org.basex.query.xpath.values
Class Literal

java.lang.Object
  org.basex.query.xpath.expr.Expr
      org.basex.query.xpath.values.Item
          org.basex.query.xpath.values.Literal

All Implemented Interfaces:

Result

public final class Literal
extends Item

XPath Literal.

Author:

Workgroup DBIS, University of Konstanz 2005-07, ISC License, Tim Petrowsky

Constructor Summary

Literal(byte[] chars)
Constructor.

Method Summary

boolean	appr(Item val) Checks the approximate equality of the value and the specified value.
boolean	bool() Returns the boolean value.
boolean	eq(Item val) Checks the equality of the value and the specified value.
Literal	eval(XPContext ctx) Evaluates the expression with the specified context set.
double	num() Returns the double value.
int	prec() Returns the evaluation precedence.
byte[]	str() Returns the literal value.
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class org.basex.query.xpath.values.Item

compile, sameAs, serialize, serialize, size, usesPos, usesSize

Methods inherited from class org.basex.query.xpath.expr.Expr

indexEquivalent, indexSizes, returnedValue, sameAs

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Literal

public Literal(byte[] chars)

Constructor.

Parameters:

chars - Characters to represent

Method Detail

appr

public boolean appr(Item val)

Description copied from class: Item

Checks the approximate equality of the value and the specified value.

Parameters:

val - value to be compared

Returns:

result of comparison.

bool

public boolean bool()

Description copied from class: Item

Returns the boolean value.

Specified by:

bool in class Item

Returns:

boolean value

eq

public boolean eq(Item val)

Description copied from class: Item

Checks the equality of the value and the specified value.

Specified by:

eq in class Item

Parameters:

val - value to be compared

Returns:

result of comparison.

eval

public Literal eval(XPContext ctx)

Description copied from class: Expr

Evaluates the expression with the specified context set. Additionally provides a context

Specified by:

eval in class Expr

Parameters:

ctx - query context

Returns:

resulting XPathValue

num

public double num()

Description copied from class: Item

Returns the double value.

Specified by:

num in class Item

Returns:

double value

prec

public int prec()

Description copied from class: Item

Returns the evaluation precedence.

Returns:

evaluation precedence

str

public byte[] str()

Description copied from class: Item

Returns the literal value.

Specified by:

str in class Item

Returns:

literal value

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Specified by:

toString in class Item