org.apache.xpath.objects
Class XObject

java.lang.Object
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  +--org.apache.xpath.Expression
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        +--org.apache.xpath.objects.XObject

Direct Known Subclasses:

NodeSequence, XBoolean, XNumber, XRTreeFrag, XString, XUnresolvedVariable, XUnresolvedVariableSimple

public class XObject

extends Expression

implements java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable

This class represents an XPath object, and is capable of converting the object to various types, such as a string. This class acts as the base class to other XPath type objects, such as XString, and provides polymorphic casting capabilities.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Usage:

Field Summary

static int	CLASS_BOOLEAN Constant for BOOLEAN object type
static int	CLASS_NODESET Constant for NODESET object type
static int	CLASS_NULL Constant for NULL object type
static int	CLASS_NUMBER Constant for NUMBER object type
static int	CLASS_RTREEFRAG Constant for RESULT TREE FRAGMENT object type
static int	CLASS_STRING Constant for STRING object type
static int	CLASS_UNKNOWN Constant for UNKNOWN object type
static int	CLASS_UNRESOLVEDVARIABLE Represents an unresolved variable type as an integer.

Constructor Summary

XObject()
Create an XObject.

XObject(java.lang.Object obj)
Create an XObject.

Method Summary

void	allowDetachToRelease(boolean allowRelease) Specify if it's OK for detach to release the iterator for reuse.
void	appendToFsb(FastStringBuffer fsb) Cast result object to a string.
boolean	bool() Cast result object to a boolean.
boolean	boolWithSideEffects() Cast result object to a boolean, but allow side effects, such as the incrementing of an iterator.
void	callVisitors(ExpressionOwner owner, XPathVisitor visitor)
java.lang.Object	castToType(int t, XPathContext support) Cast object to type t.
static XObject	create(java.lang.Object val) Create the right XObject based on the type of the object passed.
static XObject	create(java.lang.Object val, XPathContext xctxt) Create the right XObject based on the type of the object passed.
boolean	deepEquals(Expression expr)
void	destruct() Forces the object to release it's resources.
void	detach() Detaches the DTMIterator from the set which it iterated over, releasing any computational resources and placing the iterator in the INVALID state.
void	dispatchCharactersEvents(ContentHandler ch) Directly call the characters method on the passed ContentHandler for the string-value.
boolean	equals(XObject obj2) Tell if two objects are functionally equal.
XObject	execute(XPathContext xctxt) For support of literal objects in xpaths.
void	fixupVariables(java.util.Vector vars, int globalsSize) XObjects should not normally need to fix up variables.
XObject	getFresh() Get a fresh copy of the object.
int	getType() Tell what kind of class this is.
java.lang.String	getTypeString() Given a request type, return the equivalent string.
boolean	greaterThan(XObject obj2) Tell if one object is greater than the other.
boolean	greaterThanOrEqual(XObject obj2) Tell if one object is greater than or equal to the other.
DTMIterator	iter() Cast result object to a nodelist.
boolean	lessThan(XObject obj2) Tell if one object is less than the other.
boolean	lessThanOrEqual(XObject obj2) Tell if one object is less than or equal to the other.
NodeSetDTM	mutableNodeset() Cast result object to a nodelist.
NodeList	nodelist() Cast result object to a nodelist.
NodeIterator	nodeset() Cast result object to a nodelist.
boolean	notEquals(XObject obj2) Tell if two objects are functionally not equal.
double	num() Cast result object to a number.
double	numWithSideEffects() Cast result object to a number, but allow side effects, such as the incrementing of an iterator.
java.lang.Object	object() Return a java object that's closest to the representation that should be handed to an extension.
void	reset() Reset for fresh reuse.
int	rtf() For functions to override.
int	rtf(XPathContext support) Cast result object to a result tree fragment.
DocumentFragment	rtree() For functions to override.
DocumentFragment	rtree(XPathContext support) Cast result object to a result tree fragment.
java.lang.String	str() Cast result object to a string.
java.lang.String	toString() Return the string representation of the object
XMLString	xstr() Cast result object to a string.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.xpath.Expression

asIterator, asIteratorRaw, asNode, assertion, bool, canTraverseOutsideSubtree, error, execute, execute, execute, executeCharsToContentHandler, exprAddChild, exprGetChild, exprGetNumChildren, exprGetParent, exprSetParent, getColumnNumber, getExpressionOwner, getLineNumber, getPublicId, getSystemId, isNodesetExpr, isStableNumber, num, warn, xstr

