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## net.sf.saxon.functions
Class Remove

    java.lang.Object
      net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression
          net.sf.saxon.expr.FunctionCall
              net.sf.saxon.functions.SystemFunction
                  net.sf.saxon.functions.Remove

All Implemented Interfaces:
  Serializable, SourceLocator, LocationProvider, SaxonLocator, CallableExpression, InstructionInfo, Locator

    public class Remove

extends SystemFunction
implements CallableExpression

The XPath 2.0 remove() function

See Also:
  Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary
`static class` | `Remove.RemoveIterator` An implementation of SequenceIterator that returns all items except the one at a specified position.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class net.sf.saxon.functions.SystemFunction
`operation`

Fields inherited from class net.sf.saxon.expr.FunctionCall
`argument`

Fields inherited from class net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression
`EFFECTIVE_BOOLEAN_VALUE, EVALUATE_METHOD, EVENT_FEED_METHOD, ITEM_FEED_METHOD, ITERATE_METHOD, locationId, MAX_SEQUENCE_LENGTH, MAX_STRING_LENGTH, PROCESS_METHOD, PUSH_SELECTION, staticProperties, UNBOUNDED_LOWER, UNBOUNDED_UPPER, WATCH_METHOD`

Constructor Summary
`Remove()`

Method Summary
`SequenceIterator` | `call(SequenceIterator[] arguments, XPathContext context)` Evaluate the expression as a general function call
`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(TypeHierarchy th)` Determine the data type of the items in the sequence
`SequenceIterator` | `iterate(XPathContext context)` Evaluate the function to return an iteration of selected nodes.
`Expression` | `optimize(ExpressionVisitor visitor, ExpressionVisitor.ContextItemType contextItemType)` Perform optimisation of an expression and its subexpressions.
`Expression` | `simplify(ExpressionVisitor visitor)` Simplify.

Methods inherited from class net.sf.saxon.functions.SystemFunction
`addContextDocumentArgument, addDocToPathMap, checkArguments, computeCardinality, computeSpecialProperties, copy, equals, getDetails, getErrorCodeForTypeErrors, getImplementationMethod, getOperation, getRequiredType, makeSystemFunction, setDetails, useContextItemAsDefault`

Methods inherited from class net.sf.saxon.expr.FunctionCall
`addExternalFunctionCallToPathMap, checkArgumentCount, explain, getArguments, getDisplayName, getExpressionName, getFunctionName, getNumberOfArguments, hashCode, iterateSubExpressions, preEvaluate, promote, replaceSubExpression, setArguments, setFunctionName, simplifyArguments, toString, typeCheck`

Methods inherited from class net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression
`addToPathMap, adoptChildExpression, checkForUpdatingSubexpressions, checkPermittedContents, computeDependencies, computeStaticProperties, doPromotion, dynamicError, effectiveBooleanValue, evaluateAsString, evaluateItem, evaluatePendingUpdates, explain, getCardinality, getColumnNumber, getColumnNumber, getConstructType, getContainer, getDependencies, getEvaluationMethod, getExecutable, getHostLanguage, getIntrinsicDependencies, getLineNumber, getLineNumber, getLocationId, getLocationProvider, getObjectName, getProperties, getProperty, getPublicId, getSlotsUsed, getSpecialProperties, getSystemId, getSystemId, hasLoopingSubexpression, hasVariableBinding, implementsStaticTypeCheck, isSubtreeExpression, isUpdatingExpression, isVacuousExpression, iterateEvents, iterateSameFocusSubExpressions, markTailFunctionCalls, process, resetLocalStaticProperties, setContainer, setEvaluationMethod, setFiltered, setFlattened, setLocationId, staticTypeCheck, suppressValidation, typeError`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

Methods inherited from interface net.sf.saxon.expr.CallableExpression
`getArguments`

Constructor Detail

### Remove

    public Remove()

Method Detail

### simplify

    public Expression simplify(ExpressionVisitor visitor)
                        throws XPathException

  Simplify. Recognize remove(seq, 1) as a TailExpression.

  Overrides:
    `simplify` in class `FunctionCall`
  Parameters:
    `visitor` - an expression visitor
  Returns:
    the simplified expression
  Throws:
    `XPathException` - if an error is discovered during expression rewriting

### optimize

    public Expression optimize(ExpressionVisitor visitor,
                               ExpressionVisitor.ContextItemType 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 `SystemFunction`
  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)

  Determine the data type of the items in the sequence

  Overrides:
    `getItemType` in class `SystemFunction`
  Parameters:
    `th` - the type hierarchy cache
  Returns:
    the type of the input sequence

### 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

  Evaluate the function to return an iteration of selected nodes.

  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

### call

    public SequenceIterator call(SequenceIterator[] arguments,
                                 XPathContext context)
                          throws XPathException

  Evaluate the expression as a general function call

  Specified by:
    `call` in interface `CallableExpression`
  Parameters:
    `arguments` - the values of the arguments, supplied as SequenceIterators
    `context` - the dynamic evaluation context
  Returns:
    the result of the evaluation, in the form of a SequenceIterator
  Throws:
    `XPathException` - if a dynamic error occurs during the evaluation of the expression

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