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Class Literal</H2>
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<DT><B>All Implemented Interfaces:</B> <DD><A HREF="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/io/Serializable.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.io">Serializable</A>, <A HREF="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/javax/xml/transform/SourceLocator.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in javax.xml.transform">SourceLocator</A>, <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/event/LocationProvider.html" title="interface in net.sf.saxon.event">LocationProvider</A>, <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/event/SaxonLocator.html" title="interface in net.sf.saxon.event">SaxonLocator</A>, <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/trace/InstructionInfo.html" title="interface in net.sf.saxon.trace">InstructionInfo</A>, <A HREF="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/org/xml/sax/Locator.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in org.xml.sax">Locator</A></DD>
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<DT><PRE>public class <B>Literal</B><DT>extends <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr">Expression</A></DL>
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A Literal is an expression whose value is constant: it is a class that implements the <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr"><CODE>Expression</CODE></A>
interface as a wrapper around a <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/value/Value.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.value"><CODE>Value</CODE></A>. This may derive from an actual literal in an XPath expression
or query, or it may be the result of evaluating a constant subexpression such as true() or xs:date('2007-01-16')
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<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Literal.html#Literal(net.sf.saxon.value.Value)">Literal</A></B>(<A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/value/Value.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.value">Value</A> value)</CODE>
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Create a literal as a wrapper around a Value</TD>
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<CODE> <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/parser/PathMap.PathMapNodeSet.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr.parser">PathMap.PathMapNodeSet</A></CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Literal.html#addToPathMap(net.sf.saxon.expr.parser.PathMap, net.sf.saxon.expr.parser.PathMap.PathMapNodeSet)">addToPathMap</A></B>(<A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/parser/PathMap.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr.parser">PathMap</A> pathMap,
<A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/parser/PathMap.PathMapNodeSet.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr.parser">PathMap.PathMapNodeSet</A> pathMapNodeSet)</CODE>
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Add a representation of this expression to a PathMap.</TD>
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<CODE> int</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Literal.html#computeCardinality()">computeCardinality</A></B>()</CODE>
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Determine the cardinality</TD>
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<CODE> int</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Literal.html#computeSpecialProperties()">computeSpecialProperties</A></B>()</CODE>
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Compute the static properties of this expression (other than its type).</TD>
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<CODE> <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr">Expression</A></CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Literal.html#copy()">copy</A></B>()</CODE>
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Copy an expression.</TD>
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<CODE> boolean</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Literal.html#effectiveBooleanValue(net.sf.saxon.expr.XPathContext)">effectiveBooleanValue</A></B>(<A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/XPathContext.html" title="interface in net.sf.saxon.expr">XPathContext</A> context)</CODE>
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Get the effective boolean value of the expression.</TD>
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<CODE> boolean</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Literal.html#equals(java.lang.Object)">equals</A></B>(<A HREF="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</A> obj)</CODE>
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Determine whether two literals are equal, when considered as expressions.</TD>
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<CODE> <A HREF="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/CharSequence.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">CharSequence</A></CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Literal.html#evaluateAsString(net.sf.saxon.expr.XPathContext)">evaluateAsString</A></B>(<A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/XPathContext.html" title="interface in net.sf.saxon.expr">XPathContext</A> context)</CODE>
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Evaluate an expression as a String.</TD>
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<CODE> <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/om/Item.html" title="interface in net.sf.saxon.om">Item</A></CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Literal.html#evaluateItem(net.sf.saxon.expr.XPathContext)">evaluateItem</A></B>(<A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/XPathContext.html" title="interface in net.sf.saxon.expr">XPathContext</A> context)</CODE>
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Evaluate as a singleton item (or empty sequence).</TD>
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<CODE> void</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Literal.html#evaluatePendingUpdates(net.sf.saxon.expr.XPathContext, net.sf.saxon.expr.PendingUpdateList)">evaluatePendingUpdates</A></B>(<A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/XPathContext.html" title="interface in net.sf.saxon.expr">XPathContext</A> context,
<A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/PendingUpdateList.html" title="interface in net.sf.saxon.expr">PendingUpdateList</A> pul)</CODE>
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Evaluate an updating expression, adding the results to a Pending Update List.</TD>
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<CODE> void</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Literal.html#explain(net.sf.saxon.trace.ExpressionPresenter)">explain</A></B>(<A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/trace/ExpressionPresenter.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.trace">ExpressionPresenter</A> out)</CODE>
