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Class NumberInstruction</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>NumberInstruction</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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An xsl:number element in the stylesheet. Although this is an XSLT instruction, it is compiled
into an expression, evaluated using xsl:value-of to create the resulting text node.<br>
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<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/instruct/NumberInstruction.html#NumberInstruction(net.sf.saxon.Configuration, net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression, int, net.sf.saxon.pattern.Pattern, net.sf.saxon.pattern.Pattern, net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression, net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression, net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression, net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression, net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression, net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression, net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression, net.sf.saxon.expr.number.NumberFormatter, net.sf.saxon.lib.Numberer, boolean, boolean)">NumberInstruction</A></B>(<A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/Configuration.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon">Configuration</A> config,
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<A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr">Expression</A> lang,
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boolean backwardsCompatible)</CODE>
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Construct a NumberInstruction</TD>
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<CODE> int</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/instruct/NumberInstruction.html#computeCardinality()">computeCardinality</A></B>()</CODE>
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Compute the static cardinality of this expression</TD>
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<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/instruct/NumberInstruction.html#copy()">copy</A></B>()</CODE>
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Copy an expression.</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/instruct/NumberInstruction.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 an expression as a single item.</TD>
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<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/instruct/NumberInstruction.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/instruct/NumberInstruction.html#getIntrinsicDependencies()">getIntrinsicDependencies</A></B>()</CODE>
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Determine the intrinsic dependencies of an expression, that is, those which are not derived
from the dependencies of its subexpressions.</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>
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Determine the data type of the expression, if possible.</TD>
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<CODE> <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><<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/NumberInstruction.html#iterateSubExpressions()">iterateSubExpressions</A></B>()</CODE>
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Get the immediate sub-expressions of this expression.</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/instruct/NumberInstruction.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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Perform optimisation of an expression and its subexpressions.</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/instruct/NumberInstruction.html#promote(net.sf.saxon.expr.parser.PromotionOffer, net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression)">promote</A></B>(<A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/parser/PromotionOffer.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr.parser">PromotionOffer</A> offer,
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Offer promotion for this subexpression.</TD>
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<CODE> boolean</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/instruct/NumberInstruction.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> original,
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Replace one subexpression by a replacement subexpression</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/instruct/NumberInstruction.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/instruct/NumberInstruction.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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Perform static analysis of an expression and its subexpressions.</TD>
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<A NAME="NumberInstruction(net.sf.saxon.Configuration, net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression, int, net.sf.saxon.pattern.Pattern, net.sf.saxon.pattern.Pattern, net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression, net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression, net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression, net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression, net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression, net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression, net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression, net.sf.saxon.expr.number.NumberFormatter, net.sf.saxon.lib.Numberer, boolean, boolean)"><!-- --></A><H3>
NumberInstruction</H3>
<PRE>
public <B>NumberInstruction</B>(<A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/Configuration.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon">Configuration</A> config,
<A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr">Expression</A> select,
int level,
<A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/pattern/Pattern.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.pattern">Pattern</A> count,
<A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/pattern/Pattern.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.pattern">Pattern</A> from,
<A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr">Expression</A> value,
<A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr">Expression</A> format,
<A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr">Expression</A> groupSize,
<A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr">Expression</A> groupSeparator,
<A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr">Expression</A> letterValue,
<A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr">Expression</A> ordinal,
<A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr">Expression</A> lang,
<A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/number/NumberFormatter.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr.number">NumberFormatter</A> formatter,
<A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/lib/Numberer.html" title="interface in net.sf.saxon.lib">Numberer</A> numberer,
boolean hasVariablesInPatterns,
boolean backwardsCompatible)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Construct a NumberInstruction
<P>
<DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>config</CODE> - the Saxon configuration<DD><CODE>select</CODE> - the expression supplied in the select attribute<DD><CODE>level</CODE> - one of "single", "level", "multi"<DD><CODE>count</CODE> - the pattern supplied in the count attribute<DD><CODE>from</CODE> - the pattern supplied in the from attribute<DD><CODE>value</CODE> - the expression supplied in the value attribute<DD><CODE>format</CODE> - the expression supplied in the format attribute<DD><CODE>groupSize</CODE> - the expression supplied in the group-size attribute<DD><CODE>groupSeparator</CODE> - the expression supplied in the grouping-separator attribute<DD><CODE>letterValue</CODE> - the expression supplied in the letter-value attribute<DD><CODE>ordinal</CODE> - the expression supplied in the ordinal attribute<DD><CODE>lang</CODE> - the expression supplied in the lang attribute<DD><CODE>formatter</CODE> - A NumberFormatter to be used<DD><CODE>numberer</CODE> - A Numberer to be used for localization<DD><CODE>hasVariablesInPatterns</CODE> - true if one or more of the patterns contains variable references<DD><CODE>backwardsCompatible</CODE> - true if running in 1.0 compatibility mode</DL>
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<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)
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#simplify(net.sf.saxon.expr.parser.ExpressionVisitor)">Expression</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/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>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> visitor,
<A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/parser/ExpressionVisitor.ContextItemType.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr.parser">ExpressionVisitor.ContextItemType</A> contextItemType)
throws <A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/trans/XPathException.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.trans">XPathException</A></PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Perform static analysis of an expression and its subexpressions.
