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Class NamespaceConstructor</H2>
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<DT><PRE>public class <B>NamespaceConstructor</B><DT>extends <A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/instruct/SimpleNodeConstructor.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct">SimpleNodeConstructor</A></DL>
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A namespace constructor instruction. (xsl:namespace in XSLT 2.0, or namespace{}{} in XQuery 1.1)
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<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/instruct/NamespaceConstructor.html#NamespaceConstructor(net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression)">NamespaceConstructor</A></B>(<A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr">Expression</A>&nbsp;name)</CODE>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Create an xsl:namespace instruction for dynamic construction of namespace nodes</TD>
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<CODE>&nbsp;<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/instruct/NamespaceConstructor.html#copy()">copy</A></B>()</CODE>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Copy an expression.</TD>
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<CODE>&nbsp;<A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/om/NodeInfo.html" title="interface in net.sf.saxon.om">NodeInfo</A></CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/instruct/NamespaceConstructor.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>&nbsp;context)</CODE>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Evaluate as an expression.</TD>
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<CODE>&nbsp;<A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/om/NodeName.html" title="interface in net.sf.saxon.om">NodeName</A></CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/instruct/NamespaceConstructor.html#evaluateNodeName(net.sf.saxon.expr.XPathContext)">evaluateNodeName</A></B>(<A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/XPathContext.html" title="interface in net.sf.saxon.expr">XPathContext</A>&nbsp;context)</CODE>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Run-time method to compute the name of the node being constructed.</TD>
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<CODE>&nbsp;void</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/instruct/NamespaceConstructor.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>&nbsp;out)</CODE>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Diagnostic print of expression structure.</TD>
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<CODE>&nbsp;int</CODE></FONT></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Determine the static cardinality of the expression.</TD>
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<CODE>&nbsp;int</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/instruct/NamespaceConstructor.html#getInstructionNameCode()">getInstructionNameCode</A></B>()</CODE>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Set the name of this instruction for diagnostic and tracing purposes</TD>
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<CODE>&nbsp;<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/instruct/NamespaceConstructor.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>&nbsp;th)</CODE>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Get the item type of the items returned by evaluating this instruction</TD>
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<CODE>&nbsp;<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/instruct/NamespaceConstructor.html#getNameExpression()">getNameExpression</A></B>()</CODE>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Get the expression that defines the namespace node's name</TD>
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<CODE>&nbsp;<A HREF="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/Iterator.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.util">Iterator</A>&lt;<A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr">Expression</A>&gt;</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/instruct/NamespaceConstructor.html#iterateSubExpressions()">iterateSubExpressions</A></B>()</CODE>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Get the immediate sub-expressions of this expression.</TD>
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<CODE>&nbsp;void</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/instruct/NamespaceConstructor.html#localTypeCheck(net.sf.saxon.expr.parser.ExpressionVisitor, net.sf.saxon.expr.parser.ExpressionVisitor.ContextItemType)">localTypeCheck</A></B>(<A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/parser/ExpressionVisitor.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr.parser">ExpressionVisitor</A>&nbsp;visitor,
               <A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/parser/ExpressionVisitor.ContextItemType.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr.parser">ExpressionVisitor.ContextItemType</A>&nbsp;contextItemType)</CODE>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Method to perform type-checking specific to the kind of instruction</TD>
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<CODE>&nbsp;void</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/instruct/NamespaceConstructor.html#processValue(java.lang.CharSequence, net.sf.saxon.expr.XPathContext)">processValue</A></B>(<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>&nbsp;value,
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Process the value of the node, to create the new node.</TD>
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<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/instruct/NamespaceConstructor.html#promoteInst(net.sf.saxon.expr.parser.PromotionOffer)">promoteInst</A></B>(<A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/parser/PromotionOffer.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr.parser">PromotionOffer</A>&nbsp;offer)</CODE>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Offer promotion for subexpressions.</TD>
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<CODE>&nbsp;boolean</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/instruct/NamespaceConstructor.html#replaceSubExpression(net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression, net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression)">replaceSubExpression</A></B>(<A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr">Expression</A>&nbsp;original,
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Replace one subexpression by a replacement subexpression</TD>
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<CODE>&nbsp;<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/instruct/NamespaceConstructor.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>&nbsp;visitor)</CODE>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Simplify an expression.</TD>
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<A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html#getObjectName()">getObjectName</A>, <A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html#getProperties()">getProperties</A>, <A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html#getProperty(java.lang.String)">getProperty</A>, <A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html#getPublicId()">getPublicId</A>, <A 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 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<A NAME="NamespaceConstructor(net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression)"><!-- --></A><H3>
NamespaceConstructor</H3>
<PRE>
public <B>NamespaceConstructor</B>(<A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr">Expression</A>&nbsp;name)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Create an xsl:namespace instruction for dynamic construction of namespace nodes
<P>
<DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>name</CODE> - the expression to evaluate the name of the node (that is, the prefix)</DL>
</DL>

