net.sf.saxon.expr.sort

Class SortExpression

java.lang.Object

net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression

net.sf.saxon.expr.sort.SortExpression

All Implemented Interfaces:

ExportAgent, Locatable, SortKeyEvaluator, IdentityComparable

public class SortExpression
extends Expression
implements SortKeyEvaluator

Expression equivalent to the imaginary syntax expr sortby (sort-key)+

Field Summary

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 and Description
SortExpression(Expression select, SortKeyDefinitionList sortKeys) Create a sort expression

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
PathMap.PathMapNodeSet	addToPathMap(PathMap pathMap, PathMap.PathMapNodeSet pathMapNodeSet) Add a representation of this expression to a PathMap.
int	computeCardinality() Determine the static cardinality
int	computeSpecialProperties() Get the static properties of this expression (other than its type).
Expression	copy(RebindingMap rebindings) Copy an expression.
AtomicValue	evaluateSortKey(int n, XPathContext c) Callback for evaluating the sort keys
void	export(ExpressionPresenter out) Diagnostic print of expression structure.
Expression	getBaseExpression() Get the expression defining the sequence being sorted
Operand	getBaseOperand() Get the operand representing the expresion being sorted
AtomicComparer[]	getComparators() Get the comparators, if known statically.
java.lang.String	getExpressionName() Get a name identifying the kind of expression, in terms meaningful to a user.
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 items returned by the expression, if possible
Expression	getSelect()
SortKeyDefinition	getSortKeyDefinition(int i)
SortKeyDefinitionList	getSortKeyDefinitionList()
java.lang.String	getStreamerName() Get the (partial) name of a class that supports streaming of this kind of expression
boolean	isSortKey(Expression child) Test whether a given expression is one of the sort keys
SequenceIterator<?>	iterate(XPathContext context) Enumerate the results of the expression
java.lang.Iterable<Operand>	operands() Get the immediate sub-expressions of this expression, with information about the relationship of each expression to its parent expression.
Expression	optimize(ExpressionVisitor visitor, ContextItemStaticInfo contextItemType) Perform optimisation of an expression and its subexpressions.
void	setSelect(Expression select)
void	setSortKeyDefinitionList(SortKeyDefinitionList skd)
java.lang.String	toShortString() Produce a short string identifying the expression for use in error messages
Expression	typeCheck(ExpressionVisitor visitor, ContextItemStaticInfo contextInfo) Type-check the expression

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

adoptChildExpression, allowExtractingCommonSubexpressions, checkedOperands, checkForUpdatingSubexpressions, checkPermittedContents, computeDependencies, computeHashCode, computeStaticProperties, dynamicError, effectiveBooleanValue, equals, evaluateAsString, evaluateItem, 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, getStaticUType, hasCompatibleStaticContext, hashCode, hasSpecialProperty, hasVariableBinding, identityHashCode, implementsStaticTypeCheck, isCallOn, isEqual, isIdentical, isInstruction, isLiftable, isMultiThreaded, isStaticPropertiesKnown, isSubtreeExpression, isUpdatingExpression, isVacuousExpression, markTailFunctionCalls, operandList, operandSparseList, optimizeChildren, prepareForStreaming, process, resetLocalStaticProperties, restoreParentPointers, setEvaluationMethod, setExtraProperty, setFiltered, setFlattened, setLocation, setParentExpression, setRetainedStaticContext, setRetainedStaticContextLocally, setRetainedStaticContextThoroughly, setStaticProperty, simplify, simplifyChildren, staticTypeCheck, suppressValidation, toPattern, toString, typeCheckChildren, typeError, unordered, verifyParentPointers

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

SortExpression

public SortExpression(Expression select,
                      SortKeyDefinitionList sortKeys)

Create a sort expression

Parameters:

select - the expression whose result is to be sorted

sortKeys - the set of sort key definitions to be used, in major to minor order

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.

getBaseOperand

public Operand getBaseOperand()

Get the operand representing the expresion being sorted

getBaseExpression

public Expression getBaseExpression()

Get the expression defining the sequence being sorted

Returns:

the expression whose result is to be sorted

getComparators

public AtomicComparer[] getComparators()

Get the comparators, if known statically. Otherwise, return null.

Returns:

The comparators, if they have been allocated; otherwise null

operands

public java.lang.Iterable<Operand> operands()

Get the immediate sub-expressions of this expression, with information about the relationship of each expression to its parent expression. Default implementation returns a zero-length array, appropriate for an expression that has no sub-expressions.

Overrides:

operands in class Expression

Returns:

an iterator containing the sub-expressions of this expression

addToPathMap

public PathMap.PathMapNodeSet addToPathMap(PathMap pathMap,
                                           PathMap.PathMapNodeSet pathMapNodeSet)

Add a representation of this expression to a PathMap. The PathMap captures a map of the nodes visited by an expression in a source tree.

The default implementation of this method assumes that an expression does no navigation other than the navigation done by evaluating its subexpressions, and that the subexpressions are evaluated in the same context as the containing expression. The method must be overridden for any expression where these assumptions do not hold. For example, implementations exist for AxisExpression, ParentExpression, and RootExpression (because they perform navigation), and for the doc(), document(), and collection() functions because they create a new navigation root. Implementations also exist for PathExpression and FilterExpression because they have subexpressions that are evaluated in a different context from the calling expression.

Overrides:

addToPathMap in class Expression

Parameters:

pathMap - the PathMap to which the expression should be added

pathMapNodeSet - the PathMapNodeSet to which the paths embodied in this expression should be added

Returns:

the pathMapNode representing the focus established by this expression, in the case where this expression is the first operand of a path expression or filter expression. For an expression that does navigation, it represents the end of the arc in the path map that describes the navigation route. For other expressions, it is the same as the input pathMapNode.

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)

optimize

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

Perform optimisation of an expression and its subexpressions.

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

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)

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

isSortKey

public boolean isSortKey(Expression child)

Test whether a given expression is one of the sort keys

Parameters:

child - the given expression

Returns:

true if the given expression is one of the sort keys

computeCardinality

public int computeCardinality()

Determine the static cardinality

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. May also return StaticProperty.ALLOWS_ZERO if the result is known to be an empty sequence, or StaticProperty.ALLOWS_MANY if if is known to return a sequence of length two or more.

getItemType

public ItemType getItemType()

Determine the data type of the items returned by the expression, if possible

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 in advance)

computeSpecialProperties

public int computeSpecialProperties()

Get the static properties of this expression (other than its type). The result is bit-significant. 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 Expression

Returns:

the special properties, as a bit-significant integer

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

iterate

public SequenceIterator<?> iterate(XPathContext context)
                            throws XPathException

Enumerate the results of the expression

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

evaluateSortKey

public AtomicValue evaluateSortKey(int n,
                                   XPathContext c)
                            throws XPathException

Callback for evaluating the sort keys

Specified by:

evaluateSortKey in interface SortKeyEvaluator

Throws:

XPathException

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

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

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.

getSelect

public Expression getSelect()

setSelect

public void setSelect(Expression select)

getSortKeyDefinitionList

public SortKeyDefinitionList getSortKeyDefinitionList()

getSortKeyDefinition

public SortKeyDefinition getSortKeyDefinition(int i)

setSortKeyDefinitionList

public void setSortKeyDefinitionList(SortKeyDefinitionList skd)