com.saxonica.functions.hof

Class UserFunctionReference

java.lang.Object

net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression

com.saxonica.functions.hof.UserFunctionReference

All Implemented Interfaces:

Callable, ComponentInvocation, ExportAgent, UserFunctionResolvable, IdentityComparable

public class UserFunctionReference
extends Expression
implements ComponentInvocation, UserFunctionResolvable, Callable

A UserFunctionReference is an expression in the form local:f#1 where local:f is a user-defined function. Evaluating the expression returns a function item. The reason that UserFunctionReference is treated as an expression rather than a value is that the binding to the actual function may be deferred, for example if the function is overridden in a different package.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
static class	UserFunctionReference.BoundUserFunction A BoundUserFunction represents a user-defined function seen as a component.

Field Summary

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

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

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
UserFunctionReference(SymbolicName name)
UserFunctionReference(UserFunction target)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Sequence	call(XPathContext context, Sequence[] arguments) Call the Callable.
protected int	computeCardinality() Compute the static cardinality of this expression
Expression	copy(RebindingMap rebindings) Copy an expression.
Item	evaluateItem(XPathContext context) Evaluate an expression as a single item.
void	export(ExpressionPresenter out) Diagnostic print of expression structure.
int	getArity() Get the arity of the function
int	getBindingSlot() Get the binding slot to be used.
java.lang.String	getExpressionName() Get a name identifying the kind of expression, in terms meaningful to a user.
Component	getFixedTarget() Get the target component if this is known in advance, that is, if the target component is private or final.
FunctionItemType	getFunctionItemType(TypeHierarchy th) Get the item type of the function item
StructuredQName	getFunctionName() Get the name of the function, or null if it is anonymous
int	getImplementationMethod() An implementation of Expression must provide at least one of the methods evaluateItem(), iterate(), or process().
ItemType	getItemType() Determine the data type of the expression, if possible.
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.
SymbolicName	getSymbolicName() Get the symbolic name of the component that this invocation references
Expression	optimize(ExpressionVisitor visitor, ContextItemStaticInfo contextInfo) Perform optimisation of an expression and its subexpressions.
void	setBindingSlot(int slot) Set the binding slot to be used.
void	setFunction(UserFunction function)
java.lang.String	toShortString() Produce a short string identifying the expression for use in error messages
java.lang.String	toString() The toString() method for an expression attempts to give a representation of the expression in an XPath-like form.
Expression	typeCheck(ExpressionVisitor visitor, ContextItemStaticInfo contextInfo) Perform type checking of an expression and its subexpressions.

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

addToPathMap, adoptChildExpression, allowExtractingCommonSubexpressions, checkedOperands, checkForUpdatingSubexpressions, checkPermittedContents, computeDependencies, computeHashCode, computeSpecialProperties, computeStaticProperties, dynamicError, effectiveBooleanValue, evaluateAsString, evaluatePendingUpdates, explain, getCardinality, getConfiguration, getConstructType, getCost, getDependencies, getEvaluationMethod, getExtraProperty, getIntegerBounds, getInterpretedExpression, getIntrinsicDependencies, getLocalRetainedStaticContext, getLocation, getNetCost, getObjectName, getPackageData, getParentExpression, getProperties, getProperty, getRetainedStaticContext, getScopingExpression, getSlotsUsed, getSpecialProperties, getStaticBaseURI, getStaticBaseURIString, getStaticType, getStreamerName, hasCompatibleStaticContext, hashCode, hasVariableBinding, identityHashCode, implementsStaticTypeCheck, isCallOn, isCallOnSystemFunction, isIdentical, isInstruction, isLiftable, isMultiThreaded, isSameExpression, isStaticPropertiesKnown, isSubtreeExpression, isUpdatingExpression, isVacuousExpression, iterate, markTailFunctionCalls, operandList, operands, operandSparseList, optimizeChildren, process, resetLocalStaticProperties, restoreParentPointers, setEvaluationMethod, setExtraProperty, setFiltered, setFlattened, setLocation, setParentExpression, setRetainedStaticContext, setRetainedStaticContextLocally, setRetainedStaticContextThoroughly, setStaticProperty, simplify, simplifyChildren, staticTypeCheck, suppressValidation, toPattern, typeCheckChildren, typeError, unordered, verifyParentPointers, verifyParentPointers

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

UserFunctionReference

public UserFunctionReference(UserFunction target)

UserFunctionReference

public UserFunctionReference(SymbolicName name)

Method Detail

setFunction

public void setFunction(UserFunction function)

Specified by:

setFunction in interface UserFunctionResolvable

typeCheck

public Expression typeCheck(ExpressionVisitor visitor,
                            ContextItemStaticInfo contextInfo)
                     throws XPathException

Perform type checking of an expression and its subexpressions. This is the second phase of static optimization.

This checks statically that the operands of the expression have the correct type; if necessary it generates code to do run-time type checking or type conversion. A static type error is reported only if execution cannot possibly succeed, that is, if a run-time type error is inevitable. The call may return a modified form of the expression.

