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## 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:
  Serializable, SourceLocator, LocationProvider, SaxonLocator, InstructionInfo, Locator

    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

See Also:
  Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class net.sf.saxon.expr.UnaryExpression
`operand`

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
`ItemChecker(Expression sequence, ItemType itemType, RoleLocator role)` Constructor

Method Summary
`Expression` | `copy()` Copy an expression.
`boolean` | `equals(Object other)` Is this expression the same as another expression?
`Item` | `evaluateItem(XPathContext context)` Evaluate as an Item.
`void` | `explain(ExpressionPresenter out)` Diagnostic print of expression structure.
`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(TypeHierarchy th)` 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.
`ItemType` | `getRequiredType()` Get the required type
`RoleLocator` | `getRoleLocator()` Get the RoleLocator (used to construct error messages)
`int` | `hashCode()` get HashCode for comparing two expressions.
`SequenceIterator` | `iterate(XPathContext context)` Iterate over the sequence of values
`void` | `process(XPathContext context)` Process the instruction, without returning any tail calls
`Expression` | `simplify(ExpressionVisitor visitor)` Simplify an expression
`Expression` | `typeCheck(ExpressionVisitor visitor, ExpressionVisitor.ContextItemType contextItemType)` Type-check the expression

Methods inherited from class net.sf.saxon.expr.UnaryExpression
`computeCardinality, computeSpecialProperties, displayOperator, getBaseExpression, iterateSubExpressions, optimize, promote, replaceSubExpression, toString`

Methods inherited from class net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression
`addToPathMap, adoptChildExpression, checkForUpdatingSubexpressions, checkPermittedContents, computeDependencies, computeStaticProperties, doPromotion, dynamicError, effectiveBooleanValue, evaluateAsString, 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, resetLocalStaticProperties, setContainer, setEvaluationMethod, setFiltered, setFlattened, setLocationId, staticTypeCheck, suppressValidation, typeError`

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

Constructor Detail

### ItemChecker

    public ItemChecker(Expression sequence,
                       ItemType itemType,
                       RoleLocator 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

### getRoleLocator

    public RoleLocator getRoleLocator()

  Get the RoleLocator (used to construct error messages)

  Returns:
    the RoleLocator

### simplify

    public Expression simplify(ExpressionVisitor visitor)
                        throws XPathException

  Simplify an expression

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

### typeCheck

    public Expression typeCheck(ExpressionVisitor visitor,
                                ExpressionVisitor.ContextItemType contextItemType)
                         throws XPathException

  Type-check the expression

  Overrides:
    `typeCheck` in class `UnaryExpression`
  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)

### 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.

  Overrides:
    `getImplementationMethod` in class `Expression`
  Returns:
    the implementation method, for example `Expression.ITERATE_METHOD` or `Expression.EVALUATE_METHOD` or `Expression.PROCESS_METHOD`

### 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(XPathContext context)
                 throws XPathException

  Process the instruction, without returning any tail calls

  Overrides:
    `process` in class `Expression`
  Parameters:
    `context` - The dynamic context, giving access to the current node, the current variables, etc.
  Throws:
    `XPathException` - if a dynamic error occurs

### 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

### getItemType

    public ItemType getItemType(TypeHierarchy th)

  Determine the data type of the items returned by the expression

  Overrides:
    `getItemType` in class `UnaryExpression`
  Parameters:
    `th` - the type hierarchy cache
  Returns:
    the item type of the items in the result sequence, insofar as this is known statically.

### equals

    public boolean equals(Object other)

  Is this expression the same as another expression?

  Overrides:
    `equals` in class `UnaryExpression`

### hashCode

    public int hashCode()

  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:
    `hashCode` in class `UnaryExpression`

### explain

    public void explain(ExpressionPresenter out)

  Diagnostic print of expression structure. The abstract expression tree is written to the supplied output destination.

  Overrides:
    `explain` in class `UnaryExpression`
  Parameters:
    `out` - the expression presenter used to display the structure

### getExpressionName

    public 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.

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