org.apache.xpath.objects
Class XBoolean

java.lang.Object
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  +--org.apache.xpath.Expression
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        +--org.apache.xpath.objects.XObject
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              +--org.apache.xpath.objects.XBoolean

Direct Known Subclasses:

XBooleanStatic

public class XBoolean

extends XObject

**For advanced use only** This class represents an XPath boolean object, and is capable of converting the boolean to other types, such as a string.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

static XBoolean	S_FALSE **For internal use only** A true boolean object so we don't have to keep creating them.
static XBoolean	S_TRUE **For internal use only** A true boolean object so we don't have to keep creating them.

Fields inherited from class org.apache.xpath.objects.XObject

CLASS_BOOLEAN, CLASS_NODESET, CLASS_NULL, CLASS_NUMBER, CLASS_RTREEFRAG, CLASS_STRING, CLASS_UNKNOWN, CLASS_UNRESOLVEDVARIABLE

Constructor Summary

XBoolean(boolean b)
Construct a XBoolean object.

XBoolean(java.lang.Boolean b)
Construct a XBoolean object.

Method Summary

boolean	bool() Cast result object to a boolean.
boolean	equals(XObject obj2) Tell if two objects are functionally equal.
int	getType() Tell that this is a CLASS_BOOLEAN.
java.lang.String	getTypeString() Given a request type, return the equivalent string.
double	num() Cast result object to a number.
java.lang.Object	object() Return a java object that's closest to the representation that should be handed to an extension.
java.lang.String	str() Cast result object to a string.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.xpath.objects.XObject

allowDetachToRelease, appendToFsb, boolWithSideEffects, callVisitors, castToType, create, create, deepEquals, destruct, detach, dispatchCharactersEvents, execute, fixupVariables, getFresh, greaterThan, greaterThanOrEqual, iter, lessThan, lessThanOrEqual, mutableNodeset, nodelist, nodeset, notEquals, numWithSideEffects, reset, rtf, rtf, rtree, rtree, toString, xstr

Methods inherited from class org.apache.xpath.Expression

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

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

S_TRUE

public static XBoolean S_TRUE

**For internal use only** A true boolean object so we don't have to keep creating them.

S_FALSE

public static XBoolean S_FALSE

**For internal use only** A true boolean object so we don't have to keep creating them.

Constructor Detail

XBoolean

public XBoolean(boolean b)

Construct a XBoolean object.

Parameters:

b - Value of the boolean object

XBoolean

public XBoolean(java.lang.Boolean b)

Construct a XBoolean object.

Parameters:

b - Value of the boolean object

Method Detail

getType

public int getType()

Tell that this is a CLASS_BOOLEAN.

Returns:

type of CLASS_BOOLEAN

Overrides:

getType in class XObject

getTypeString

public java.lang.String getTypeString()

Given a request type, return the equivalent string. For diagnostic purposes.

Returns:

type string "#BOOLEAN"

Overrides:

getTypeString in class XObject

num

public double num()

Cast result object to a number.

Returns:

numeric value of the object value

Overrides:

num in class XObject

bool

public boolean bool()

Cast result object to a boolean.

Returns:

The object value as a boolean

Overrides:

bool in class XObject

str

public java.lang.String str()

Cast result object to a string.

Returns:

The object's value as a string

Overrides:

str in class XObject

object

public java.lang.Object object()

Return a java object that's closest to the representation that should be handed to an extension.

Returns:

The object's value as a java object

Overrides:

object in class XObject

equals

public boolean equals(XObject obj2)

Tell if two objects are functionally equal.

Parameters:

obj2 - Object to compare to this

Returns:

True if the two objects are equal

Throws:

TransformerException -

Overrides:

equals in class XObject