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Diagnostic print of expression structure.</TD>
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<CODE> int</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Literal.html#getDependencies()">getDependencies</A></B>()</CODE>
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Determine which aspects of the context the expression depends on.</TD>
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<CODE> <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/value/IntegerValue.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.value">IntegerValue</A>[]</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Literal.html#getIntegerBounds()">getIntegerBounds</A></B>()</CODE>
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For an expression that returns an integer or a sequence of integers, get
a lower and upper bound on the values of the integers that may be returned, from
static analysis.</TD>
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<CODE> <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/type/ItemType.html" title="interface in net.sf.saxon.type">ItemType</A></CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Literal.html#getItemType(net.sf.saxon.type.TypeHierarchy)">getItemType</A></B>(<A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/type/TypeHierarchy.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.type">TypeHierarchy</A> th)</CODE>
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Determine the data type of the items in the expression, if possible</TD>
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<CODE> <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/value/Value.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.value">Value</A></CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Literal.html#getValue()">getValue</A></B>()</CODE>
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Get the value represented by this Literal</TD>
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<CODE> int</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Literal.html#hashCode()">hashCode</A></B>()</CODE>
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Return a hash code to support the equals() function</TD>
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<CODE>static boolean</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Literal.html#isAtomic(net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression)">isAtomic</A></B>(<A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr">Expression</A> exp)</CODE>
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Test whether the literal wraps an atomic value.</TD>
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<CODE>static boolean</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Literal.html#isConstantBoolean(net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression, boolean)">isConstantBoolean</A></B>(<A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr">Expression</A> exp,
boolean value)</CODE>
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Test if a literal represents the boolean value true</TD>
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<CODE>static boolean</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Literal.html#isConstantOne(net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression)">isConstantOne</A></B>(<A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr">Expression</A> exp)</CODE>
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Test if a literal represents the integer value 1</TD>
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<CODE>static boolean</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Literal.html#isEmptySequence(net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression)">isEmptySequence</A></B>(<A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr">Expression</A> exp)</CODE>
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Test whether the literal explicitly wraps an empty sequence.</TD>
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<CODE> boolean</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Literal.html#isSubtreeExpression()">isSubtreeExpression</A></B>()</CODE>
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Determine whether the expression can be evaluated without reference to the part of the context
document outside the subtree rooted at the context node.</TD>
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<CODE> boolean</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Literal.html#isVacuousExpression()">isVacuousExpression</A></B>()</CODE>
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Determine whether this is a vacuous expression as defined in the XQuery update specification</TD>
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<CODE> <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/om/SequenceIterator.html" title="interface in net.sf.saxon.om">SequenceIterator</A><? extends <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/om/Item.html" title="interface in net.sf.saxon.om">Item</A>></CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Literal.html#iterate()">iterate</A></B>()</CODE>
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Return an Iterator to iterate over the values of a sequence.</TD>
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<CODE> <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/om/SequenceIterator.html" title="interface in net.sf.saxon.om">SequenceIterator</A><? extends <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/om/Item.html" title="interface in net.sf.saxon.om">Item</A>></CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Literal.html#iterate(net.sf.saxon.expr.XPathContext)">iterate</A></B>(<A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/XPathContext.html" title="interface in net.sf.saxon.expr">XPathContext</A> context)</CODE>
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Return an Iterator to iterate over the values of a sequence.</TD>
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<CODE>static <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Literal.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr">Literal</A></CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Literal.html#makeEmptySequence()">makeEmptySequence</A></B>()</CODE>
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Make an empty-sequence literal</TD>
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<CODE>static <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Literal.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr">Literal</A></CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Literal.html#makeLiteral(net.sf.saxon.value.Value)">makeLiteral</A></B>(<A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/value/Value.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.value">Value</A> value)</CODE>
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Create a literal as a wrapper around a Value (factory method)</TD>
