Class LazyExpression

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    java.io.Serializable, javax.xml.transform.SourceLocator, LocationProvider, SaxonLocator, EvaluableItem, SequenceIterable, InstructionInfo, org.xml.sax.Locator

    public class LazyExpression
    extends UnaryExpression
    A LazyExpression is an expression that forces lazy evaluation: it must not be evaluated eagerly, because a failure must not be reported unless the value is actually referenced. This is used for an expression that has been moved out of a loop. If the loop iterates zero times, the expression will not be evaluated, and in particular, it will not cause a dynamic error.

    Note that the LazyExpression class does not itself implement any kind of delayed evaluation: calling its evaluateItem() and iterate() methods produces an immediate result. Instead, the existence of a LazyExpression on the expression tree acts as a signal to other classes that evaluation should be delayed, typically by holding the result of the iterate() method in a Closure object.

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    Serialized Form
    • Constructor Detail

      • LazyExpression

        public LazyExpression​(Expression operand)
        Create a LazyExpression
        Parameters:
        operand - the expression to be evaluated lazily
    • Method Detail

      • makeLazyExpression

        public static Expression makeLazyExpression​(Expression operand)
        Create a LazyExpression (factory method)
        Parameters:
        operand - the expression to be evaluated lazily
        Returns:
        the LazyExpression
      • optimize

        public Expression optimize​(ExpressionVisitor visitor,
                                   ItemType contextItemType)
                            throws XPathException
        Perform optimisation of an expression and its subexpressions. This method suppresses compile-time evaluation
        Overrides:
        optimize in class UnaryExpression
        Parameters:
        visitor - an expression visitor
        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:
        XPathException - if an error is discovered during this phase (typically a type error)
      • 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 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
      • 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 handles iteration for expressions that return singleton values: for non-singleton expressions, the subclass must provide its own implementation.
        Specified by:
        iterate in interface SequenceIterable
        Overrides:
        iterate in class Expression
        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
      • process

        public void process​(XPathContext context)
                     throws XPathException
        Process the instruction, without returning any tail calls
        Overrides:
        process in class Expression
        Parameters:
        context - The dynamic context, giving access to the current node, the current variables, etc.
        Throws:
        XPathException
      • copy

        public Expression copy()
        Copy an expression. This makes a deep copy.
        Specified by:
        copy in class Expression
        Returns:
        the copy of the original expression