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Package net.sf.saxon.sxpath
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This package provides an alternative API for executing XPath expressions
directly from a Java application: unlike the API in package <code>net.sf.saxon.xpath</code>, these
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<TD WIDTH="15%"><B><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/sxpath/XPathStaticContext.html" title="interface in net.sf.saxon.sxpath">XPathStaticContext</A></B></TD>
<TD>This interface defines methods that must be provided when Saxon's free-standing XPath API is used.</TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%"><B><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/sxpath/AbstractStaticContext.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.sxpath">AbstractStaticContext</A></B></TD>
<TD>An abstract and configurable implementation of the StaticContext interface,
which defines the static context of an XPath expression.</TD>
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<TD>This implementation of the XPath static context is mainly used when XPath expressions are hosted
in other Saxon processing contexts, for example in xsl:evaluate, or in XSD assertions</TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%"><B><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/sxpath/IndependentContext.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.sxpath">IndependentContext</A></B></TD>
<TD>An IndependentContext provides a context for parsing an XPath expression appearing
in a context other than a stylesheet.</TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%"><B><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/sxpath/SimpleContainer.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.sxpath">SimpleContainer</A></B></TD>
<TD>A simple container for standalone XPath expressions</TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%"><B><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/sxpath/XPathDynamicContext.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.sxpath">XPathDynamicContext</A></B></TD>
<TD>This object represents the dynamic XPath execution context for use in the free-standing Saxon XPath API.</TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%"><B><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/sxpath/XPathEvaluator.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.sxpath">XPathEvaluator</A></B></TD>
<TD>This class provides a native Saxon API for free-standing evaluation of XPath expressions.</TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%"><B><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/sxpath/XPathExpression.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.sxpath">XPathExpression</A></B></TD>
<TD>This class is a representation of an XPath Expression for use with the <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/sxpath/XPathEvaluator.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.sxpath"><CODE>XPathEvaluator</CODE></A> class.</TD>
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<p>This package provides an alternative API for executing XPath expressions
directly from a Java application: unlike the API in package <code>net.sf.saxon.xpath</code>, these
interfaces are not dependent on JAXP 1.3. The API can be used either in a free-standing
Java application (that is, where there is no XSLT stylesheet), or it can be
used from within Java extension functions called from XPath expressions within
a stylesheet.</p>
<p>The preferred API for executing XPath expressions in Saxon is the <code>s9api</code>
package. This package is older, and provides a lower-level interface that offers access to more
internal details, but is not so convenient to use.</p>
<p align="center"><i>Michael H. Kay<br/>
Saxonica Limited<br/>
12 June 2009</i></p>
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