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<CODE> <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr">Expression</A></CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Literal.html#optimize(net.sf.saxon.expr.parser.ExpressionVisitor, net.sf.saxon.expr.parser.ExpressionVisitor.ContextItemType)">optimize</A></B>(<A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/parser/ExpressionVisitor.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr.parser">ExpressionVisitor</A> visitor,
<A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/parser/ExpressionVisitor.ContextItemType.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr.parser">ExpressionVisitor.ContextItemType</A> contextItemType)</CODE>
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Optimize an expression</TD>
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<CODE> void</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Literal.html#process(net.sf.saxon.expr.XPathContext)">process</A></B>(<A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/XPathContext.html" title="interface in net.sf.saxon.expr">XPathContext</A> context)</CODE>
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Process the value as an instruction, without returning any tail calls</TD>
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<CODE> <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr">Expression</A></CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Literal.html#simplify(net.sf.saxon.expr.parser.ExpressionVisitor)">simplify</A></B>(<A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/parser/ExpressionVisitor.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr.parser">ExpressionVisitor</A> visitor)</CODE>
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Simplify an expression</TD>
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<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Literal.html#toString()">toString</A></B>()</CODE>
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The toString() method for an expression attempts to give a representation of the expression
in an XPath-like form, but there is no guarantee that the syntax will actually be true XPath.</TD>
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<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Literal.html#typeCheck(net.sf.saxon.expr.parser.ExpressionVisitor, net.sf.saxon.expr.parser.ExpressionVisitor.ContextItemType)">typeCheck</A></B>(<A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/parser/ExpressionVisitor.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr.parser">ExpressionVisitor</A> visitor,
<A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/parser/ExpressionVisitor.ContextItemType.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr.parser">ExpressionVisitor.ContextItemType</A> contextItemType)</CODE>
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TypeCheck an expression</TD>
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HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html#explain(java.io.OutputStream)">explain</A>, <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html#getCardinality()">getCardinality</A>, <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html#getColumnNumber()">getColumnNumber</A>, <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html#getColumnNumber(long)">getColumnNumber</A>, <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html#getConstructType()">getConstructType</A>, <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html#getContainer()">getContainer</A>, <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html#getEvaluationMethod()">getEvaluationMethod</A>, <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html#getExecutable()">getExecutable</A>, <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html#getExpressionName()">getExpressionName</A>, <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html#getHostLanguage()">getHostLanguage</A>, <A 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HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html#getSlotsUsed()">getSlotsUsed</A>, <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html#getSpecialProperties()">getSpecialProperties</A>, <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html#getSystemId()">getSystemId</A>, <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html#getSystemId(long)">getSystemId</A>, <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html#hasLoopingSubexpression(net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression)">hasLoopingSubexpression</A>, <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html#hasVariableBinding(net.sf.saxon.expr.Binding)">hasVariableBinding</A>, <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html#implementsStaticTypeCheck()">implementsStaticTypeCheck</A>, <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html#isUpdatingExpression()">isUpdatingExpression</A>, <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html#iterateEvents(net.sf.saxon.expr.XPathContext)">iterateEvents</A>, <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html#iterateSameFocusSubExpressions()">iterateSameFocusSubExpressions</A>, <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html#iterateSubExpressions()">iterateSubExpressions</A>, <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html#markTailFunctionCalls(net.sf.saxon.om.StructuredQName, int)">markTailFunctionCalls</A>, <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html#promote(net.sf.saxon.expr.parser.PromotionOffer, net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression)">promote</A>, <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html#replaceSubExpression(net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression, net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression)">replaceSubExpression</A>, <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html#resetLocalStaticProperties()">resetLocalStaticProperties</A>, <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html#setContainer(net.sf.saxon.expr.Container)">setContainer</A>, <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html#setEvaluationMethod(int)">setEvaluationMethod</A>, <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html#setFiltered(boolean)">setFiltered</A>, <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html#setFlattened(boolean)">setFlattened</A>, <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html#setLocationId(int)">setLocationId</A>, <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html#staticTypeCheck(net.sf.saxon.value.SequenceType, boolean, net.sf.saxon.expr.parser.RoleLocator, net.sf.saxon.TypeCheckerEnvironment)">staticTypeCheck</A>, <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html#suppressValidation(int)">suppressValidation</A>, <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html#typeError(java.lang.String, java.lang.String, net.sf.saxon.expr.XPathContext)">typeError</A></CODE></TD>
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<A NAME="Literal(net.sf.saxon.value.Value)"><!-- --></A><H3>
Literal</H3>
<PRE>
