## net.sf.saxon.instruct
Class GeneralVariable

    java.lang.Object
      net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression
          net.sf.saxon.instruct.Instruction
              net.sf.saxon.instruct.GeneralVariable

All Implemented Interfaces:
  Serializable, SourceLocator, Binding, Container, EvaluableItem, SequenceIterable, TailCallReturner, InstructionInfoProvider

Direct Known Subclasses:
  Assign, GlobalVariable, LocalParam, LocalVariable, WithParam

    public abstract class GeneralVariable

extends Instruction
implements Binding

This class defines common behaviour across xsl:variable, xsl:param, and xsl:with-param; also saxon:assign

See Also:
  Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression
`EVALUATE_METHOD, ITERATE_METHOD, PROCESS_METHOD`

Constructor Summary
`GeneralVariable()`

Method Summary
`void` `display(int level, PrintStream out, Configuration config)` Diagnostic print of expression structure.
`Item` `evaluateItem(XPathContext context)` Evaluate an expression as a single item.
`int` `getCardinality()` Get the cardinality of the result of this instruction.
`int` `getInstructionNameCode()` Get the namecode of the instruction for use in diagnostics
`ItemType` `getItemType(TypeHierarchy th)` Get the type of the result of this instruction.
`int` `getLocalSlotNumber()` If this is a local variable held on the local stack frame, return the corresponding slot number.
`int` `getNameCode()`
`SequenceType` `getRequiredType()`
`Expression` `getSelectExpression()`
`ValueRepresentation` `getSelectValue(XPathContext context)` Evaluate the variable.
`int` `getSlotNumber()`
`int` `getVariableFingerprint()` Get the name of the variable (as a NamePool fingerprint)
`String` `getVariableName()`
`void` `init(Expression select, int nameCode)`
`boolean` `isAssignable()` Test whether it is permitted to assign to the variable using the saxon:assign extension element.
`boolean` `isGlobal()` Indicate whether the binding is local or global.
`boolean` `isImplicitlyRequiredParam()`
`boolean` `isRequiredParam()`
`boolean` `isTunnelParam()`
`SequenceIterator` `iterate(XPathContext context)` Return an Iterator to iterate over the values of a sequence.
`Iterator` `iterateSubExpressions()` Get all the XPath expressions associated with this instruction (in XSLT terms, the expression present on attributes of the instruction, as distinct from the child instructions in a sequence construction)
`Expression` `optimize(Optimizer opt, StaticContext env, ItemType contextItemType)` Perform optimisation of an expression and its subexpressions.
`boolean` `replaceSubExpression(Expression original, Expression replacement)` Replace one subexpression by a replacement subexpression
`void` `setAssignable(boolean assignable)`
`void` `setImplicitlyRequiredParam(boolean requiredParam)`
`void` `setNameCode(int nameCode)`
`void` `setReferenceCount(int refCount)`
`void` `setRequiredParam(boolean requiredParam)`
`void` `setRequiredType(SequenceType required)`
`void` `setSelectExpression(Expression select)`
`void` `setSlotNumber(int s)`
`void` `setTunnel(boolean tunnel)`
`void` `setVariableName(String s)`
`Expression` `simplify(StaticContext env)` Simplify an expression.
`Expression` `typeCheck(StaticContext env, ItemType contextItemType)` Perform type checking of an expression and its subexpressions.

Methods inherited from class net.sf.saxon.instruct.Instruction
`appendItem, computeCardinality, computeSpecialProperties, createsNewNodes, evaluateAsString, getImplementationMethod, getInstructionInfo, getSourceLocator, isXSLT, process, processLeavingTail, promote`

Methods inherited from class net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression

