org.apache.xpath

Class Arg


public class Arg
extends java.lang.Object

This class holds an instance of an argument on the stack. The value of the argument can be either an XObject or a String containing an expression.

Constructor Summary

Arg()
Construct a dummy parameter argument, with no QName and no value (either expression string or value XObject). isVisible defaults to true.
Arg(QName qname, String expression, boolean isFromWithParam)
Construct a parameter argument that contains an expression.
Arg(QName qname, XObject val)
Construct a parameter argument which has an XObject value.
Arg(QName qname, XObject val, boolean isFromWithParam)
Construct a parameter argument.

Method Summary

void
detach()
Have the object release it's resources.
boolean
equals(Object obj)
Equality function specialized for the variable name.
String
getExpression()
Get the value expression for this argument.
QName
getQName()
Get the qualified name for this argument.
XObject
getVal()
Get the value for this argument.
boolean
isFromWithParam()
Tell if this variable is a parameter passed with a with-param or as a top-level parameter.
boolean
isVisible()
Tell if this variable is currently visible.
void
setExpression(String expr)
Set the value expression for this argument.
void
setIsVisible(boolean b)
Update visibility status of this variable.
void
setQName(QName name)
Set the qualified name for this argument.
void
setVal(XObject val)
Set the value of this argument.

Constructor Details

Arg

public Arg()
Construct a dummy parameter argument, with no QName and no value (either expression string or value XObject). isVisible defaults to true.

Arg

public Arg(QName qname,
           String expression,
           boolean isFromWithParam)
Construct a parameter argument that contains an expression.
Parameters:
qname - Name of the argument, expressed as a QName object.
expression - String to be stored as this argument's value expression.
isFromWithParam - True if this is a parameter variable.

Arg

public Arg(QName qname,
           XObject val)
Construct a parameter argument which has an XObject value. isVisible defaults to true.
Parameters:
qname - Name of the argument, expressed as a QName object.
val - Value of the argument, expressed as an XObject

Arg

public Arg(QName qname,
           XObject val,
           boolean isFromWithParam)
Construct a parameter argument.
Parameters:
qname - Name of the argument, expressed as a QName object.
val - Value of the argument, expressed as an XObject
isFromWithParam - True if this is a parameter variable.

Method Details

detach

public void detach()
Have the object release it's resources. Call only when the variable or argument is going out of scope.

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)
Equality function specialized for the variable name. If the argument is not a qname, it will deligate to the super class.
Parameters:
obj - the reference object with which to compare.
Returns:
true if this object is the same as the obj argument; false otherwise.

getExpression

public String getExpression()
Get the value expression for this argument.
Returns:
String containing the expression previously stored into this argument

getQName

public final QName getQName()
Get the qualified name for this argument.
Returns:
QName object containing the qualified name

getVal

public final XObject getVal()
Get the value for this argument.
Returns:
the argument's stored XObject value.

isFromWithParam

public boolean isFromWithParam()
Tell if this variable is a parameter passed with a with-param or as a top-level parameter.

isVisible

public boolean isVisible()
Tell if this variable is currently visible.

setExpression

public void setExpression(String expr)
Set the value expression for this argument.
Parameters:
expr - String containing the expression to be stored as this argument's value.

setIsVisible

public void setIsVisible(boolean b)
Update visibility status of this variable.

setQName

public final void setQName(QName name)
Set the qualified name for this argument.
Parameters:
name - QName object representing the new Qualified Name.

setVal

public final void setVal(XObject val)
Set the value of this argument.
Parameters:
val - an XObject representing the arguments's value.
See Also:
getVal()

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