Class AttributeReference


class AttributeReference extends SingletonExpression
An expression that represents a reference to a named attribute
  • Constructor Details

    • AttributeReference

      public AttributeReference(int fingerprint)
      Constructor
  • Method Details

    • bindParentNode

      public void bindParentNode(NodeInfo node)
      Bind the reference to a particular node
    • getNode

      public NodeInfo getNode(Context context) throws XPathException
      Return the relevant attribute node
      Specified by:
      getNode in class SingletonExpression
      Parameters:
      context - the evaluation context
      Throws:
      XPathException
    • evaluateAsBoolean

      public boolean evaluateAsBoolean(Context context) throws XPathException
      Evaluate as a boolean. Returns true if there are any nodes selected by the NodeSetExpression
      Overrides:
      evaluateAsBoolean in class SingletonExpression
      Parameters:
      context - The context in which the expression is to be evaluated
      Returns:
      true if there are any nodes selected by the NodeSetExpression
      Throws:
      XPathException
    • evaluateAsString

      public String evaluateAsString(Context context) throws XPathException
      Evaluate as a string. Returns the string value of the attribute if it exists
      Overrides:
      evaluateAsString in class SingletonExpression
      Parameters:
      context - The context in which the expression is to be evaluated
      Returns:
      true if there are any nodes selected by the NodeSetExpression
      Throws:
      XPathException
    • getDependencies

      public int getDependencies()
      Determine which aspects of the context the expression depends on. The result is a bitwise-or'ed value composed from constants such as Context.VARIABLES and Context.CURRENT_NODE
      Specified by:
      getDependencies in class Expression
    • reduce

      public Expression reduce(int dependencies, Context context) throws XPathException
      Perform a partial evaluation of the expression, by eliminating specified dependencies on the context.
      Specified by:
      reduce in class Expression
      Parameters:
      dependencies - The dependencies to be removed
      context - The context to be used for the partial evaluation
      Returns:
      a new expression that does not have any of the specified dependencies
      Throws:
      XPathException
    • display

      public void display(int level)
      Diagnostic print of expression structure
      Specified by:
      display in class Expression