public <B>Literal</B>(<A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/value/Value.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.value">Value</A> value)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Create a literal as a wrapper around a Value
<P>
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<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>value</CODE> - the value of this literal</DL>
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<A NAME="makeLiteral(net.sf.saxon.value.Value)"><!-- --></A><H3>
makeLiteral</H3>
<PRE>
public static <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Literal.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr">Literal</A> <B>makeLiteral</B>(<A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/value/Value.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.value">Value</A> value)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Create a literal as a wrapper around a Value (factory method)
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>value</CODE> - the value of this literal
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>the Literal</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="makeEmptySequence()"><!-- --></A><H3>
makeEmptySequence</H3>
<PRE>
public static <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Literal.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr">Literal</A> <B>makeEmptySequence</B>()</PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Make an empty-sequence literal
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>a literal whose value is the empty sequence</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="getValue()"><!-- --></A><H3>
getValue</H3>
<PRE>
public <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/value/Value.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.value">Value</A> <B>getValue</B>()</PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Get the value represented by this Literal
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>the constant value</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="simplify(net.sf.saxon.expr.parser.ExpressionVisitor)"><!-- --></A><H3>
simplify</H3>
<PRE>
public <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr">Expression</A> <B>simplify</B>(<A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/parser/ExpressionVisitor.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr.parser">ExpressionVisitor</A> visitor)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Simplify an expression
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Overrides:</B><DD><CODE><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html#simplify(net.sf.saxon.expr.parser.ExpressionVisitor)">simplify</A></CODE> in class <CODE><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr">Expression</A></CODE></DL>
</DD>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>visitor</CODE> - an expression visitor
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>for a Value, this always returns the value unchanged</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="typeCheck(net.sf.saxon.expr.parser.ExpressionVisitor, net.sf.saxon.expr.parser.ExpressionVisitor.ContextItemType)"><!-- --></A><H3>
typeCheck</H3>
<PRE>
public <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr">Expression</A> <B>typeCheck</B>(<A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/parser/ExpressionVisitor.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr.parser">ExpressionVisitor</A> visitor,
<A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/parser/ExpressionVisitor.ContextItemType.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr.parser">ExpressionVisitor.ContextItemType</A> contextItemType)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD>TypeCheck an expression
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Overrides:</B><DD><CODE><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html#typeCheck(net.sf.saxon.expr.parser.ExpressionVisitor, net.sf.saxon.expr.parser.ExpressionVisitor.ContextItemType)">typeCheck</A></CODE> in class <CODE><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr">Expression</A></CODE></DL>
</DD>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>visitor</CODE> - an expression visitor<DD><CODE>contextItemType</CODE> - 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
<A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/type/Type.html#ITEM_TYPE"><CODE>Type.ITEM_TYPE</CODE></A>
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>for a Value, this always returns the value unchanged</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="optimize(net.sf.saxon.expr.parser.ExpressionVisitor, net.sf.saxon.expr.parser.ExpressionVisitor.ContextItemType)"><!-- --></A><H3>
optimize</H3>
<PRE>
public final <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr">Expression</A> <B>optimize</B>(<A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/parser/ExpressionVisitor.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr.parser">ExpressionVisitor</A> visitor,
<A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/parser/ExpressionVisitor.ContextItemType.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr.parser">ExpressionVisitor.ContextItemType</A> contextItemType)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Optimize an expression
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Overrides:</B><DD><CODE><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html#optimize(net.sf.saxon.expr.parser.ExpressionVisitor, net.sf.saxon.expr.parser.ExpressionVisitor.ContextItemType)">optimize</A></CODE> in class <CODE><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr">Expression</A></CODE></DL>
</DD>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>visitor</CODE> - an expression visitor<DD><CODE>contextItemType</CODE> - 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
<A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/type/Type.html#ITEM_TYPE"><CODE>Type.ITEM_TYPE</CODE></A>
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>for a Value, this always returns the value unchanged</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="getItemType(net.sf.saxon.type.TypeHierarchy)"><!-- --></A><H3>
getItemType</H3>
<PRE>
public <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/type/ItemType.html" title="interface in net.sf.saxon.type">ItemType</A> <B>getItemType</B>(<A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/type/TypeHierarchy.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.type">TypeHierarchy</A> th)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Determine the data type of the items in the expression, if possible
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Specified by:</B><DD><CODE><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html#getItemType(net.sf.saxon.type.TypeHierarchy)">getItemType</A></CODE> in class <CODE><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr">Expression</A></CODE></DL>
</DD>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>th</CODE> - The TypeHierarchy. Can be null if the target is an AtomicValue.
