Class SortExpression

java.lang.Object
net.sf.saxon.expr.ComputedExpression
net.sf.saxon.sort.SortExpression
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, SourceLocator, Container, Expression, InstructionInfoProvider

public class SortExpression extends ComputedExpression
Expression equivalent to the imaginary syntax expr sortby (sort-key)+
See Also:
  • Constructor Details

  • Method Details

    • iterateSubExpressions

      public Iterator iterateSubExpressions()
      Get the immediate sub-expressions of this expression. Default implementation returns a zero-length array, appropriate for an expression that has no sub-expressions.
      Specified by:
      iterateSubExpressions in interface Expression
      Overrides:
      iterateSubExpressions in class ComputedExpression
      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 ComputedExpression
      Parameters:
      original - the original subexpression
      replacement - the replacement subexpression
      Returns:
      true if the original subexpression is found
    • simplify

      public Expression simplify(StaticContext env) throws XPathException
      Simplify an expression
      Specified by:
      simplify in interface Expression
      Overrides:
      simplify in class ComputedExpression
      Parameters:
      env - the static context
      Returns:
      the simplified expression
      Throws:
      XPathException - if an error is discovered during expression rewriting
    • typeCheck

      public Expression typeCheck(StaticContext env, ItemType contextItemType) throws XPathException
      Type-check the 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:
      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.

      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
    • promote

      public Expression promote(PromotionOffer offer) throws XPathException
      Offer promotion for this subexpression. The offer will be accepted if the subexpression is not dependent on the factors (e.g. the context item) identified in the PromotionOffer. By default the offer is not accepted - this is appropriate in the case of simple expressions such as constant values and variable references where promotion would give no performance advantage. This method is always called at compile time.
      Specified by:
      promote in interface Expression
      Overrides:
      promote in class ComputedExpression
      Parameters:
      offer - details of the offer, for example the offer to move expressions that don't depend on the context to an outer level in the containing expression
      Returns:
      if the offer is not accepted, return this expression unchanged. Otherwise return the result of rewriting the expression to promote this subexpression
      Throws:
      XPathException - if any error is detected
    • isSortKey

      public boolean isSortKey(Expression child)
      Test whether a given expression is one of the sort keys
    • computeCardinality

      public int computeCardinality()
      Determine the static cardinality
      Specified by:
      computeCardinality in class ComputedExpression
    • getItemType

      public ItemType getItemType(TypeHierarchy th)
      Determine the data type of the items returned by the expression, if possible
      Parameters:
      th -
      Returns:
      a value such as Type.STRING, Type.BOOLEAN, Type.NUMBER, Type.NODE, or Type.ITEM (meaning not known in advance)
    • computeSpecialProperties

      public int computeSpecialProperties()
      Get the static properties of this expression (other than its type). The result is bit-significant. These properties are used for optimizations. In general, if property bit is set, it is true, but if it is unset, the value is unknown.
      Overrides:
      computeSpecialProperties in class ComputedExpression
    • iterate

      public SequenceIterator iterate(XPathContext context) throws XPathException
      Enumerate the results of the expression
      Specified by:
      iterate in interface Expression
      Overrides:
      iterate in class ComputedExpression
      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
    • display

      public void display(int level, PrintStream out, Configuration config)
      Description copied from interface: Expression
      Diagnostic print of expression structure. The abstract expression tree is written to the supplied output destination.
      Parameters:
      level - indentation level for this expression
      out - Output destination
      config -