Package com.icl.saxon.expr

Class ObjectValue

  • public class ObjectValue
extends Value
    An XPath value that encapsulates a Java object. Such a value can only be obtained by calling an extension function that returns it.

    • Constructor Detail

      • ObjectValue

        public ObjectValue​(Object object)
        Constructor

    • Method Detail

      • asString

        public String asString()
        Get the value as a String
        Specified by:
        asString in class Value
        Returns:
        a String representation of the value

      • asNumber

        public double asNumber()
        Get the value as a number
        Specified by:
        asNumber in class Value
        Returns:
        the numeric value

      • asBoolean

        public boolean asBoolean()
        Convert the value to a boolean
        Specified by:
        asBoolean in class Value
        Returns:
        the boolean value

      • getDataType

        public int getDataType()
        Determine the data type of the expression
        Specified by:
        getDataType in class Expression
        Returns:
        Value.OBJECT

      • getObject

        public Object getObject()
        Get the encapsulated object

      • equals

        public boolean equals​(ObjectValue other)
        Determine if two ObjectValues are equal

      • conversionPreference

        public int conversionPreference​(Class required)
        Get conversion preference for this value to a Java class. A low result indicates higher preference.
        Specified by:
        conversionPreference in class Value

      • convertToJava

        public Object convertToJava​(Class target)
                     throws XPathException
        Convert to Java object (for passing to external functions)
        Specified by:
        convertToJava in class Value
        Parameters:
        target - The class required by the external function
        Returns:
        an object of the target class
        Throws:
        XPathException

      • display

        public void display​(int level)
        Diagnostic print of expression structure
        Specified by:
        display in class Expression