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Class Rule</H2>
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<DT><PRE>public final class <B>Rule</B><DT>extends <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><DT>implements <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></DL>
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Rule: a template rule, or a strip-space rule used to support the implementation
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<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/trans/Rule.html#Rule(net.sf.saxon.pattern.Pattern, net.sf.saxon.trans.RuleTarget, int, int, double, int)">Rule</A></B>(<A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/pattern/Pattern.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.pattern">Pattern</A> p,
<A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/trans/RuleTarget.html" title="interface in net.sf.saxon.trans">RuleTarget</A> o,
int prec,
int min,
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Create a Rule.</TD>
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<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/trans/Rule.html#Rule(net.sf.saxon.trans.Rule)">Rule</A></B>(<A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/trans/Rule.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.trans">Rule</A> r)</CODE>
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Copy a rule, including the chain of rules linked to it</TD>
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<CODE> int</CODE></FONT></TD>
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Rules have an ordering, based on their precedence and priority.</TD>
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Rules have an ordering, based on their precedence and priority.</TD>
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<CODE> <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/trans/RuleTarget.html" title="interface in net.sf.saxon.trans">RuleTarget</A></CODE></FONT></TD>
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<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/trans/Rule.html#getMinImportPrecedence()">getMinImportPrecedence</A></B>()</CODE>
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<CODE> <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/trans/Rule.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.trans">Rule</A></CODE></FONT></TD>
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<CODE> <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/pattern/Pattern.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.pattern">Pattern</A></CODE></FONT></TD>
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<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/trans/Rule.html#setNext(net.sf.saxon.trans.Rule)">setNext</A></B>(<A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/trans/Rule.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.trans">Rule</A> next)</CODE>
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<A NAME="Rule(net.sf.saxon.pattern.Pattern, net.sf.saxon.trans.RuleTarget, int, int, double, int)"><!-- --></A><H3>
Rule</H3>
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public <B>Rule</B>(<A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/pattern/Pattern.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.pattern">Pattern</A> p,
<A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/trans/RuleTarget.html" title="interface in net.sf.saxon.trans">RuleTarget</A> o,
int prec,
int min,
double prio,
int seq)</PRE>
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<DD>Create a Rule.
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<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>p</CODE> - the pattern that this rule matches<DD><CODE>o</CODE> - the object invoked by this rule (usually a Template)<DD><CODE>prec</CODE> - the precedence of the rule<DD><CODE>min</CODE> - the minumum import precedence for xsl:apply-imports<DD><CODE>prio</CODE> - the priority of the rule<DD><CODE>seq</CODE> - a sequence number for ordering of rules</DL>
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Rule</H3>
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public <B>Rule</B>(<A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/trans/Rule.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.trans">Rule</A> r)</PRE>
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<DD>Copy a rule, including the chain of rules linked to it
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<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>r</CODE> - the rule to be copied</DL>
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getSequence</H3>
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public void <B>setAction</B>(<A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/trans/RuleTarget.html" title="interface in net.sf.saxon.trans">RuleTarget</A> action)</PRE>
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getAction</H3>
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public <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/trans/RuleTarget.html" title="interface in net.sf.saxon.trans">RuleTarget</A> <B>getAction</B>()</PRE>
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public <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/trans/Rule.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.trans">Rule</A> <B>getNext</B>()</PRE>
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public void <B>setNext</B>(<A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/trans/Rule.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.trans">Rule</A> next)</PRE>
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public <A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/pattern/Pattern.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.pattern">Pattern</A> <B>getPattern</B>()</PRE>
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getPrecedence</H3>
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public int <B>getPrecedence</B>()</PRE>
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public int <B>getMinImportPrecedence</B>()</PRE>
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public double <B>getPriority</B>()</PRE>
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setAlwaysMatches</H3>
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public void <B>setAlwaysMatches</B>(boolean matches)</PRE>
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isAlwaysMatches</H3>
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public boolean <B>isAlwaysMatches</B>()</PRE>
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public int <B>compareRank</B>(<A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/trans/Rule.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.trans">Rule</A> other)</PRE>
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<DD>Rules have an ordering, based on their precedence and priority. This method compares
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<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>other</CODE> - Another rule whose ordering rank is to be compared with this one
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD><0 if this rule has lower rank, that is if it has lower precedence or equal
precedence and lower priority. 0 if the two rules have equal precedence and
priority. >0 if this rule has higher rank in precedence/priority order</DL>
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compareComputedRank</H3>
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public int <B>compareComputedRank</B>(<A HREF="../../../../net/sf/saxon/trans/Rule.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.trans">Rule</A> other)</PRE>
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<DD>Rules have an ordering, based on their precedence and priority.
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<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>other</CODE> - Another rule whose ordering rank is to be compared with this one
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD><0 if this rule has lower rank, that is if it has lower precedence or equal
precedence and lower priority. 0 if the two rules have equal precedence and
priority. >0 if this rule has higher rank in precedence/priority order</DL>
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