`adoptChildExpression, checkPermittedContents, computeDependencies, computeStaticProperties, doPromotion, effectiveBooleanValue, getColumnNumber, getContainingProcedure, getDependencies, getExecutable, getHostLanguage, getIntrinsicDependencies, getLineNumber, getLocationId, getLocationProvider, getParentExpression, getPublicId, getSlotsUsed, getSpecialProperties, getSystemId, hasBadParentPointer, markTailFunctionCalls, resetStaticProperties, setLocationId, setParentExpression, setParentExpression, suppressValidation`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Methods inherited from interface net.sf.saxon.expr.Binding
`evaluateVariable`

Methods inherited from interface javax.xml.transform.SourceLocator
`getColumnNumber, getLineNumber, getPublicId, getSystemId`

Constructor Detail

### GeneralVariable

    public GeneralVariable()

Method Detail

### init

    public void init(Expression select,
                     int nameCode)

### setSelectExpression

    public void setSelectExpression(Expression select)

### getSelectExpression

    public Expression getSelectExpression()

### setRequiredType

    public void setRequiredType(SequenceType required)

### getRequiredType

    public SequenceType getRequiredType()

### setNameCode

    public void setNameCode(int nameCode)

### getNameCode

    public int getNameCode()

### setAssignable

    public void setAssignable(boolean assignable)

### setRequiredParam

    public void setRequiredParam(boolean requiredParam)

### setImplicitlyRequiredParam

    public void setImplicitlyRequiredParam(boolean requiredParam)

### setTunnel

    public void setTunnel(boolean tunnel)

### setReferenceCount

    public void setReferenceCount(int refCount)

### isAssignable

    public final boolean isAssignable()

  Test whether it is permitted to assign to the variable using the saxon:assign extension element. This will only be true if the extra attribute saxon:assignable="yes" is present.

  Specified by:
    `isAssignable` in interface `Binding`

### getVariableFingerprint

    public int getVariableFingerprint()

  Get the name of the variable (as a NamePool fingerprint)

  Returns:
    the NamePool fingerprint of the variable's expanded name.

### getItemType

    public ItemType getItemType(TypeHierarchy th)

  Get the type of the result of this instruction. An xsl:variable instruction returns nothing, so the type is empty.

  Overrides:
    `getItemType` in class `Instruction`
  Parameters:
    `th` -
  Returns:
    the empty type.

### getCardinality

    public int getCardinality()

  Get the cardinality of the result of this instruction. An xsl:variable instruction returns nothing, so the type is empty.

  Overrides:
    `getCardinality` in class `Expression`
  Returns:
    the empty cardinality.

### isGlobal

    public boolean isGlobal()

  Description copied from interface: `Binding`
  Indicate whether the binding is local or global. A global binding is one that has a fixed value for the life of a query or transformation; any other binding is local.

  Specified by:
    `isGlobal` in interface `Binding`

### getLocalSlotNumber

    public int getLocalSlotNumber()

  If this is a local variable held on the local stack frame, return the corresponding slot number. In other cases, return -1.

  Specified by:
    `getLocalSlotNumber` in interface `Binding`

### isRequiredParam

    public final boolean isRequiredParam()

### isImplicitlyRequiredParam

    public final boolean isImplicitlyRequiredParam()

### isTunnelParam

    public final boolean isTunnelParam()

### getInstructionNameCode

    public int getInstructionNameCode()

  Description copied from class: `Instruction`
  Get the namecode of the instruction for use in diagnostics

  Overrides:
    `getInstructionNameCode` in class `Instruction`

### simplify

    public Expression simplify(StaticContext env)
                        throws XPathException

  Description copied from class: `Instruction`
  Simplify an expression. This performs any static optimization (by rewriting the expression as a different expression). The default implementation does nothing.

  Specified by:
    `simplify` in class `Instruction`
  Returns:
    the simplified expression
  Throws:
    `XPathException` - if an error is discovered during expression rewriting

### typeCheck

    public Expression typeCheck(StaticContext env,
                                ItemType contextItemType)
                         throws XPathException

  Description copied from class: `Expression`
  Perform type checking of an expression and its subexpressions. This is the second phase of static optimization.

  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.

  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.

  If the implementation returns a value other than "this", then it is required to ensure that the parent pointer and 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.