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

CLASS_NULL

public static final int CLASS_NULL

Constant for NULL object type

CLASS_UNKNOWN

public static final int CLASS_UNKNOWN

Constant for UNKNOWN object type

CLASS_BOOLEAN

public static final int CLASS_BOOLEAN

Constant for BOOLEAN object type

CLASS_NUMBER

public static final int CLASS_NUMBER

Constant for NUMBER object type

CLASS_STRING

public static final int CLASS_STRING

Constant for STRING object type

CLASS_NODESET

public static final int CLASS_NODESET

Constant for NODESET object type

CLASS_RTREEFRAG

public static final int CLASS_RTREEFRAG

Constant for RESULT TREE FRAGMENT object type

CLASS_UNRESOLVEDVARIABLE

public static final int CLASS_UNRESOLVEDVARIABLE

Represents an unresolved variable type as an integer.

Constructor Detail

XObject

public XObject()

Create an XObject.

XObject

public XObject(java.lang.Object obj)

Create an XObject.

Parameters:

obj - Can be any object, should be a specific type for derived classes, or null.

Method Detail

execute

public XObject execute(XPathContext xctxt)
                throws TransformerException

For support of literal objects in xpaths.

Parameters:

xctxt - The XPath execution context.

Returns:

This object.

Throws:

TransformerException -

Overrides:

execute in class Expression

allowDetachToRelease

public void allowDetachToRelease(boolean allowRelease)

Specify if it's OK for detach to release the iterator for reuse. This function should be called with a value of false for objects that are stored in variables. Calling this with a value of false on a XNodeSet will cause the nodeset to be cached.

Parameters:

allowRelease - true if it is OK for detach to release this iterator for pooling.

detach

public void detach()

Detaches the DTMIterator from the set which it iterated over, releasing any computational resources and placing the iterator in the INVALID state. After detach has been invoked, calls to nextNode or previousNode will raise a runtime exception.

destruct

public void destruct()

Forces the object to release it's resources. This is more harsh than detach().

reset

public void reset()

Reset for fresh reuse.

dispatchCharactersEvents

public void dispatchCharactersEvents(ContentHandler ch)
                              throws SAXException

Directly call the characters method on the passed ContentHandler for the string-value. Multiple calls to the ContentHandler's characters methods may well occur for a single call to this method.

Parameters:

ch - A non-null reference to a ContentHandler.

Throws:

SAXException -

create

public static XObject create(java.lang.Object val)

Create the right XObject based on the type of the object passed. This function can not make an XObject that exposes DOM Nodes, NodeLists, and NodeIterators to the XSLT stylesheet as node-sets.

Parameters:

val - The java object which this object will wrap.

Returns:

the right XObject based on the type of the object passed.

create

public static XObject create(java.lang.Object val,
                             XPathContext xctxt)

Create the right XObject based on the type of the object passed. This function can make an XObject that exposes DOM Nodes, NodeLists, and NodeIterators to the XSLT stylesheet as node-sets.

Parameters:

val - The java object which this object will wrap.

xctxt - The XPath context.

Returns:

the right XObject based on the type of the object passed.

getType

public int getType()

Tell what kind of class this is.

Returns:

CLASS_UNKNOWN

getTypeString

public java.lang.String getTypeString()

Given a request type, return the equivalent string. For diagnostic purposes.

Returns:

type string "#UNKNOWN" + object class name

num

public double num()
           throws TransformerException

Cast result object to a number. Always issues an error.

Returns:

0.0

Throws:

TransformerException -

numWithSideEffects

public double numWithSideEffects()
                          throws TransformerException

Cast result object to a number, but allow side effects, such as the incrementing of an iterator.

Returns:

numeric value of the string conversion from the next node in the NodeSetDTM, or NAN if no node was found

bool

public boolean bool()
             throws TransformerException

Cast result object to a boolean. Always issues an error.

Returns:

false

Throws:

TransformerException -

boolWithSideEffects

public boolean boolWithSideEffects()
                            throws TransformerException

Cast result object to a boolean, but allow side effects, such as the incrementing of an iterator.