<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 will only be accurately known if they have been explicitly declared.</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>
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<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> visitor,
<A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/parser/ExpressionVisitor.ContextItemType.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr.parser">ExpressionVisitor.ContextItemType</A> contextItemType)
throws <A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/trans/XPathException.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.trans">XPathException</A></PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Perform optimisation of an expression and its subexpressions.
<p/>
<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>
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<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><<A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr">Expression</A>> <B>iterateSubExpressions</B>()</PRE>
<DL>
<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="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> original,
<A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr">Expression</A> 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="getIntrinsicDependencies()"><!-- --></A><H3>
getIntrinsicDependencies</H3>
<PRE>
public int <B>getIntrinsicDependencies</B>()</PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Determine the intrinsic dependencies of an expression, that is, those which are not derived
from the dependencies of its subexpressions. For example, position() has an intrinsic dependency
on the context position, while (position()+1) does not. The default implementation
of the method returns 0, indicating "no dependencies".
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Overrides:</B><DD><CODE><A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html#getIntrinsicDependencies()">getIntrinsicDependencies</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 set of bit-significant flags identifying the "intrinsic"
dependencies. The flags are documented in class net.sf.saxon.value.StaticProperty</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><B>Description copied from class: <CODE><A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html#getItemType(net.sf.saxon.type.TypeHierarchy)">Expression</A></CODE></B></DD>
<DD>Determine the data type of the expression, if possible. All expression return
sequences, in general; this method determines the type of the items within the
sequence, assuming that (a) this is known in advance, and (b) it is the same for
all items in the sequence.
<p>This method should always return a result, though it may be the best approximation
that is available at the time.</p>
<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 type hierarchy cache
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>a value such as Type.STRING, Type.BOOLEAN, Type.NUMBER,
Type.NODE, or Type.ITEM (meaning not known at compile time)</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="computeCardinality()"><!-- --></A><H3>
computeCardinality</H3>
<PRE>
public int <B>computeCardinality</B>()</PRE>
<DL>
<DD><B>Description copied from class: <CODE><A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html#computeCardinality()">Expression</A></CODE></B></DD>
<DD>Compute the static cardinality of this expression
<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="promote(net.sf.saxon.expr.parser.PromotionOffer, net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression)"><!-- --></A><H3>
promote</H3>
<PRE>
public <A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr">Expression</A> <B>promote</B>(<A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/parser/PromotionOffer.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr.parser">PromotionOffer</A> offer,
<A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.expr">Expression</A> parent)
throws <A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/trans/XPathException.html" title="class in net.sf.saxon.trans">XPathException</A></PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Offer promotion for this subexpression. 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/Expression.html#promote(net.sf.saxon.expr.parser.PromotionOffer, net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression)">promote</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>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<DD><CODE>parent</CODE> - the containing expression in the expression tree
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>if the offer is not accepted, return this expression unchanged.
Otherwise return the result of rewriting the expression to promote
this subexpression
<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="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><B>Description copied from class: <CODE><A HREF="../../../../../net/sf/saxon/expr/Expression.html#evaluateItem(net.sf.saxon.expr.XPathContext)">Expression</A></CODE></B></DD>
<DD>Evaluate an expression as a single item. This always returns either a single Item or
null (denoting the empty sequence). No conversion is done. This method should not be
used unless the static type of the expression is a subtype of "item" or "item?": that is,
it should not be called if the expression may return a sequence. There is no guarantee that
this condition will be detected.
<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>
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<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
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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> out)</PRE>
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<DD>Diagnostic print of expression structure. The abstract expression tree
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<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>
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<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>out</CODE> - the expression presenter used to display the structure</DL>
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