org.apache.xpath.operations

Class Bool

java.lang.Object

org.apache.xpath.Expression

org.apache.xpath.operations.UnaryOperation

org.apache.xpath.operations.Bool

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, SourceLocator, ExpressionNode, ExpressionOwner, XPathVisitable

public class Bool
extends UnaryOperation

The 'boolean()' operation expression executer.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.apache.xpath.operations.UnaryOperation

m_right

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Bool()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	bool(XPathContext xctxt) Evaluate this operation directly to a boolean.
XObject	operate(XObject right) Apply the operation to two operands, and return the result.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.xpath.operations.UnaryOperation

callVisitors, canTraverseOutsideSubtree, deepEquals, execute, fixupVariables, getExpression, getOperand, setExpression, setRight

Methods inherited from class org.apache.xpath.Expression

asIterator, asIteratorRaw, asNode, assertion, error, execute, execute, execute, executeCharsToContentHandler, exprAddChild, exprGetChild, exprGetNumChildren, exprGetParent, exprSetParent, getColumnNumber, getExpressionOwner, getLineNumber, getPublicId, getSystemId, isNodesetExpr, isSameClass, isStableNumber, num, warn, xstr

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Bool

public Bool()

Method Detail

operate

public XObject operate(XObject right)
                throws TransformerException

Apply the operation to two operands, and return the result.

Specified by:

operate in class UnaryOperation

Parameters:

right - non-null reference to the evaluated right operand.

Returns:

non-null reference to the XObject that represents the result of the operation.

Throws:

TransformerException

bool

public boolean bool(XPathContext xctxt)
             throws TransformerException

Evaluate this operation directly to a boolean.

Overrides:

bool in class Expression

Parameters:

xctxt - The runtime execution context.

Returns:

The result of the operation as a boolean.

Throws:

TransformerException