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Class LocalParamBlock</H2>
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<DT><PRE>public class <B>LocalParamBlock</B><DT>extends <A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/instruct/Instruction.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct">Instruction</A></DL>
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Represents the set of xsl:param elements at the start of an xsl:iterate instruction
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<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/instruct/LocalParamBlock.html#LocalParamBlock(net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.LocalParamSetter[])">LocalParamBlock</A></B>(<A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/instruct/LocalParamSetter.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct">LocalParamSetter</A>[]&nbsp;params)</CODE>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Create the block of parameters</TD>
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<CODE>&nbsp;int</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/instruct/LocalParamBlock.html#computeSpecialProperties()">computeSpecialProperties</A></B>()</CODE>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Get the static properties of this expression (other than its type).</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/LocalParamBlock.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;void</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/instruct/LocalParamBlock.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>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/instruct/LocalParamBlock.html#getCardinality()">getCardinality</A></B>()</CODE>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Determine the cardinality of the expression</TD>
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<CODE>&nbsp;<A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/instruct/LocalParamSetter.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct">LocalParamSetter</A>[]</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/instruct/LocalParamBlock.html#getChildren()">getChildren</A></B>()</CODE>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Get the children of this instruction</TD>
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<CODE>&nbsp;<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></CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/instruct/LocalParamBlock.html#getExpressionName()">getExpressionName</A></B>()</CODE>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Get a name identifying the kind of expression, in terms meaningful to a user.</TD>
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<CODE>&nbsp;int</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/instruct/LocalParamBlock.html#getImplementationMethod()">getImplementationMethod</A></B>()</CODE>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;An implementation of Expression must provide at least one of the methods evaluateItem(), iterate(), or process().</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/LocalParamBlock.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;Determine the data type of the items returned by this expression</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/LocalParamBlock.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;<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/LocalParamBlock.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>&nbsp;visitor,
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Perform optimisation of an expression and its subexpressions.</TD>
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<CODE>&nbsp;<A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/instruct/TailCall.html" title="interface in net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct">TailCall</A></CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/instruct/LocalParamBlock.html#processLeavingTail(net.sf.saxon.expr.XPathContext)">processLeavingTail</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;ProcessLeavingTail: called to do the real work of this instruction.</TD>
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<CODE>protected &nbsp;void</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/instruct/LocalParamBlock.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;Handle promotion offers, that is, non-local tree rewrites.</TD>
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<CODE>&nbsp;boolean</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/instruct/LocalParamBlock.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,
                     <A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr">Expression</A>&nbsp;replacement)</CODE>

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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/LocalParamBlock.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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<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/LocalParamBlock.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>&nbsp;visitor,
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Perform type checking of an expression and its subexpressions.</TD>
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<A NAME="LocalParamBlock(net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.LocalParamSetter[])"><!-- --></A><H3>
LocalParamBlock</H3>
<PRE>
public <B>LocalParamBlock</B>(<A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/instruct/LocalParamSetter.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct">LocalParamSetter</A>[]&nbsp;params)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Create the block of parameters
<P>
<DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>params</CODE> - the parameters</DL>
</DL>

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<A NAME="getExpressionName()"><!-- --></A><H3>
getExpressionName</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>getExpressionName</B>()</PRE>
<DL>
<DD><B>Description copied from class: <CODE><A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/instruct/Instruction.html#getExpressionName()">Instruction</A></CODE></B></DD>
<DD>Get a name identifying the kind of expression, in terms meaningful to a user.
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Overrides:</B><DD><CODE><A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/instruct/Instruction.html#getExpressionName()">getExpressionName</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 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.</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
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<A NAME="getChildren()"><!-- --></A><H3>
getChildren</H3>
<PRE>
public <A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/instruct/LocalParamSetter.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct">LocalParamSetter</A>[] <B>getChildren</B>()</PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Get the children of this instruction
<P>
<DD><DL>

<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>the children of this instruction, as an array of Instruction objects. May return
 a zero-length array if there are no children</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
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<A NAME="computeSpecialProperties()"><!-- --></A><H3>
computeSpecialProperties</H3>
<PRE>
public int <B>computeSpecialProperties</B>()</PRE>
<DL>
<DD><B>Description copied from class: <CODE><A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/instruct/Instruction.html#computeSpecialProperties()">Instruction</A></CODE></B></DD>
<DD>Get the static properties of this expression (other than its type). The result is
 bit-signficant. 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.
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Overrides:</B><DD><CODE><A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/instruct/Instruction.html#computeSpecialProperties()">computeSpecialProperties</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 set of flags indicating static properties of this expression</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/Expression.html#iterateSubExpressions()">iterateSubExpressions</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>an iterator containing the sub-expressions of this 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/Expression.html#replaceSubExpression(net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression, net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression)">replaceSubExpression</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>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="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="getItemType(net.sf.saxon.type.TypeHierarchy)"><!-- --></A><H3>
getItemType</H3>
<PRE>
public final <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>Determine the data type of the items returned by this expression
<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 data type</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>

