net.sf.saxon.pattern

Interface PatternParser

All Known Implementing Classes:

PatternParser20, PatternParser30

public interface PatternParser

Interface to a parser of XSLT patterns. There are subclasses for XSLT 2.0 and XSLT 3.0 patterns

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Pattern	parsePattern(String pattern, StaticContext env, int lineNumber) Parse a string representing an XSLT pattern

Method Detail

parsePattern

Pattern parsePattern(String pattern,
                   StaticContext env,
                   int lineNumber)
                     throws XPathException

Parse a string representing an XSLT pattern

Parameters:

pattern - the pattern expressed as a String

env - the static context for the pattern

lineNumber - the line number of the pattern within some containing resource, for diagnostics

Returns:

a Pattern object representing the result of parsing

Throws:

XPathException - if the pattern contains a syntax error