Class RangeExpression

All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, SourceLocator, LocationProvider, SaxonLocator, EvaluableItem, SequenceIterable, InstructionInfo, Locator

public class RangeExpression extends BinaryExpression
A RangeExpression is an expression that represents an integer sequence as a pair of end-points (for example "x to y"). If the end-points are equal, the sequence is of length one.

From Saxon 7.8, the sequence must be ascending; if the end-point is less than the start-point, an empty sequence is returned. This is to allow expressions of the form "for $i in 1 to count($seq) return ...."

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  • Constructor Details

    • RangeExpression

      public RangeExpression(Expression start, int op, Expression end)
      Construct a RangeExpression
      Parameters:
      start - expression that computes the start of the range
      op - represents the operator "to", needed only because this class is a subclass of BinaryExpression which needs an operator
      end - expression that computes the end of the range
  • Method Details

    • typeCheck

      public Expression typeCheck(ExpressionVisitor visitor, ItemType contextItemType) throws XPathException
      Type-check the expression
      Overrides:
      typeCheck in class BinaryExpression
      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 to perform necessary run-time type checks, and to perform other type-related optimizations
      Throws:
      XPathException - if an error is discovered during this phase (typically a type error)
    • optimize

      public Expression optimize(ExpressionVisitor visitor, 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 BinaryExpression
      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)
    • getItemType

      public ItemType getItemType(TypeHierarchy th)
      Get the data type of the items returned
      Specified by:
      getItemType in class Expression
      Parameters:
      th - the type hierarchy cache
      Returns:
      a value such as Type.STRING, Type.BOOLEAN, Type.NUMBER, Type.NODE, or Type.ITEM (meaning not known at compile time)
    • computeCardinality

      public int computeCardinality()
      Determine the static cardinality
      Overrides:
      computeCardinality in class BinaryExpression
      Returns:
      the computed cardinality, as one of the values StaticProperty.ALLOWS_ZERO_OR_ONE, StaticProperty.EXACTLY_ONE, StaticProperty.ALLOWS_ONE_OR_MORE, StaticProperty.ALLOWS_ZERO_OR_MORE
    • 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
    • iterate

      public SequenceIterator iterate(XPathContext context) throws XPathException
      Return an iteration over the sequence
      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