<A NAME="getCardinality()"><!-- --></A><H3>
getCardinality</H3>
<PRE>
public final int <B>getCardinality</B>()</PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Determine the cardinality of the expression
<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="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>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>Specified by:</B><DD><CODE><A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/instruct/Instruction.html#simplify(net.sf.saxon.expr.parser.ExpressionVisitor)">simplify</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>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>
<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>&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/Expression.html#typeCheck(net.sf.saxon.expr.parser.ExpressionVisitor, net.sf.saxon.expr.parser.ExpressionVisitor.ContextItemType)">Expression</A></CODE></B></DD>
<DD>Perform type checking of an expression and its subexpressions. This is the second phase of
 static optimization.

 <p>This checks statically that the operands of the expression have
 the correct type; if necessary it generates code to do run-time type checking or type
 conversion. A static type error is reported only if execution cannot possibly succeed, that
 is, if a run-time type error is inevitable. The call may return a modified form of the expression.</p>

 <p>This method is called after all references to functions and variables have been resolved
 to the declaration of the function or variable. However, the types of such functions and
 variables may not be accurately known if they have not been explicitly declared.</p>

 <p>If the implementation returns a value other than "this", then it is required to ensure that
 the location information in the returned expression have been set up correctly.
 It should not rely on the caller to do this, although for historical reasons many callers do so.</p>
<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>the original expression, rewritten to perform necessary run-time type checks,
 and to perform other type-related optimizations
<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 this phase
     (typically a type error)</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 <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>&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/Expression.html#optimize(net.sf.saxon.expr.parser.ExpressionVisitor, net.sf.saxon.expr.parser.ExpressionVisitor.ContextItemType)">Expression</A></CODE></B></DD>
<DD>Perform optimisation of an expression and its subexpressions. This is the third and final
 phase of static optimization.

 <p>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.</p>
<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>the original expression, rewritten if appropriate to optimize execution
<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 this phase
     (typically a type error)</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>
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<DD>Handle promotion offers, that is, non-local tree rewrites.
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Overrides:</B><DD><CODE><A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/instruct/Instruction.html#promoteInst(net.sf.saxon.expr.parser.PromotionOffer)">promoteInst</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>offer</CODE> - The type of rewrite being offered
<DT><B>Throws:</B>
<DD><CODE><A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/trans/XPathException.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.trans">XPathException</A></CODE></DL>
</DD>
</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>
</DL>
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<A NAME="processLeavingTail(net.sf.saxon.expr.XPathContext)"><!-- --></A><H3>
processLeavingTail</H3>
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public <A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/instruct/TailCall.html" title="interface in net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct">TailCall</A> <B>processLeavingTail</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>
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<DD><B>Description copied from class: <CODE><A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/instruct/Instruction.html#processLeavingTail(net.sf.saxon.expr.XPathContext)">Instruction</A></CODE></B></DD>
<DD>ProcessLeavingTail: called to do the real work of this instruction. This method
 must be implemented in each subclass. The results of the instruction are written
 to the current Receiver, which can be obtained via the Controller.
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Specified by:</B><DD><CODE><A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/instruct/TailCallReturner.html#processLeavingTail(net.sf.saxon.expr.XPathContext)">processLeavingTail</A></CODE> in interface <CODE><A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/instruct/TailCallReturner.html" title="interface in net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct">TailCallReturner</A></CODE><DT><B>Specified by:</B><DD><CODE><A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/instruct/Instruction.html#processLeavingTail(net.sf.saxon.expr.XPathContext)">processLeavingTail</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>context</CODE> - The dynamic context of the transformation, giving access to the current node,
 the current variables, etc.
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>null if the instruction has completed execution; or a TailCall indicating
 a function call or template call that is delegated to the caller, to be made after the stack has
 been unwound so as to save stack space.
<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 during the evaluation
 of the instruction</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
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<A NAME="getImplementationMethod()"><!-- --></A><H3>
getImplementationMethod</H3>
<PRE>
public int <B>getImplementationMethod</B>()</PRE>
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<DD>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. This implementation provides both iterate() and
 process() methods natively.
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Overrides:</B><DD><CODE><A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/instruct/Instruction.html#getImplementationMethod()">getImplementationMethod</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>the implementation method, for example <A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html#ITERATE_METHOD"><CODE>Expression.ITERATE_METHOD</CODE></A> or <A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html#EVALUATE_METHOD"><CODE>Expression.EVALUATE_METHOD</CODE></A> or
 <A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html#PROCESS_METHOD"><CODE>Expression.PROCESS_METHOD</CODE></A></DL>
</DD>
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