Class ExpressionTool

java.lang.Object
net.sf.saxon.expr.ExpressionTool

public class ExpressionTool extends Object
This class, ExpressionTool, contains a number of useful static methods for manipulating expressions. Most importantly, it provides the factory method make() for constructing a new expression
  • Field Details

  • Method Details

    • make

      public static Expression make(String expression, StaticContext env, int start, int terminator, int lineNumber, boolean compileWithTracing) throws XPathException
      Parse an expression. This performs the basic analysis of the expression against the grammar, it binds variable references and function calls to variable definitions and function definitions, and it performs context-independent expression rewriting for optimization purposes.
      Parameters:
      expression - The expression (as a character string)
      env - An object giving information about the compile-time context of the expression
      start - position of the first significant character in the expression
      terminator - The token that marks the end of this expression; typically Tokenizer.EOF, but may for example be a right curly brace
      lineNumber - the line number of the start of the expression
      compileWithTracing - true if diagnostic tracing during expression parsing is required
      Returns:
      an object of type Expression
      Throws:
      XPathException - if the expression contains a static error
    • copyLocationInfo

      public static void copyLocationInfo(Expression from, Expression to)
      Copy location information (the line number and reference to the container) from one expression to another
      Parameters:
      from - the expression containing the location information
      to - the expression to which the information is to be copied
    • unsorted

      public static Expression unsorted(Optimizer opt, Expression exp, boolean retainAllNodes) throws XPathException
      Remove unwanted sorting from an expression, at compile time
      Parameters:
      opt - the expression optimizer
      exp - the expression to be optimized
      retainAllNodes - true if there is a need to retain exactly those nodes returned by exp even if there are duplicates; false if the caller doesn't mind whether duplicate nodes are retained or eliminated
      Returns:
      the expression after rewriting
      Throws:
      XPathException
    • unsortedIfHomogeneous

      public static Expression unsortedIfHomogeneous(Optimizer opt, Expression exp) throws XPathException
      Remove unwanted sorting from an expression, at compile time, if and only if it is known that the result of the expression will be homogeneous (all nodes, or all atomic values). This is done when we need the effective boolean value of a sequence: the EBV of a homogenous sequence does not depend on its order, but this is not true when atomic values and nodes are mixed: (N, AV) is true, but (AV, N) is an error.
      Parameters:
      opt - the expression optimizer
      exp - the expression to be optimized
      Returns:
      the expression after rewriting
      Throws:
      XPathException
    • lazyEvaluationMode

      public static int lazyEvaluationMode(Expression exp)
      Determine the method of evaluation to be used when lazy evaluation of an expression is preferred. This method is called at compile time, after all optimizations have been done, to determine the preferred strategy for lazy evaluation, depending on the type of expression.
      Parameters:
      exp - the expression to be evaluated
      Returns:
      an integer constant identifying the evaluation mode
    • eagerEvaluationMode

      public static int eagerEvaluationMode(Expression exp)
      Determine the method of evaluation to be used when lazy evaluation of an expression is preferred. This method is called at compile time, after all optimizations have been done, to determine the preferred strategy for lazy evaluation, depending on the type of expression.
      Parameters:
      exp - the expression to be evaluated
      Returns:
      an integer constant identifying the evaluation mode
    • evaluate

      public static ValueRepresentation evaluate(Expression exp, int evaluationMode, XPathContext context, int ref) throws XPathException
      Do lazy evaluation of an expression. This will return a value, which may optionally be a SequenceIntent, which is a wrapper around an iterator over the value of the expression.
      Parameters:
      exp - the expression to be evaluated
      evaluationMode - the evaluation mode for this expression
      context - the run-time evaluation context for the expression. If the expression is not evaluated immediately, then parts of the context on which the expression depends need to be saved as part of the Closure
      ref - an indication of how the value will be used. The value 1 indicates that the value is only expected to be used once, so that there is no need to keep it in memory. A small value >1 indicates multiple references, so the value will be saved when first evaluated. The special value FILTERED indicates a reference within a loop of the form $x[predicate], indicating that the value should be saved in a way that permits indexing.
      Returns:
      a value: either the actual value obtained by evaluating the expression, or a Closure containing all the information needed to evaluate it later
      Throws:
      XPathException - if any error occurs in evaluating the expression
    • lazyEvaluate