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>for the default implementation: AnyItemType (not known)</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="computeCardinality()"><!-- --></A><H3>
computeCardinality</H3>
<PRE>
public int <B>computeCardinality</B>()</PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Determine the cardinality
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Specified by:</B><DD><CODE><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html#computeCardinality()">computeCardinality</A></CODE> in class <CODE><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr">Expression</A></CODE></DL>
</DD>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>the computed cardinality, as one of the values <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/StaticProperty.html#ALLOWS_ZERO_OR_ONE"><CODE>StaticProperty.ALLOWS_ZERO_OR_ONE</CODE></A>,
<A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/StaticProperty.html#EXACTLY_ONE"><CODE>StaticProperty.EXACTLY_ONE</CODE></A>, <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/StaticProperty.html#ALLOWS_ONE_OR_MORE"><CODE>StaticProperty.ALLOWS_ONE_OR_MORE</CODE></A>,
<A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/StaticProperty.html#ALLOWS_ZERO_OR_MORE"><CODE>StaticProperty.ALLOWS_ZERO_OR_MORE</CODE></A></DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="computeSpecialProperties()"><!-- --></A><H3>
computeSpecialProperties</H3>
<PRE>
public int <B>computeSpecialProperties</B>()</PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Compute the static properties of this expression (other than its type). For a
Value, the only special property is <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/StaticProperty.html#NON_CREATIVE"><CODE>StaticProperty.NON_CREATIVE</CODE></A>.
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Overrides:</B><DD><CODE><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html#computeSpecialProperties()">computeSpecialProperties</A></CODE> in class <CODE><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr">Expression</A></CODE></DL>
</DD>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>the value <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/StaticProperty.html#NON_CREATIVE"><CODE>StaticProperty.NON_CREATIVE</CODE></A></DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="getIntegerBounds()"><!-- --></A><H3>
getIntegerBounds</H3>
<PRE>
public <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/value/IntegerValue.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.value">IntegerValue</A>[] <B>getIntegerBounds</B>()</PRE>
<DL>
<DD>For an expression that returns an integer or a sequence of integers, get
a lower and upper bound on the values of the integers that may be returned, from
static analysis. The default implementation returns null, meaning "unknown" or
"not applicable". Other implementations return an array of two IntegerValue objects,
representing the lower and upper bounds respectively. The values
UNBOUNDED_LOWER and UNBOUNDED_UPPER are used by convention to indicate that
the value may be arbitrarily large. The values MAX_STRING_LENGTH and MAX_SEQUENCE_LENGTH
are used to indicate values limited by the size of a string or the size of a sequence.
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Overrides:</B><DD><CODE><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html#getIntegerBounds()">getIntegerBounds</A></CODE> in class <CODE><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr">Expression</A></CODE></DL>
</DD>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>the lower and upper bounds of integer values in the result, or null to indicate
unknown or not applicable.</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="isVacuousExpression()"><!-- --></A><H3>
isVacuousExpression</H3>
<PRE>
public boolean <B>isVacuousExpression</B>()</PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Determine whether this is a vacuous expression as defined in the XQuery update specification
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Overrides:</B><DD><CODE><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html#isVacuousExpression()">isVacuousExpression</A></CODE> in class <CODE><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr">Expression</A></CODE></DL>
</DD>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>true if this expression is vacuous</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="copy()"><!-- --></A><H3>
copy</H3>
<PRE>
public <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr">Expression</A> <B>copy</B>()</PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Copy an expression. This makes a deep copy.
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Specified by:</B><DD><CODE><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html#copy()">copy</A></CODE> in class <CODE><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr">Expression</A></CODE></DL>
</DD>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>the copy of the original expression</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="addToPathMap(net.sf.saxon.expr.parser.PathMap, net.sf.saxon.expr.parser.PathMap.PathMapNodeSet)"><!-- --></A><H3>
addToPathMap</H3>
<PRE>
public <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/parser/PathMap.PathMapNodeSet.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr.parser">PathMap.PathMapNodeSet</A> <B>addToPathMap</B>(<A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/parser/PathMap.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr.parser">PathMap</A> pathMap,
<A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/parser/PathMap.PathMapNodeSet.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr.parser">PathMap.PathMapNodeSet</A> pathMapNodeSet)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD>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.