Returns:

True if there is a next node in the nodeset

xstr

public XMLString xstr()

Cast result object to a string.

Returns:

The string this wraps or the empty string if null

str

public java.lang.String str()

Cast result object to a string.

Returns:

The object as a string

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Return the string representation of the object

Returns:

the string representation of the object

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

rtf

public int rtf(XPathContext support)

Cast result object to a result tree fragment.

Parameters:

support - XPath context to use for the conversion

Returns:

the objec as a result tree fragment.

rtree

public DocumentFragment rtree(XPathContext support)

Cast result object to a result tree fragment.

Parameters:

support - XPath context to use for the conversion

Returns:

the objec as a result tree fragment.

rtree

public DocumentFragment rtree()

For functions to override.

Returns:

null

rtf

public int rtf()

For functions to override.

Returns:

null

object

public java.lang.Object object()

Return a java object that's closest to the representation that should be handed to an extension.

Returns:

The object that this class wraps

iter

public DTMIterator iter()
                 throws TransformerException

Cast result object to a nodelist. Always issues an error.

Returns:

null

Throws:

TransformerException -

getFresh

public XObject getFresh()

Get a fresh copy of the object. For use with variables.

Returns:

This object, unless overridden by subclass.

nodeset

public NodeIterator nodeset()
                     throws TransformerException

Cast result object to a nodelist. Always issues an error.

Returns:

null

Throws:

TransformerException -

nodelist

public NodeList nodelist()
                  throws TransformerException

Cast result object to a nodelist. Always issues an error.

Returns:

null

Throws:

TransformerException -

mutableNodeset

public NodeSetDTM mutableNodeset()
                          throws TransformerException

Cast result object to a nodelist. Always issues an error.

Returns:

The object as a NodeSetDTM.

Throws:

TransformerException -

castToType

public java.lang.Object castToType(int t,
                                   XPathContext support)
                            throws TransformerException

Cast object to type t.

Parameters:

t - Type of object to cast this to

support - XPath context to use for the conversion

Returns:

This object as the given type t

Throws:

TransformerException -

lessThan

public boolean lessThan(XObject obj2)
                 throws TransformerException

Tell if one object is less than the other.

Parameters:

obj2 - Object to compare this to

Returns:

True if this object is less than the given object

Throws:

TransformerException -

lessThanOrEqual

public boolean lessThanOrEqual(XObject obj2)
                        throws TransformerException

Tell if one object is less than or equal to the other.

Parameters:

obj2 - Object to compare this to

Returns:

True if this object is less than or equal to the given object

Throws:

TransformerException -

greaterThan

public boolean greaterThan(XObject obj2)
                    throws TransformerException

Tell if one object is greater than the other.

Parameters:

obj2 - Object to compare this to

Returns:

True if this object is greater than the given object

Throws:

TransformerException -

greaterThanOrEqual

public boolean greaterThanOrEqual(XObject obj2)
                           throws TransformerException

Tell if one object is greater than or equal to the other.

Parameters:

obj2 - Object to compare this to

Returns:

True if this object is greater than or equal to the given object

Throws:

TransformerException -

equals

public boolean equals(XObject obj2)

Tell if two objects are functionally equal.

Parameters:

obj2 - Object to compare this to

Returns:

True if this object is equal to the given object

Throws:

TransformerException -

notEquals

public boolean notEquals(XObject obj2)
                  throws TransformerException

Tell if two objects are functionally not equal.

Parameters:

obj2 - Object to compare this to

Returns:

True if this object is not equal to the given object

Throws:

TransformerException -

fixupVariables

public void fixupVariables(java.util.Vector vars,
                           int globalsSize)

XObjects should not normally need to fix up variables.

Overrides:

fixupVariables in class Expression

appendToFsb

public void appendToFsb(FastStringBuffer fsb)

Cast result object to a string. NEEDSDOC @param fsb

Returns:

The string this wraps or the empty string if null

callVisitors

public void callVisitors(ExpressionOwner owner,
                         XPathVisitor visitor)

See Also:

XPathVisitable.callVisitors(ExpressionOwner, XPathVisitor)

deepEquals

public boolean deepEquals(Expression expr)

Overrides:

deepEquals in class Expression

See Also:

Expression.deepEquals(Expression)