org.exolab.adaptx.xslt

Class Pattern

public class Pattern extends Object

This class represents a "pattern" as specified in the W3C XSLT 1.0 Recommendation.

Version: $Revision: 3740 $ $Date: 2003-05-13 04:01:53 -0400 (Tue, 13 May 2003) $

Author: Keith Visco

Constructor Summary
Pattern()
Creates a new default pattern.
Pattern(String pattern)
Method Summary
LocationPathPatterngetMatchingPattern(XPathNode node, XPathContext context)
Returns the LocationPathPattern with the highest priority that matches the given XPathNode using the given XPathContext.
booleanmatches(XPathNode node, XPathContext context)
Determines if the given node is matched by this Pattern with respect to the given context.
StringtoString()
Returns the String representation of this Pattern.

Constructor Detail

Pattern

public Pattern()
Creates a new default pattern. This pattern has zero location paths and will match no nodes.

Pattern

public Pattern(String pattern)

Method Detail

getMatchingPattern

public LocationPathPattern getMatchingPattern(XPathNode node, XPathContext context)
Returns the LocationPathPattern with the highest priority that matches the given XPathNode using the given XPathContext.

Parameters: node the node to determine a match for context the XPathContext

Returns: the LocationPathPattern with the highest priority that matches the given XPathNode using the given XPathContext. Null will be returned if no matching LocationPathPattern objects are contained in this Pattern.

matches

public boolean matches(XPathNode node, XPathContext context)
Determines if the given node is matched by this Pattern with respect to the given context.

Parameters: node the node to determine a match for context the XPathContext

Returns: true if the given node is matched by this Pattern

Throws: XPathException when an error occurs during evaluation

toString

public String toString()
Returns the String representation of this Pattern. This will be an equivalent string to that which this pattern was created from, or the empty string if this pattern is the default pattern.

Returns: the String representation of this Pattern.