Package net.sf.saxon.expr

## Class ItemChecker

- java.lang.Object
- - net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression
  - - net.sf.saxon.expr.UnaryExpression
    - - net.sf.saxon.expr.ItemChecker

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    `ExportAgent`, `Locatable`, `IdentityComparable`, `Traceable`

      public final class ItemChecker
      extends UnaryExpression

  A ItemChecker implements the item type checking of "treat as": that is, it returns the supplied sequence, checking that all its items are of the correct type

- - ### Field Summary

    - ### Fields inherited from class net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression

      `EFFECTIVE_BOOLEAN_VALUE, EVALUATE_METHOD, ITEM_FEED_METHOD, ITERATE_METHOD, MAX_COST, MAX_SEQUENCE_LENGTH, MAX_STRING_LENGTH, PROCESS_METHOD, staticProperties, UNBOUNDED_LOWER, UNBOUNDED_UPPER, UPDATE_METHOD, WATCH_METHOD`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor | Description
    --- | ---
    `ItemChecker​(Expression sequence, ItemType itemType, RoleDiagnostic role)` | Constructor

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `int` | `computeHashCode()` | get HashCode for comparing two expressions.
    `Expression` | `copy​(RebindingMap rebindings)` | Copy an expression.
    `boolean` | `equals​(java.lang.Object other)` | Is this expression the same as another expression?
    `Item` | `evaluateItem​(XPathContext context)` | Evaluate as an Item.
    `void` | `export​(ExpressionPresenter out)` | Diagnostic print of expression structure.
    `java.lang.String` | `getExpressionName()` | Get a name identifying the kind of expression, in terms meaningful to a user.
    `int` | `getImplementationMethod()` | An implementation of Expression must provide at least one of the methods evaluateItem(), iterate(), or process().
    `IntegerValue[]` | `getIntegerBounds()` | For an expression that returns an integer or a sequence of integers, get a lower and upper bound on the values of the integers that may be returned, from static analysis.
    `ItemType` | `getItemType()` | Determine the data type of the items returned by the expression
    `ItemMappingFunction` | `getMappingFunction​(XPathContext context)` | Get the mapping function used to implement this item check.
    `protected OperandRole` | `getOperandRole()` | Get the usage (in terms of streamability analysis) of the single operand
    `ItemType` | `getRequiredType()` | Get the required type
    `RoleDiagnostic` | `getRoleLocator()` | Get the RoleLocator (used to construct error messages)
    `UType` | `getStaticUType​(UType contextItemType)` | Get the static type of the expression as a UType, following precisely the type inference rules defined in the XSLT 3.0 specification.
    `java.lang.String` | `getStreamerName()` | Get the (partial) name of a class that supports streaming of this kind of expression
    `SequenceIterator` | `iterate​(XPathContext context)` | Iterate over the sequence of values
    `Expression` | `optimize​(ExpressionVisitor visitor, ContextItemStaticInfo contextInfo)` | Perform optimisation of an expression and its subexpressions.
    `void` | `process​(Outputter output, XPathContext context)` | Process the instruction, without returning any tail calls
    `Expression` | `simplify()` | Simplify an expression
    `java.lang.String` | `toShortString()` | Produce a short string identifying the expression for use in error messages
    `java.lang.String` | `toString()` | The toString() method for an expression attempts to give a representation of the expression in an XPath-like form, but there is no guarantee that the syntax will actually be true XPath.
    `Expression` | `typeCheck​(ExpressionVisitor visitor, ContextItemStaticInfo contextInfo)` | Type-check the expression

    - ### Methods inherited from class net.sf.saxon.expr.UnaryExpression

      `computeCardinality, computeSpecialProperties, displayOperator, emitExtraAttributes, getBaseExpression, getOperand, operands, setBaseExpression`

    - ### Methods inherited from class net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression

