## net.sf.saxon.functions
Class BooleanFn

    java.lang.Object
      net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression
          net.sf.saxon.expr.FunctionCall
              net.sf.saxon.functions.SystemFunction
                  net.sf.saxon.functions.BooleanFn

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

    public class BooleanFn

extends SystemFunction

This class supports the XPath functions boolean(), not(), true(), and false()

See Also:
  Serialized Form

Field Summary
`static int` `BOOLEAN`
`static int` `FALSE`
`static int` `NOT`
`static int` `TRUE`

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

Constructor Summary
`BooleanFn()`

Method Summary
`void` `checkArguments(StaticContext env)` Static analysis: prevent sorting of the argument
`boolean` `effectiveBooleanValue(XPathContext c)` Evaluate the effective boolean value
`Item` `evaluateItem(XPathContext context)` Evaluate the function
`Expression` `optimize(Optimizer opt, StaticContext env, ItemType contextItemType)` Perform optimisation of an expression and its subexpressions.
`Expression` `simplify(StaticContext env)` Simplify the function call.

Methods inherited from class net.sf.saxon.functions.SystemFunction
`computeCardinality, computeSpecialProperties, display, getDetails, getErrorCodeForTypeErrors, getItemType, main, makeSystemFunction, setDetails`

Methods inherited from class net.sf.saxon.expr.FunctionCall
`getArguments, getDisplayName, getFunctionNameCode, getNumberOfArguments, iterateSubExpressions, preEvaluate, promote, replaceSubExpression, setArguments, setFunctionNameCode, typeCheck`

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

`adoptChildExpression, checkPermittedContents, computeDependencies, computeStaticProperties, doPromotion, evaluateAsString, getCardinality, getColumnNumber, getContainingProcedure, getDependencies, getExecutable, getHostLanguage, getImplementationMethod, getInstructionInfo, getIntrinsicDependencies, getLineNumber, getLocationId, getLocationProvider, getParentExpression, getPublicId, getSlotsUsed, getSpecialProperties, getSystemId, hasBadParentPointer, iterate, markTailFunctionCalls, process, resetStaticProperties, setLocationId, setParentExpression, setParentExpression, suppressValidation`

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

Field Detail

### BOOLEAN

    public static final int BOOLEAN

See Also:
  Constant Field Values

### NOT

    public static final int NOT

See Also:
  Constant Field Values

### TRUE

    public static final int TRUE

See Also:
  Constant Field Values

### FALSE

    public static final int FALSE

See Also:
  Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

### BooleanFn

    public BooleanFn()

Method Detail

### simplify

    public Expression simplify(StaticContext env)
                        throws XPathException

  Simplify the function call. Default method is to simplify each of the supplied arguments and evaluate the function if all are now known.

  Overrides:
    `simplify` in class `FunctionCall`
  Returns:
    the simplified expression
  Throws:
    `XPathException` - if an error is discovered during expression rewriting

### checkArguments

    public void checkArguments(StaticContext env)
                        throws XPathException

  Static analysis: prevent sorting of the argument

  Overrides:
    `checkArguments` in class `SystemFunction`
  Throws:
    `XPathException`

### optimize

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

  Perform optimisation of an expression and its subexpressions.

  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 `SystemFunction`
  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 the function

  Specified by:
    `evaluateItem` in interface `EvaluableItem`
  Overrides:
    `evaluateItem` in class `Expression`
  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

### effectiveBooleanValue

    public boolean effectiveBooleanValue(XPathContext c)
                                  throws XPathException

  Evaluate the effective boolean value

  Overrides:
    `effectiveBooleanValue` in class `Expression`
  Parameters:
    `c` - The context in which the expression is to be evaluated
  Returns:
    the effective boolean value
  Throws:
    `XPathException` - if any dynamic error occurs evaluating the expression

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