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Overrides:</B><DD><CODE><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html#addToPathMap(net.sf.saxon.expr.parser.PathMap, net.sf.saxon.expr.parser.PathMap.PathMapNodeSet)">addToPathMap</A></CODE> in class <CODE><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr">Expression</A></CODE></DL>
</DD>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>pathMap</CODE> - the PathMap to which the expression should be added<DD><CODE>pathMapNodeSet</CODE> - the set of nodes within the path map
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>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</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="getDependencies()"><!-- --></A><H3>
getDependencies</H3>
<PRE>
public final int <B>getDependencies</B>()</PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Determine which aspects of the context the expression depends on. The result is
a bitwise-or'ed value composed from constants such as StaticProperty.VARIABLES and
StaticProperty.CURRENT_NODE
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Overrides:</B><DD><CODE><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html#getDependencies()">getDependencies</A></CODE> in class <CODE><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr">Expression</A></CODE></DL>
</DD>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>for a Value, this always returns zero.</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="iterate(net.sf.saxon.expr.XPathContext)"><!-- --></A><H3>
iterate</H3>
<PRE>
public <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/om/SequenceIterator.html" title="interface in net.sf.saxon.om">SequenceIterator</A><? extends <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/om/Item.html" title="interface in net.sf.saxon.om">Item</A>> <B>iterate</B>(<A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/XPathContext.html" title="interface in net.sf.saxon.expr">XPathContext</A> context)
throws <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/trans/XPathException.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.trans">XPathException</A></PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Return an Iterator to iterate over the values of a sequence. The value of every
expression can be regarded as a sequence, so this method is supported for all
expressions. This default implementation handles iteration for expressions that
return singleton values: for non-singleton expressions, the subclass must
provide its own implementation.
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Overrides:</B><DD><CODE><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html#iterate(net.sf.saxon.expr.XPathContext)">iterate</A></CODE> in class <CODE><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr">Expression</A></CODE></DL>
</DD>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>context</CODE> - supplies the context for evaluation
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>a SequenceIterator that can be used to iterate over the result
of the expression
<DT><B>Throws:</B>
<DD><CODE><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/trans/XPathException.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.trans">XPathException</A></CODE> - if any dynamic error occurs evaluating the
expression</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="iterate()"><!-- --></A><H3>
iterate</H3>
<PRE>
public <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/om/SequenceIterator.html" title="interface in net.sf.saxon.om">SequenceIterator</A><? extends <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/om/Item.html" title="interface in net.sf.saxon.om">Item</A>> <B>iterate</B>()
throws <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/trans/XPathException.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.trans">XPathException</A></PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Return an Iterator to iterate over the values of a sequence. The value of every
expression can be regarded as a sequence, so this method is supported for all
expressions. This default implementation handles iteration for expressions that
return singleton values: for non-singleton expressions, the subclass must
provide its own implementation.
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>a SequenceIterator that can be used to iterate over the result
of the expression
<DT><B>Throws:</B>
<DD><CODE><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/trans/XPathException.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.trans">XPathException</A></CODE> - if any dynamic error occurs evaluating the
expression</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="evaluateItem(net.sf.saxon.expr.XPathContext)"><!-- --></A><H3>
evaluateItem</H3>
<PRE>
public <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/om/Item.html" title="interface in net.sf.saxon.om">Item</A> <B>evaluateItem</B>(<A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/XPathContext.html" title="interface in net.sf.saxon.expr">XPathContext</A> context)
throws <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/trans/XPathException.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.trans">XPathException</A></PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Evaluate as a singleton item (or empty sequence). Note: this implementation returns
the first item in the sequence. The method should not be used unless appropriate type-checking
has been done to ensure that the value will be a singleton.
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Overrides:</B><DD><CODE><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html#evaluateItem(net.sf.saxon.expr.XPathContext)">evaluateItem</A></CODE> in class <CODE><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr">Expression</A></CODE></DL>
</DD>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>context</CODE> - The context in which the expression is to be evaluated
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>the node or atomic value that results from evaluating the
expression; or null to indicate that the result is an empty
sequence
<DT><B>Throws:</B>
<DD><CODE><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/trans/XPathException.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.trans">XPathException</A></CODE> - if any dynamic error occurs evaluating the
expression</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="process(net.sf.saxon.expr.XPathContext)"><!-- --></A><H3>
process</H3>
<PRE>
public void <B>process</B>(<A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/XPathContext.html" title="interface in net.sf.saxon.expr">XPathContext</A> context)
throws <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/trans/XPathException.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.trans">XPathException</A></PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Process the value as an instruction, without returning any tail calls
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Overrides:</B><DD><CODE><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html#process(net.sf.saxon.expr.XPathContext)">process</A></CODE> in class <CODE><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr">Expression</A></CODE></DL>
</DD>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>context</CODE> - The dynamic context, giving access to the current node,
the current variables, etc.