      public static ValueRepresentation lazyEvaluate(Expression exp, XPathContext context, int ref) throws XPathException
      Do lazy evaluation of an expression. This will return a value, which may optionally be a SequenceIntent, which is a wrapper around an iterator over the value of the expression.
      Parameters:
      exp - the expression to be evaluated
      context - the run-time evaluation context for the expression. If the expression is not evaluated immediately, then parts of the context on which the expression depends need to be saved as part of the Closure
      ref - an indication of how the value will be used. The value 1 indicates that the value is only expected to be used once, so that there is no need to keep it in memory. A small value >1 indicates multiple references, so the value will be saved when first evaluated. The special value FILTERED indicates a reference within a loop of the form $x[predicate], indicating that the value should be saved in a way that permits indexing.
      Returns:
      a value: either the actual value obtained by evaluating the expression, or a Closure containing all the information needed to evaluate it later
      Throws:
      XPathException - if any error occurs in evaluating the expression
    • eagerEvaluate

      public static ValueRepresentation eagerEvaluate(Expression exp, XPathContext context) throws XPathException
      Evaluate an expression now; lazy evaluation is not permitted in this case
      Parameters:
      exp - the expression to be evaluated
      context - the run-time evaluation context
      Returns:
      the result of evaluating the expression
      Throws:
      XPathException - if any dynamic error occurs evaluating the expression
    • markTailFunctionCalls

      public static int markTailFunctionCalls(Expression exp, StructuredQName qName, int arity)
      Scan an expression to find and mark any recursive tail function calls
      Parameters:
      exp - the expression to be analyzed
      qName - the name of the containing function
      arity - the arity of the containing function
      Returns:
      0 if no tail call was found; 1 if a tail call to a different function was found; 2 if a tail call to the specified function was found. In this case the UserFunctionCall object representing the tail function call will also have been marked as a tail call.
    • indent

      public static String indent(int level)
      Construct indent string, for diagnostic output
      Parameters:
      level - the indentation level (the number of spaces to return)
      Returns:
      a string of "level*2" spaces
    • allocateSlots

      public static int allocateSlots(Expression exp, int nextFree, SlotManager frame)
      Allocate slot numbers to range variables
      Parameters:
      exp - the expression whose range variables need to have slot numbers assigned
      nextFree - the next slot number that is available for allocation
      frame - a SlotManager object that is used to track the mapping of slot numbers to variable names for debugging purposes. May be null.
      Returns:
      the next unallocated slot number.
    • effectiveBooleanValue

      public static boolean effectiveBooleanValue(SequenceIterator iterator) throws XPathException
      Determine the effective boolean value of a sequence, given an iterator over the sequence
      Parameters:
      iterator - An iterator over the sequence whose effective boolean value is required
      Returns:
      the effective boolean value
      Throws:
      XPathException - if a dynamic error occurs
    • ebvError

      public static void ebvError(String reason) throws XPathException
      Report an error in computing the effective boolean value of an expression
      Parameters:
      reason - the nature of the error
      Throws:
      XPathException
    • dependsOnVariable

      public static boolean dependsOnVariable(Expression e, Binding[] bindingList)
      Determine whether an expression depends on any one of a set of variables
      Parameters:
      e - the expression being tested
      bindingList - the set of variables being tested
      Returns:
      true if the expression depends on one of the given variables
    • gatherReferencedVariables

      public static void gatherReferencedVariables(Expression e, List list)
      Gather a list of all the variable bindings on which a given expression depends
      Parameters:
      e - the expression being tested
      list - a list to which the bindings are to be added. The items in this list must implement Binding
    • callsFunction

      public static boolean callsFunction(Expression exp, StructuredQName qName)
      Determine whether an expression contains a call on the function with a given fingerprint
      Parameters:
      exp - The expression being tested
      qName - The name of the function
      Returns:
      true if the expression contains a call on the function
    • gatherCalledFunctions

