org.apache.xpath.patterns
Class NodeTest

java.lang.Object
  |
  +--org.apache.xpath.Expression
        |
        +--org.apache.xpath.patterns.NodeTest
Direct Known Subclasses:
PredicatedNodeTest, StepPattern

public class NodeTest
extends Expression

**For advanced use only** This is the basic node test class for both match patterns and location path steps.

See Also:
Serialized Form

Field Summary
static XNumber SCORE_NODETEST
          The match score if the pattern consists of just a NodeTest.
static XNumber SCORE_NONE
          The match score if no match is made.
static XNumber SCORE_NSWILD
          The match score if the pattern pattern has the form NCName:*.
static XNumber SCORE_OTHER
          The match score if the pattern consists of something other than just a NodeTest or just a qname.
static XNumber SCORE_QNAME
          The match score if the pattern has the form of a QName optionally preceded by an @ character.
static int SHOW_BYFUNCTION
          Special bitmap for match patterns starting with a function.
static int SHOW_NAMESPACE
          This bit specifies a namespace, and extends the SHOW_XXX stuff in NodeFilter.
static java.lang.String SUPPORTS_PRE_STRIPPING
          The URL to pass to the Node#supports method, to see if the DOM has already been stripped of whitespace nodes.
static java.lang.String WILD
          The namespace or local name for node tests with a wildcard.
 
Constructor Summary
NodeTest()
          Null argument constructor.
NodeTest(int whatToShow)
          Construct an NodeTest that doesn't test for node names.
NodeTest(int whatToShow, java.lang.String namespace, java.lang.String name)
          Construct an NodeTest that tests for namespaces and node names.
 
Method Summary
static void debugWhatToShow(int whatToShow)
          Do a diagnostics dump of a whatToShow bit set.
 XObject execute(XPathContext xctxt)
          Test the current node to see if it matches the given node test.
 XObject execute(XPathContext xctxt, Node context)
          Tell what the test score is for the given node.
 double getDefaultScore()
          Get the score that this test will return if a test succeeds.
 java.lang.String getLocalName()
          Return the local namespace to be tested.
 java.lang.String getNamespace()
          Return the namespace to be tested.
 int getWhatToShow()
          This attribute determines which node types are accepted.
 void initNodeTest(int whatToShow)
          Initialize this node test by setting the whatToShow property, and calculating the score that this test will return if a test succeeds.
 void initNodeTest(int whatToShow, java.lang.String namespace, java.lang.String name)
          Initialize this node test by setting the whatToShow property and the namespace and local name, and calculating the score that this test will return if a test succeeds.
 
Methods inherited from class org.apache.xpath.Expression
assert, canTraverseOutsideSubtree, error, setSourceLocator, warn
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

WILD

public static final java.lang.String WILD
The namespace or local name for node tests with a wildcard.
See Also:
the XPath NameTest production.

SUPPORTS_PRE_STRIPPING

public static final java.lang.String SUPPORTS_PRE_STRIPPING
The URL to pass to the Node#supports method, to see if the DOM has already been stripped of whitespace nodes.

SHOW_NAMESPACE

public static final int SHOW_NAMESPACE
This bit specifies a namespace, and extends the SHOW_XXX stuff in NodeFilter.

SHOW_BYFUNCTION

public static final int SHOW_BYFUNCTION
Special bitmap for match patterns starting with a function. Make sure this does not conflict with NodeFilter.

SCORE_NODETEST

public static final XNumber SCORE_NODETEST
The match score if the pattern consists of just a NodeTest.
See Also:
XSLT Specification - 5.5 Conflict Resolution for Template Rules

SCORE_NSWILD

public static final XNumber SCORE_NSWILD
The match score if the pattern pattern has the form NCName:*.
See Also:
XSLT Specification - 5.5 Conflict Resolution for Template Rules

SCORE_QNAME

public static final XNumber SCORE_QNAME
The match score if the pattern has the form of a QName optionally preceded by an @ character.
See Also:
XSLT Specification - 5.5 Conflict Resolution for Template Rules

SCORE_OTHER

public static final XNumber SCORE_OTHER
The match score if the pattern consists of something other than just a NodeTest or just a qname.
See Also:
XSLT Specification - 5.5 Conflict Resolution for Template Rules

SCORE_NONE

public static final XNumber SCORE_NONE
The match score if no match is made.
See Also:
XSLT Specification - 5.5 Conflict Resolution for Template Rules
Constructor Detail

NodeTest

public NodeTest(int whatToShow,
                java.lang.String namespace,
                java.lang.String name)
Construct an NodeTest that tests for namespaces and node names.
Parameters:
whatToShow - Bit set defined mainly by NodeFilter.
namespace - The namespace to be tested.
name - The local name to be tested.

NodeTest

public NodeTest(int whatToShow)
Construct an NodeTest that doesn't test for node names.
Parameters:
whatToShow - Bit set defined mainly by NodeFilter.

NodeTest

public NodeTest()
Null argument constructor.
Method Detail

getWhatToShow

public int getWhatToShow()
This attribute determines which node types are accepted. These constants are defined in the NodeFilter interface.
Returns:
bitset mainly defined in NodeFilter.

getNamespace

public java.lang.String getNamespace()
Return the namespace to be tested.
Returns:
The namespace to be tested for, or WILD, or null.

getLocalName

public java.lang.String getLocalName()
Return the local namespace to be tested.
Returns:
the local namespace to be tested, or WILD, or null.

initNodeTest

public void initNodeTest(int whatToShow)
Initialize this node test by setting the whatToShow property, and calculating the score that this test will return if a test succeeds.
Parameters:
whatToShow - Bit set defined mainly by NodeFilter.

initNodeTest

public void initNodeTest(int whatToShow,
                         java.lang.String namespace,
                         java.lang.String name)
Initialize this node test by setting the whatToShow property and the namespace and local name, and calculating the score that this test will return if a test succeeds.
Parameters:
whatToShow - Bit set defined mainly by NodeFilter.
namespace - The namespace to be tested.
name - The local name to be tested.

getDefaultScore

public double getDefaultScore()
Get the score that this test will return if a test succeeds.
Returns:
the score that this test will return if a test succeeds.

debugWhatToShow

public static void debugWhatToShow(int whatToShow)
Do a diagnostics dump of a whatToShow bit set.
Parameters:
whatToShow - Bit set defined mainly by NodeFilter.

execute

public XObject execute(XPathContext xctxt,
                       Node context)
                throws TransformerException
Tell what the test score is for the given node.
Parameters:
xctxt - XPath runtime context.
context - The node being tested.
Returns:
SCORE_NODETEST, SCORE_NONE, SCORE_NSWILD, SCORE_QNAME, or SCORE_OTHER.
Throws:
TransformerException -  

execute

public XObject execute(XPathContext xctxt)
                throws TransformerException
Test the current node to see if it matches the given node test.
Parameters:
xctxt - XPath runtime context.
Returns:
SCORE_NODETEST, SCORE_NONE, SCORE_NSWILD, SCORE_QNAME, or SCORE_OTHER.
Throws:
TransformerException -  
Overrides:
execute in class Expression


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