<DT><B>Throws:</B>
<DD><CODE><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/trans/XPathException.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.trans">XPathException</A></CODE> - if a dynamic error occurs</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="evaluateAsString(net.sf.saxon.expr.XPathContext)"><!-- --></A><H3>
evaluateAsString</H3>
<PRE>
public <A HREF="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/CharSequence.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">CharSequence</A> <B>evaluateAsString</B>(<A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/XPathContext.html" title="interface in net.sf.saxon.expr">XPathContext</A> context)
throws <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/trans/XPathException.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.trans">XPathException</A></PRE>
<DL>
<DD><B>Description copied from class: <CODE><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html#evaluateAsString(net.sf.saxon.expr.XPathContext)">Expression</A></CODE></B></DD>
<DD>Evaluate an expression as a String. This function must only be called in contexts
where it is known that the expression will return a single string (or where an empty sequence
is to be treated as a zero-length string). Implementations should not attempt to convert
the result to a string, other than converting () to "". This method is used mainly to
evaluate expressions produced by compiling an attribute value template.
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Overrides:</B><DD><CODE><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html#evaluateAsString(net.sf.saxon.expr.XPathContext)">evaluateAsString</A></CODE> in class <CODE><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr">Expression</A></CODE></DL>
</DD>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>context</CODE> - The context in which the expression is to be evaluated
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>the value of the expression, evaluated in the current context.
The expression must return a string or (); if the value of the
expression is (), this method returns "".
<DT><B>Throws:</B>
<DD><CODE><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/trans/XPathException.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.trans">XPathException</A></CODE> - if any dynamic error occurs evaluating the
expression</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="effectiveBooleanValue(net.sf.saxon.expr.XPathContext)"><!-- --></A><H3>
effectiveBooleanValue</H3>
<PRE>
public boolean <B>effectiveBooleanValue</B>(<A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/XPathContext.html" title="interface in net.sf.saxon.expr">XPathContext</A> context)
throws <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/trans/XPathException.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.trans">XPathException</A></PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Get the effective boolean value of the expression. This returns false if the value
is the empty sequence, a zero-length string, a number equal to zero, or the boolean
false. Otherwise it returns true.
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Overrides:</B><DD><CODE><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html#effectiveBooleanValue(net.sf.saxon.expr.XPathContext)">effectiveBooleanValue</A></CODE> in class <CODE><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr">Expression</A></CODE></DL>
</DD>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>context</CODE> - The context in which the expression is to be evaluated
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>the effective boolean value
<DT><B>Throws:</B>
<DD><CODE><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/trans/XPathException.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.trans">XPathException</A></CODE> - if any dynamic error occurs evaluating the
expression</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="evaluatePendingUpdates(net.sf.saxon.expr.XPathContext, net.sf.saxon.expr.PendingUpdateList)"><!-- --></A><H3>
evaluatePendingUpdates</H3>
<PRE>
public void <B>evaluatePendingUpdates</B>(<A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/XPathContext.html" title="interface in net.sf.saxon.expr">XPathContext</A> context,
<A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/PendingUpdateList.html" title="interface in net.sf.saxon.expr">PendingUpdateList</A> pul)
throws <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/trans/XPathException.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.trans">XPathException</A></PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Evaluate an updating expression, adding the results to a Pending Update List.
The default implementation of this method, which is used for non-updating expressions,
throws an UnsupportedOperationException. The implementation for a literal representing
an empty sequence, however, is a no-op.
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Overrides:</B><DD><CODE><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html#evaluatePendingUpdates(net.sf.saxon.expr.XPathContext, net.sf.saxon.expr.PendingUpdateList)">evaluatePendingUpdates</A></CODE> in class <CODE><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr">Expression</A></CODE></DL>
</DD>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>context</CODE> - the XPath dynamic evaluation context<DD><CODE>pul</CODE> - the pending update list to which the results should be written
<DT><B>Throws:</B>
<DD><CODE><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/trans/XPathException.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.trans">XPathException</A></CODE> - if evaluation fails</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="equals(java.lang.Object)"><!-- --></A><H3>
equals</H3>
<PRE>
public boolean <B>equals</B>(<A HREF="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</A> obj)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Determine whether two literals are equal, when considered as expressions.