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<A NAME="getNameExpression()"><!-- --></A><H3>
getNameExpression</H3>
<PRE>
public <A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr">Expression</A> <B>getNameExpression</B>()</PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Get the expression that defines the namespace node's name
<P>
<DD><DL>

<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>the expression that defines the namespace node's name (that is, the namespace prefix)</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
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<A NAME="getInstructionNameCode()"><!-- --></A><H3>
getInstructionNameCode</H3>
<PRE>
public int <B>getInstructionNameCode</B>()</PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Set the name of this instruction for diagnostic and tracing purposes
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Overrides:</B><DD><CODE><A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/instruct/Instruction.html#getInstructionNameCode()">getInstructionNameCode</A></CODE> in class <CODE><A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/instruct/Instruction.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct">Instruction</A></CODE></DL>
</DD>
<DD><DL>

<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>a code identifying the instruction: typically but not always
 the fingerprint of a name in the XSLT namespace</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>&nbsp;visitor)
                    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/instruct/Instruction.html#simplify(net.sf.saxon.expr.parser.ExpressionVisitor)">Instruction</A></CODE></B></DD>
<DD>Simplify an expression. This performs any static optimization (by rewriting the expression
 as a different expression). The default implementation does nothing.
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Overrides:</B><DD><CODE><A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/instruct/SimpleNodeConstructor.html#simplify(net.sf.saxon.expr.parser.ExpressionVisitor)">simplify</A></CODE> in class <CODE><A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/instruct/SimpleNodeConstructor.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct">SimpleNodeConstructor</A></CODE></DL>
</DD>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>visitor</CODE> - an expression visitor
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>the simplified 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 an error is discovered during expression
     rewriting</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
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<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>&nbsp;th)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD><B>Description copied from class: <CODE><A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/instruct/Instruction.html#getItemType(net.sf.saxon.type.TypeHierarchy)">Instruction</A></CODE></B></DD>
<DD>Get the item type of the items returned by evaluating this instruction
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Overrides:</B><DD><CODE><A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/instruct/Instruction.html#getItemType(net.sf.saxon.type.TypeHierarchy)">getItemType</A></CODE> in class <CODE><A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/instruct/Instruction.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct">Instruction</A></CODE></DL>
</DD>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>th</CODE> - the type hierarchy cache
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>the static item type of the instruction</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
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<A NAME="getCardinality()"><!-- --></A><H3>
getCardinality</H3>
<PRE>
public int <B>getCardinality</B>()</PRE>
<DL>
<DD><B>Description copied from class: <CODE><A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html#getCardinality()">Expression</A></CODE></B></DD>
<DD>Determine the static cardinality of the expression. This establishes how many items
 there will be in the result of the expression, at compile time (i.e., without
 actually evaluating the result.
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Overrides:</B><DD><CODE><A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html#getCardinality()">getCardinality</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>one of the values Cardinality.ONE_OR_MORE,
     Cardinality.ZERO_OR_MORE, Cardinality.EXACTLY_ONE,
     Cardinality.ZERO_OR_ONE, Cardinality.EMPTY. This default
     implementation returns ZERO_OR_MORE (which effectively gives no
     information).</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>

