic error occurs during the evaluation of the expression