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Overrides:</B><DD><CODE><A HREF="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true#equals(java.lang.Object)" title="class or interface in java.lang">equals</A></CODE> in class <CODE><A HREF="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</A></CODE></DL>
</DD>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>obj</CODE> - the other expression
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>true if the two literals are equal. The test here requires (a) identity in the
sense defined by XML Schema (same value in the same value space), and (b) identical type
annotations. For example the literal xs:int(3) is not equal (as an expression) to xs:short(3),
because the two expressions are not interchangeable.</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="hashCode()"><!-- --></A><H3>
hashCode</H3>
<PRE>
public int <B>hashCode</B>()</PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Return a hash code to support the equals() function
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Overrides:</B><DD><CODE><A HREF="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true#hashCode()" title="class or interface in java.lang">hashCode</A></CODE> in class <CODE><A HREF="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</A></CODE></DL>
</DD>
<DD><DL>
</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="toString()"><!-- --></A><H3>
toString</H3>
<PRE>
public <A HREF="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A> <B>toString</B>()</PRE>
<DL>
<DD>The toString() method for an expression attempts to give a representation of the expression
in an XPath-like form, but there is no guarantee that the syntax will actually be true XPath.
In the case of XSLT instructions, the toString() method gives an abstracted view of the syntax
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Overrides:</B><DD><CODE><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html#toString()">toString</A></CODE> in class <CODE><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr">Expression</A></CODE></DL>
</DD>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>a representation of the expression as a string</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="explain(net.sf.saxon.trace.ExpressionPresenter)"><!-- --></A><H3>
explain</H3>
<PRE>
public void <B>explain</B>(<A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/trace/ExpressionPresenter.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.trace">ExpressionPresenter</A> out)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Diagnostic print of expression structure. The abstract expression tree
is written to the supplied output destination.
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Specified by:</B><DD><CODE><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html#explain(net.sf.saxon.trace.ExpressionPresenter)">explain</A></CODE> in class <CODE><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr">Expression</A></CODE></DL>
</DD>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>out</CODE> - the expression presenter used to display the structure</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="isAtomic(net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression)"><!-- --></A><H3>
isAtomic</H3>
<PRE>
public static boolean <B>isAtomic</B>(<A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr">Expression</A> exp)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Test whether the literal wraps an atomic value. (Note, if this method returns false,
this still leaves the possibility that the literal wraps a sequence that happens to contain
a single atomic value).
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>exp</CODE> - an expression
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>if the expression is a literal and the literal wraps an AtomicValue</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="isEmptySequence(net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression)"><!-- --></A><H3>
isEmptySequence</H3>
<PRE>
public static boolean <B>isEmptySequence</B>(<A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr">Expression</A> exp)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Test whether the literal explicitly wraps an empty sequence. (Note, if this method returns false,
this still leaves the possibility that the literal wraps a sequence that happens to be empty).
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>exp</CODE> - an expression
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>if the expression is a literal and the literal wraps an AtomicValue</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="isConstantBoolean(net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression, boolean)"><!-- --></A><H3>
isConstantBoolean</H3>
<PRE>
public static boolean <B>isConstantBoolean</B>(<A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr">Expression</A> exp,
boolean value)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Test if a literal represents the boolean value true
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>exp</CODE> - an expression<DD><CODE>value</CODE> - true or false
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>if the expression is a literal and the literal represents the boolean value given in the
second argument</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="isConstantOne(net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression)"><!-- --></A><H3>
isConstantOne</H3>
<PRE>
public static boolean <B>isConstantOne</B>(<A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr">Expression</A> exp)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Test if a literal represents the integer value 1
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>exp</CODE> - an expression
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>if the expression is a literal and the literal represents the integer value 1</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="isSubtreeExpression()"><!-- --></A><H3>
isSubtreeExpression</H3>
<PRE>
public boolean <B>isSubtreeExpression</B>()</PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Determine whether the expression can be evaluated without reference to the part of the context
document outside the subtree rooted at the context node.
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Overrides:</B><DD><CODE><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html#isSubtreeExpression()">isSubtreeExpression</A></CODE> in class <CODE><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr">Expression</A></CODE></DL>
</DD>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>true if the expression has no dependencies on the context node, or if the only dependencies
on the context node are downward selections using the self, child, descendant, attribute, and namespace
axes.</DL>
</DD>
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