      `addToPathMap, adoptChildExpression, allowExtractingCommonSubexpressions, checkedOperands, checkForUpdatingSubexpressions, checkPermittedContents, computeDependencies, computeStaticProperties, dynamicError, effectiveBooleanValue, evaluateAsString, evaluatePendingUpdates, explain, getCardinality, getConfiguration, getCost, getDependencies, getEvaluationMethod, getExtraProperty, getInterpretedExpression, getIntrinsicDependencies, getLocalRetainedStaticContext, getLocation, getNetCost, getObjectName, getPackageData, getParentExpression, getProperties, getProperty, getRetainedStaticContext, getScopingExpression, getSlotsUsed, getSpecialProperties, getStaticBaseURI, getStaticBaseURIString, getStaticType, getTracingTag, hasCompatibleStaticContext, hashCode, hasSpecialProperty, hasVariableBinding, identityHashCode, implementsStaticTypeCheck, isCallOn, isEqual, isIdentical, isInstruction, isLiftable, isMultiThreaded, isStaticPropertiesKnown, isSubtreeExpression, isUpdatingExpression, isVacuousExpression, markTailFunctionCalls, operandList, operandSparseList, optimizeChildren, prepareForStreaming, resetLocalStaticProperties, restoreParentPointers, setEvaluationMethod, setExtraProperty, setFiltered, setFlattened, setLocation, setParentExpression, setRetainedStaticContext, setRetainedStaticContextLocally, setRetainedStaticContextThoroughly, setStaticProperty, simplifyChildren, staticTypeCheck, suppressValidation, toPattern, typeCheckChildren, typeError, unordered, verifyParentPointers`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

    - ### Methods inherited from interface net.sf.saxon.trace.Traceable

      `gatherProperties`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### ItemChecker

          public ItemChecker​(Expression sequence,
                             ItemType itemType,
                             RoleDiagnostic role)

      Constructor
      Parameters:
        `sequence` - the expression whose value we are checking
        `itemType` - the required type of the items in the sequence
        `role` - information used in constructing an error message

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### getRequiredType

          public ItemType getRequiredType()

      Get the required type
      Returns:
        the required type of the items in the sequence

    - #### getOperandRole

          protected OperandRole getOperandRole()

      Description copied from class: `UnaryExpression`
      Get the usage (in terms of streamability analysis) of the single operand
      Specified by:
        `getOperandRole` in class `UnaryExpression`
      Returns:
        the operand usage

    - #### getRoleLocator

          public RoleDiagnostic getRoleLocator()

      Get the RoleLocator (used to construct error messages)
      Returns:
        the RoleLocator

    - #### simplify

          public Expression simplify()
                              throws XPathException

      Simplify an expression
      Overrides:
        `simplify` in class `Expression`
      Returns:
        the simplified expression (or the original if unchanged, or if modified in-situ)
      Throws:
        `XPathException` - if an error is discovered during expression rewriting

    - #### typeCheck

          public Expression typeCheck​(ExpressionVisitor visitor,
                                      ContextItemStaticInfo contextInfo)
                               throws XPathException

      Type-check the expression
      Overrides:
        `typeCheck` in class `UnaryExpression`
      Parameters:
        `visitor` - an expression visitor
        `contextInfo` - Information available statically about the context item: whether it is (possibly) absent; its static type; its streaming posture.
      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,
                                     ContextItemStaticInfo contextInfo)
                              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 `UnaryExpression`
      Parameters:
        `visitor` - an expression visitor
        `contextInfo` - 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)

    - #### getImplementationMethod

          public int getImplementationMethod()

      An implementation of Expression must provide at least one of the methods evaluateItem(), iterate(), or process(). This method indicates which of these methods is provided. This implementation provides both iterate() and process() methods natively.
      Specified by:
        `getImplementationMethod` in class `Expression`
      Returns:
        the implementation method, for example `Expression.ITERATE_METHOD` or `Expression.EVALUATE_METHOD` or `Expression.PROCESS_METHOD`

    - #### getStreamerName

          public java.lang.String getStreamerName()

      Get the (partial) name of a class that supports streaming of this kind of expression
      Overrides:
        `getStreamerName` in class `Expression`
      Returns:
        the partial name of a class that can be instantiated to provide streaming support in Saxon-EE, or null if there is no such class

    - #### getIntegerBounds

          public IntegerValue[] getIntegerBounds()

      For an expression that returns an integer or a sequence of integers, get a lower and upper bound on the values of the integers that may be returned, from static analysis. The default implementation returns null, meaning "unknown" or "not applicable". Other implementations return an array of two IntegerValue objects, representing the lower and upper bounds respectively. The values UNBOUNDED_LOWER and UNBOUNDED_UPPER are used by convention to indicate that the value may be arbitrarily large. The values MAX_STRING_LENGTH and MAX_SEQUENCE_LENGTH are used to indicate values limited by the size of a string or the size of a sequence.
      Overrides:
        `getIntegerBounds` in class `Expression`
      Returns:
        the lower and upper bounds of integer values in the result, or null to indicate unknown or not applicable.