This method is called after all references to functions and variables have been resolved to the declaration of the function or variable. However, the types of such functions and variables may not be accurately known if they have not been explicitly declared.

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)

optimize

public Expression optimize(ExpressionVisitor visitor,
                           ContextItemStaticInfo contextInfo)
                    throws XPathException

Perform optimisation of an expression and its subexpressions. This is the third and final phase of static optimization.

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 Expression

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)

getBindingSlot

public int getBindingSlot()

Get the binding slot to be used. This is the offset within the binding vector of the containing component where the actual target component is to be found.

Specified by:

getBindingSlot in interface ComponentInvocation

Returns:

the offset in the binding vector of the containing package where the target component can be found.

getFixedTarget

public Component getFixedTarget()

Get the target component if this is known in advance, that is, if the target component is private or final. Otherwise, return null.

Specified by:

getFixedTarget in interface ComponentInvocation

Returns:

the bound component if the binding has been fixed

setBindingSlot

public void setBindingSlot(int slot)

Set the binding slot to be used. This is the offset within the binding vector of the containing component where the actual target component is to be found. The target template is not held directly in the invocation instruction/expression itself because it can be overridden in a using package.

Specified by:

setBindingSlot in interface ComponentInvocation

Parameters:

slot - the offset in the binding vector of the containing package where the target component can be found.

getSymbolicName

public SymbolicName getSymbolicName()

Get the symbolic name of the component that this invocation references

Specified by:

getSymbolicName in interface ComponentInvocation

Returns:

the symbolic name of the target component

getFunctionItemType

public FunctionItemType getFunctionItemType(TypeHierarchy th)

Get the item type of the function item

Parameters:

th - the type hierarchy cache

Returns:

the function item's type

getFunctionName

public StructuredQName getFunctionName()

Get the name of the function, or null if it is anonymous

Returns:

the function name, or null for an anonymous inline function

getArity

public int getArity()

Get the arity of the function

Returns:

the number of arguments in the function signature

computeCardinality

protected int computeCardinality()

Compute the static cardinality of this expression

Specified by:

computeCardinality in class Expression

Returns:

the computed cardinality, as one of the values StaticProperty.ALLOWS_ZERO_OR_ONE, StaticProperty.EXACTLY_ONE, StaticProperty.ALLOWS_ONE_OR_MORE, StaticProperty.ALLOWS_ZERO_OR_MORE

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()

Determine the data type of the expression, if possible. All expression return sequences, in general; this method determines the type of the items within the sequence, assuming that (a) this is known in advance, and (b) it is the same for all items in the sequence.

This method should always return a result, though it may be the best approximation that is available at the time.

Specified by:

getItemType in class Expression

Returns:

a value such as Type.STRING, Type.BOOLEAN, Type.NUMBER, Type.NODE, or Type.ITEM (meaning not known at compile time)

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

copy

public Expression copy(RebindingMap rebindings)

Copy an expression. This makes a deep copy.

Specified by:

copy in class Expression

Parameters:

rebindings -

Returns:

the copy of the original expression

evaluateItem

public Item evaluateItem(XPathContext context)
                  throws XPathException

Evaluate an expression as a single item. This always returns either a single Item or null (denoting the empty sequence). No conversion is done. This method should not be used unless the static type of the expression is a subtype of "item" or "item?": that is, it should not be called if the expression may return a sequence. There is no guarantee that this condition will be detected.

Overrides:

evaluateItem in class Expression

Parameters:

context - The context in which the expression is to be evaluated

Returns:

the node or atomic value that results from evaluating the expression; or null to indicate that the result is an empty sequence

Throws:

XPathException - if any dynamic error occurs evaluating the expression

call

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

Call the Callable.

Specified by:

call in interface Callable

Parameters:

context - the dynamic evaluation context

arguments - the values of the arguments, supplied as Sequences.

Generally it is advisable, if calling iterate() to process a supplied sequence, to call it only once; if the value is required more than once, it should first be converted to a GroundedValue by calling the utility method SequenceTool.toGroundedValue().

If the expected value is a single item, the item should be obtained by calling Sequence.head(): it cannot be assumed that the item will be passed as an instance of Item or AtomicValue.

It is the caller's responsibility to perform any type conversions required to convert arguments to the type expected by the callee. An exception is where this Callable is explicitly an argument-converting wrapper around the original Callable.

Returns:

the result of the evaluation, in the form of a Sequence. It is the responsibility of the callee to ensure that the type of result conforms to the expected result type.

Throws:

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

getExpressionName

public java.lang.String getExpressionName()

Description copied from class: Expression

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.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Description copied from class: Expression

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. The expression produced should be equivalent to the original making certain assumptions about the static context. In general the expansion will make no assumptions about namespace bindings, except that (a) the prefix "xs" is used to refer to the XML Schema namespace, and (b) the default function namespace is assumed to be the "fn" namespace.

In the case of XSLT instructions and XQuery expressions, the toString() method gives an abstracted view of the syntax that is not designed in general to be parseable.

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

export

public void export(ExpressionPresenter out)
            throws XPathException

Description copied from class: Expression

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.