      public static void gatherCalledFunctions(Expression e, List list)
      Gather a list of all the user-defined functions which a given expression calls directly
      Parameters:
      e - the expression being tested
      list - a list of the functions that are called. The items in this list must be objects of class UserFunction
    • gatherCalledFunctionNames

      public static void gatherCalledFunctionNames(Expression e, List list)
      Gather a list of the names of the user-defined functions which a given expression calls directly
      Parameters:
      e - the expression being tested
      list - a list of the functions that are called. The items in this list are strings in the format "{uri}local/arity"
    • resetPropertiesWithinSubtree

      public static void resetPropertiesWithinSubtree(Expression exp)
      Reset cached static properties within a subtree, meaning that they have to be recalulated next time they are required
      Parameters:
      exp - the root of the subtree within which static properties should be reset
    • resolveCallsToCurrentFunction

      public static Expression resolveCallsToCurrentFunction(Expression exp, Configuration config) throws XPathException
      Resolve calls to the XSLT current() function within an expression
      Parameters:
      exp - the expression within which calls to current() should be resolved
      config - the Saxon configuration
      Returns:
      the expression after resolving calls to current()
      Throws:
      XPathException
    • isSubtreeExpression

      public static boolean isSubtreeExpression(Expression exp)
      Determine whether an expression can be evaluated without reference to the part of the context document outside the subtree rooted at the context node.
      Parameters:
      exp - the expression in question
      Returns:
      true if the expression has no dependencies on the context node, or if the only dependencies on the context node are downward selections using the self, child, descendant, attribute, and namespace axes.
    • gatherVariableReferences

      public static void gatherVariableReferences(Expression exp, Binding binding, List list)
      Get a list of all references to a particular variable within a subtree
      Parameters:
      exp - the expression at the root of the subtree
      binding - the variable binding whose references are sought
      list - a list to be populated with the references to this variable
    • getReferenceCount

      public static int getReferenceCount(Expression exp, Binding binding, boolean inLoop)
      Determine how often a variable is referenced. This is the number of times it is referenced at run-time: so a reference in a loop counts as "many". This code currently handles local variables (Let expressions) and function parameters. It is not currently used for XSLT template parameters. It's not the end of the world if the answer is wrong (unless it's wrongly given as zero), but if wrongly returned as 1 then the variable will be repeatedly evaluated.
      Parameters:
      exp - the expression within which variable references are to be counted
      binding - identifies the variable of interest
      inLoop - true if the expression is within a loop, in which case a reference counts as many. This should be set to false on the initial call, it may be set to true on an internal recursive call
      Returns:
      the number of references. The interesting values are 0, 1, "many" (represented by any value >1), and the special value FILTERED, which indicates that there are multiple references and one or more of them is of the form $x[....] indicating that an index might be useful.
    • gatherAllSubExpressions

      public static void gatherAllSubExpressions(Expression exp, HashSet set)
      Gather the set of all the subexpressions of an expression (the transitive closure)
      Parameters:
      exp - the parent expression
      set - the set to be populated; on return it will contain all the subexpressions. Beware that testing for membership of a set of expressions relies on the equals() comparison, which does not test identity.
    • expressionSize

      public static int expressionSize(Expression exp)
      Get the size of an expression tree (the number of subexpressions it contains)
      Parameters:
      exp - the expression whose size is required
      Returns:
      the size of the expression tree, as the number of nodes
    • rebindVariableReferences

      public static void rebindVariableReferences(Expression exp, Binding oldBinding, Binding newBinding)
      Rebind all variable references to a binding
      Parameters:
      exp - the expression whose contained variable references are to be rebound
      oldBinding - the old binding for the variable references
      newBinding - the new binding to which the variables should be rebound
    • isAllowedInUpdatingContext

      public static boolean isAllowedInUpdatingContext(Expression exp)
      Determine whether the expression is either an updating expression, or an expression that is permitted in a context where updating expressions are allowed
      Parameters:
      exp - the expression under test
      Returns:
      true if the expression is an updating expression, or an empty sequence, or a call on error()