    - #### iterate

          public SequenceIterator iterate​(XPathContext context)
                                   throws XPathException

      Iterate over the sequence of values
      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

    - #### getMappingFunction

          public ItemMappingFunction getMappingFunction​(XPathContext context)

      Get the mapping function used to implement this item check. This mapping function is applied to each item in the input sequence.
      Parameters:
        `context` - The dynamic context used to evaluate the mapping function
      Returns:
        the mapping function. This will be an identity mapping: the output sequence is the same as the input sequence, unless the dynamic type checking reveals an error.

    - #### evaluateItem

          public Item evaluateItem​(XPathContext context)
                            throws XPathException

      Evaluate as an Item.
      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

    - #### process

          public void process​(Outputter output,
                              XPathContext context)
                       throws XPathException

      Process the instruction, without returning any tail calls
      Overrides:
        `process` in class `Expression`
      Parameters:
        `output` - the destination for the result
        `context` - The dynamic context, giving access to the current node,
      Throws:
        `XPathException` - if a dynamic error occurs

    - #### copy

          public Expression copy​(RebindingMap rebindings)

      Copy an expression. This makes a deep copy.
      Specified by:
        `copy` in class `Expression`
      Parameters:
        `rebindings` - variable bindings that need to be changed
      Returns:
        the copy of the original expression

    - #### getItemType

          public ItemType getItemType()

      Determine the data type of the items returned by the expression
      Overrides:
        `getItemType` in class `UnaryExpression`
      Returns:
        the item type of the items in the result sequence, insofar as this is known statically.

    - #### getStaticUType

          public UType getStaticUType​(UType contextItemType)

      Get the static type of the expression as a UType, following precisely the type inference rules defined in the XSLT 3.0 specification.
      Overrides:
        `getStaticUType` in class `Expression`
      Parameters:
        `contextItemType` - the type of the context item
      Returns:
        the static item type of the expression according to the XSLT 3.0 defined rules

    - #### equals

          public boolean equals​(java.lang.Object other)

      Is this expression the same as another expression?
      Overrides:
        `equals` in class `UnaryExpression`
      Parameters:
        `other` - the other operand; the result is false if this is not an Expression
      Returns:
        true if the other operand is an expression and if it can be determined that the two expressions are equivalent, in the sense that they will always return the same result.

    - #### computeHashCode

          public int computeHashCode()

      get HashCode for comparing two expressions. Note that this hashcode gives the same result for (A op B) and for (B op A), whether or not the operator is commutative.
      Overrides:
        `computeHashCode` in class `UnaryExpression`
      Returns:
        a computed hash code

    - #### export

          public void export​(ExpressionPresenter out)
                      throws XPathException

      Diagnostic print of expression structure. The abstract expression tree is written to the supplied output destination.
      Specified by:
        `export` in interface `ExportAgent`
      Overrides:
        `export` in class `UnaryExpression`
      Parameters:
        `out` - the expression presenter used to display the structure
      Throws:
        `XPathException` - if the export fails, for example if an expression is found that won't work in the target environment.

    - #### getExpressionName

          public java.lang.String getExpressionName()

      Get a name identifying the kind of expression, in terms meaningful to a user.
      Overrides:
        `getExpressionName` in class `Expression`
      Returns:
        a name identifying the kind of expression, in terms meaningful to a user. The name will always be in the form of a lexical XML QName, and should match the name used in explain() output displaying the expression.

    - #### toString

          public java.lang.String toString()

      The toString() method for an expression attempts to give a representation of the expression in an XPath-like form, but there is no guarantee that the syntax will actually be true XPath. In the case of XSLT instructions, the toString() method gives an abstracted view of the syntax
      Overrides:
        `toString` in class `UnaryExpression`
      Returns:
        a representation of the expression as a string

    - #### toShortString

          public java.lang.String toShortString()

      Description copied from class: `Expression`
      Produce a short string identifying the expression for use in error messages
      Overrides:
        `toShortString` in class `UnaryExpression`
      Returns:
        a short string, sufficient to identify the expression