  Overrides:
    `typeCheck` in class `Expression`
  Parameters:
    `env` - the static context of the expression
    `contextItemType` - 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 `Type.ITEM_TYPE`
  Returns:
    the original expression, rewritten to perform necessary run-time type checks, and to perform other type-related optimizations
  Throws:
    `StaticError` - if an error is discovered during this phase (typically a type error)
    `XPathException`

### optimize

    public Expression optimize(Optimizer opt,
                               StaticContext env,
                               ItemType contextItemType)
                        throws XPathException

  Description copied from class: `Expression`
  Perform optimisation of an expression and its subexpressions. This is the third and final phase of static optimization.

  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.

  Overrides:
    `optimize` in class `Expression`
  Parameters:
    `opt` - the optimizer in use. This provides access to supporting functions; it also allows different optimization strategies to be used in different circumstances.
    `env` - the static context of the expression
    `contextItemType` - 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 `Type.ITEM_TYPE`
  Returns:
    the original expression, rewritten if appropriate to optimize execution
  Throws:
    `StaticError` - if an error is discovered during this phase (typically a type error)
    `XPathException`

### evaluateItem

    public Item evaluateItem(XPathContext context)
                      throws XPathException

  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.

  Specified by:
    `evaluateItem` in interface `EvaluableItem`
  Overrides:
    `evaluateItem` in class `Instruction`
  Parameters:
    `context` - The context in which the expression is to be evaluated
  Returns:
    the node or atomic value that results from evaluating the expression; or null to indicate that the result is an empty sequence
  Throws:
    `XPathException` - if any dynamic error occurs evaluating the expression

### iterate

    public SequenceIterator iterate(XPathContext context)
                             throws XPathException

  Return an Iterator to iterate over the values of a sequence. The value of every expression can be regarded as a sequence, so this method is supported for all expressions. This default implementation relies on the process() method: it "pushes" the results of the instruction to a sequence in memory, and then iterates over this in-memory sequence. In principle instructions should implement a pipelined iterate() method that avoids the overhead of intermediate storage.

  Specified by:
    `iterate` in interface `SequenceIterable`
  Overrides:
    `iterate` in class `Instruction`
  Parameters:
    `context` - supplies the context for evaluation
  Returns:
    a SequenceIterator that can be used to iterate over the result of the expression
  Throws:
    `XPathException` - if any dynamic error occurs evaluating the expression

### getSelectValue

    public ValueRepresentation getSelectValue(XPathContext context)
                                       throws XPathException

  Evaluate the variable. That is, get the value of the select expression if present or the content of the element otherwise, either as a tree or as a sequence

  Throws:
    `XPathException`

### iterateSubExpressions

    public Iterator iterateSubExpressions()

  Get all the XPath expressions associated with this instruction (in XSLT terms, the expression present on attributes of the instruction, as distinct from the child instructions in a sequence construction)

  Overrides:
    `iterateSubExpressions` in class `Expression`
  Returns:
    an iterator containing the sub-expressions of this expression

### replaceSubExpression

    public boolean replaceSubExpression(Expression original,
                                        Expression replacement)

  Replace one subexpression by a replacement subexpression

  Specified by:
    `replaceSubExpression` in interface `Container`
  Overrides:
    `replaceSubExpression` in class `Expression`
  Parameters:
    `original` - the original subexpression
    `replacement` - the replacement subexpression
  Returns:
    true if the original subexpression is found

### display

    public void display(int level,
                        PrintStream out,
                        Configuration config)

  Diagnostic print of expression structure. The expression is written to the System.err output stream

  Specified by:
    `display` in class `Expression`
  Parameters:
    `level` - indentation level for this expression
    `out` -
    `config` -

### getSlotNumber

    public int getSlotNumber()

### setSlotNumber

    public void setSlotNumber(int s)

### setVariableName

    public void setVariableName(String s)

### getVariableName

    public String getVariableName()

Copyright (C) Michael H. Kay. All rights reserved.