<A NAME="promoteInst(net.sf.saxon.expr.parser.PromotionOffer)"><!-- --></A><H3>
promoteInst</H3>
<PRE>
protected void <B>promoteInst</B>(<A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/parser/PromotionOffer.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr.parser">PromotionOffer</A>&nbsp;offer)
                    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/instruct/SimpleNodeConstructor.html#promoteInst(net.sf.saxon.expr.parser.PromotionOffer)">SimpleNodeConstructor</A></CODE></B></DD>
<DD>Offer promotion for subexpressions. The offer will be accepted if the subexpression
 is not dependent on the factors (e.g. the context item) identified in the PromotionOffer.
 By default the offer is not accepted - this is appropriate in the case of simple expressions
 such as constant values and variable references where promotion would give no performance
 advantage. This method is always called at compile time.
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Overrides:</B><DD><CODE><A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/instruct/SimpleNodeConstructor.html#promoteInst(net.sf.saxon.expr.parser.PromotionOffer)">promoteInst</A></CODE> in class <CODE><A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/instruct/SimpleNodeConstructor.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct">SimpleNodeConstructor</A></CODE></DL>
</DD>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>offer</CODE> - details of the offer, for example the offer to move
     expressions that don't depend on the context to an outer level in
     the containing 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 error is detected</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>

<A NAME="localTypeCheck(net.sf.saxon.expr.parser.ExpressionVisitor, net.sf.saxon.expr.parser.ExpressionVisitor.ContextItemType)"><!-- --></A><H3>
localTypeCheck</H3>
<PRE>
public void <B>localTypeCheck</B>(<A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/parser/ExpressionVisitor.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr.parser">ExpressionVisitor</A>&nbsp;visitor,
                           <A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/parser/ExpressionVisitor.ContextItemType.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr.parser">ExpressionVisitor.ContextItemType</A>&nbsp;contextItemType)
                    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/instruct/SimpleNodeConstructor.html#localTypeCheck(net.sf.saxon.expr.parser.ExpressionVisitor, net.sf.saxon.expr.parser.ExpressionVisitor.ContextItemType)">SimpleNodeConstructor</A></CODE></B></DD>
<DD>Method to perform type-checking specific to the kind of instruction
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Specified by:</B><DD><CODE><A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/instruct/SimpleNodeConstructor.html#localTypeCheck(net.sf.saxon.expr.parser.ExpressionVisitor, net.sf.saxon.expr.parser.ExpressionVisitor.ContextItemType)">localTypeCheck</A></CODE> in class <CODE><A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/instruct/SimpleNodeConstructor.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct">SimpleNodeConstructor</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 the context item
<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 type error is detected</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>

<A NAME="iterateSubExpressions()"><!-- --></A><H3>
iterateSubExpressions</H3>
<PRE>
public <A HREF="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/Iterator.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.util">Iterator</A>&lt;<A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr">Expression</A>&gt; <B>iterateSubExpressions</B>()</PRE>
<DL>
<DD><B>Description copied from class: <CODE><A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html#iterateSubExpressions()">Expression</A></CODE></B></DD>
<DD>Get the immediate sub-expressions of this expression. Default implementation
 returns a zero-length array, appropriate for an expression that has no
 sub-expressions.
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Overrides:</B><DD><CODE><A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/instruct/SimpleNodeConstructor.html#iterateSubExpressions()">iterateSubExpressions</A></CODE> in class <CODE><A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/instruct/SimpleNodeConstructor.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct">SimpleNodeConstructor</A></CODE></DL>
</DD>
<DD><DL>

<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>an iterator containing the sub-expressions of this expression</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="replaceSubExpression(net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression, net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression)"><!-- --></A><H3>
replaceSubExpression</H3>
<PRE>
public boolean <B>replaceSubExpression</B>(<A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr">Expression</A>&nbsp;original,
                                    <A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr">Expression</A>&nbsp;replacement)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Replace one subexpression by a replacement subexpression
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Overrides:</B><DD><CODE><A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/instruct/SimpleNodeConstructor.html#replaceSubExpression(net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression, net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression)">replaceSubExpression</A></CODE> in class <CODE><A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/instruct/SimpleNodeConstructor.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct">SimpleNodeConstructor</A></CODE></DL>
</DD>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>original</CODE> - the original subexpression<DD><CODE>replacement</CODE> - the replacement subexpression
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>true if the original subexpression is found</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>

