XPathExpression

All Known Subinterfaces:

BinaryExpr, EqualityExpr, FilterExpr, GroupedExpression, LocationStep, NodeExpression, PathComponent

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractPathComponent, BooleanFunctionCall, Concat, Contains, CountFunctionCall, ErrorExpr, ErrorFunctionCall, ExtensionFunctionCall, FalseFunctionCall, FormatNumber, FunctionCall, FunctionCallImpl, IdFunctionCall, IdRefFunctionCall, LangFunctionCall, LastFunctionCall, Normalize, NotFunctionCall, NumberFunctionCall, PathExpr, PositionFunctionCall, PredicateExpr, PrimaryExpr, SelectExpr, StartsWith, StringFunctionCall, StringLength, Substring, SubstringAfter, SubstringBefore, SumFunctionCall, TextFunctionCall, Translate, TrueFunctionCall, UnionExpr, VariableReference, XMLNamesFunctionCall
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public interface XPathExpression
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Interface representing an XPath expression. An XPath expression is thread-safe and can be evaluated multiple times concurrently. It is a compiled version of the textual XPath expression and can be cached for later use.

Version:

$Revision: 3738 $

Author:

Keith Visco, Assaf Arkin

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field and Description
`static short`	`BOOLEAN` The Boolean expression type.
`static short`	`ERROR` Expression of type error.
`static short`	`FILTER_EXPR` The FilterExpr expression type.
`static short`	`LOCATION_PATH` The LocationPath expression type.
`static short`	`NODE_TEST` The NodeTest expressions type
`static short`	`NUMBER` The NodeTest expressions type
`static short`	`PATH_EXPR` The PathExpr expression type.
`static short`	`PRIMARY` The Primary expression type.
`static short`	`STEP` The Step expression type.
`static short`	`STRING` The String expression type.
`static short`	`UNION_EXPR` The union expression type.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`XPathResult`	`evaluate(XPathContext context)` Evaluates the expression and returns the XPath result.
`short`	`getExprType()` Returns the type of this expression.
`java.lang.String`	`toString()` Returns the XPath expression as a string.

- Field Detail
  - ERROR
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static final short ERROR
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    Expression of type error.
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - BOOLEAN
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static final short BOOLEAN
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    The Boolean expression type.
    
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  - FILTER_EXPR
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static final short FILTER_EXPR
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    The FilterExpr expression type.
    
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  - LOCATION_PATH
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static final short LOCATION_PATH
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    The LocationPath expression type.
    
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  - NODE_TEST
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static final short NODE_TEST
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    The NodeTest expressions type
    
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  - NUMBER
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static final short NUMBER
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    The NodeTest expressions type
    
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  - PATH_EXPR
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static final short PATH_EXPR
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    The PathExpr expression type.
    
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  - PRIMARY
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static final short PRIMARY
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    The Primary expression type.
    
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  - STEP
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static final short STEP
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    The Step expression type.
    
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  - STRING
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static final short STRING
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    The String expression type.
    
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  - UNION_EXPR
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static final short UNION_EXPR
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    The union expression type.
    
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- Method Detail
  - getExprType
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short getExprType()
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    Returns the type of this expression.
    
    Returns:
    
    The type of this expression
  - evaluate
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XPathResult evaluate(XPathContext context)
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    Evaluates the expression and returns the XPath result.
    
    Parameters:
    
    context - The XPathContext to use during evaluation.
    
    Returns:
    
    The XPathResult (not null).
    
    Throws:
    
    XPathException - if an error occured while evaluating this expression.
  - toString
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java.lang.String toString()
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    Returns the XPath expression as a string. The returned value is a valid XPath expression that can be parsed into an equivalent XPathExpression object.
    
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class java.lang.Object
    
    Returns:
    
    The XPath expression as a string

Interface XPathExpression

Field Summary

Method Summary

Field Detail

ERROR

BOOLEAN

FILTER_EXPR

LOCATION_PATH

NODE_TEST

NUMBER

PATH_EXPR

PRIMARY

STEP

STRING

UNION_EXPR

Method Detail

getExprType

evaluate

toString