<A NAME="evaluateNodeName(net.sf.saxon.expr.XPathContext)"><!-- --></A><H3>
evaluateNodeName</H3>
<PRE>
public <A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/om/NodeName.html" title="interface in net.sf.saxon.om">NodeName</A> <B>evaluateNodeName</B>(<A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/XPathContext.html" title="interface in net.sf.saxon.expr">XPathContext</A>&nbsp;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/instruct/SimpleNodeConstructor.html#evaluateNodeName(net.sf.saxon.expr.XPathContext)">SimpleNodeConstructor</A></CODE></B></DD>
<DD>Run-time method to compute the name of the node being constructed. This is overridden
 for nodes that have a name. The default implementation returns -1, which is suitable for
 unnamed nodes such as comments
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Overrides:</B><DD><CODE><A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/instruct/SimpleNodeConstructor.html#evaluateNodeName(net.sf.saxon.expr.XPathContext)">evaluateNodeName</A></CODE> in class <CODE><A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/instruct/SimpleNodeConstructor.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct">SimpleNodeConstructor</A></CODE></DL>
</DD>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>context</CODE> - the XPath dynamic evaluation context
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>the name pool nameCode identifying the name of the constructed node
<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 failure occurs</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>

<A NAME="processValue(java.lang.CharSequence, net.sf.saxon.expr.XPathContext)"><!-- --></A><H3>
processValue</H3>
<PRE>
public void <B>processValue</B>(<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>&nbsp;value,
                         <A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/XPathContext.html" title="interface in net.sf.saxon.expr">XPathContext</A>&nbsp;context)
                  throws <A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/trans/XPathException.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.trans">XPathException</A></PRE>
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<DD><B>Description copied from class: <CODE><A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/instruct/SimpleNodeConstructor.html#processValue(java.lang.CharSequence, net.sf.saxon.expr.XPathContext)">SimpleNodeConstructor</A></CODE></B></DD>
<DD>Process the value of the node, to create the new node.
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<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Specified by:</B><DD><CODE><A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/instruct/SimpleNodeConstructor.html#processValue(java.lang.CharSequence, net.sf.saxon.expr.XPathContext)">processValue</A></CODE> in class <CODE><A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/instruct/SimpleNodeConstructor.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct">SimpleNodeConstructor</A></CODE></DL>
</DD>
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<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>value</CODE> - the string value of the new node<DD><CODE>context</CODE> - the dynamic evaluation context
<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>
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<A NAME="evaluateItem(net.sf.saxon.expr.XPathContext)"><!-- --></A><H3>
evaluateItem</H3>
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public <A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/om/NodeInfo.html" title="interface in net.sf.saxon.om">NodeInfo</A> <B>evaluateItem</B>(<A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/XPathContext.html" title="interface in net.sf.saxon.expr">XPathContext</A>&nbsp;context)
                      throws <A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/trans/XPathException.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.trans">XPathException</A></PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Evaluate as an expression. We rely on the fact that when these instructions
 are generated by XQuery, there will always be a valueExpression to evaluate
 the content
<P>
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<DT><B>Overrides:</B><DD><CODE><A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/instruct/SimpleNodeConstructor.html#evaluateItem(net.sf.saxon.expr.XPathContext)">evaluateItem</A></CODE> in class <CODE><A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/instruct/SimpleNodeConstructor.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct">SimpleNodeConstructor</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>
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<A NAME="explain(net.sf.saxon.trace.ExpressionPresenter)"><!-- --></A><H3>
explain</H3>
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public void <B>explain</B>(<A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/trace/ExpressionPresenter.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.trace">ExpressionPresenter</A>&nbsp;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>
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