## net.sf.saxon.query
Class XQueryFunction

    java.lang.Object
      net.sf.saxon.query.XQueryFunction

All Implemented Interfaces:
  Serializable, SourceLocator, LocationProvider, SaxonLocator, Container, Declaration, InstructionInfo, Locator

    public class XQueryFunction

extends Object
implements InstructionInfo, Container, Declaration

A user-defined function in an XQuery module

See Also:
  Serialized Form

Constructor Summary
`XQueryFunction()` Create an XQuery function

Method Summary
`void` `addArgument(UserFunctionParameter argument)` Add an argument to the list of arguments
`void` `checkReferences(ExpressionVisitor visitor)` Type-check references to this function
`void` `compile()` Compile this function to create a run-time definition that can be interpreted (note, this has nothing to do with Java code generation)
`void` `explain(ExpressionPresenter out)` Produce diagnostic output showing the compiled and optimized expression tree for a function
`void` `fixupReferences()` Fix up references to this function
`SequenceType[]` `getArgumentTypes()` Get the declared types of the arguments of this function
`Expression` `getBody()` Get the body of the function
`int` `getColumnNumber()` Return the column number
`int` `getColumnNumber(long locationId)` Get the column number within the document, entity, or module containing a particular location
`int` `getConstructType()` Get the type of construct.
`int` `getContainerGranularity()` Get the granularity of the container.
`String` `getDisplayName()` Get the name of the function for display in error messages
`Executable` `getExecutable()` Get the executable in which this function is contained
`StructuredQName` `getFunctionName()` Get the name of the function as a structured QName
`int` `getHostLanguage()` Get the host language (XSLT, XQuery, XPath) used to implement the code in this container
`String` `getIdentificationKey()` Get an identifying key for this function, which incorporates the URI and local part of the function name plus the arity
`static String` `getIdentificationKey(String uri, String localName, int arity)` Construct what the identification key would be for a function with given URI, local name, and arity
`static String` `getIdentificationKey(StructuredQName qName, int arity)` Construct what the identification key would be for a function with given URI, local name, and arity
`int` `getLineNumber()` Get the line number of the instruction in the source stylesheet module.
`int` `getLineNumber(long locationId)` Get the line number within the document, entity or module containing a particular location
`LocationProvider` `getLocationProvider()` Get the LocationProvider allowing location identifiers to be resolved.
`NamespaceResolver` `getNamespaceResolver()` Get the namespace context of the instruction.
`int` `getNumberOfArguments()` Get the arity of the function
`StructuredQName` `getObjectName()` Get a name identifying the object of the expression, for example a function name, template name, variable name, key name, element name, etc.
`UserFunctionParameter[]` `getParameterDefinitions()` Get the definitions of the arguments to this function
`Iterator` `getProperties()` Get an iterator over all the properties available.
`Object` `getProperty(String name)` Get the value of a particular property of the instruction.
`String` `getPublicId()` Return the public identifier for the current document event.
`SequenceType` `getResultType()` Get the result type of the function
`StaticContext` `getStaticContext()` Get the static context for this function
`String` `getSystemId()` Get the system identifier (URI) of the source module containing the instruction.
`String` `getSystemId(long locationId)` Get the URI of the document, entity, or module containing a particular location
`UserFunction` `getUserFunction()` Get the callable compiled function contained within this XQueryFunction definition.
`boolean` `isMemoFunction()` Find out whether this is a memo function
`boolean` `isPrivate()` Ask whether this is a private function (as defined in XQuery 1.1)
`boolean` `isUpdating()` Ask whether this is an updating function (as defined in XQuery Update)
`void` `optimize()` Optimize the body of this function
`void` `registerReference(UserFunctionCall ufc)` Register a call on this function
`void` `setBody(Expression body)` Set the body of the function
`void` `setColumnNumber(int column)` Set the column number of the function declaration
`void` `setExecutable(Executable exec)` Set the executable in which this function is contained
`void` `setFunctionName(StructuredQName name)` Set the name of the function
`void` `setLineNumber(int line)` Set the line number of the function declaration within its module
`void` `setMemoFunction(boolean isMemoFunction)` Set that this is, or is not, a memo function.
`void` `setPrivate(boolean privateFunction)` Set whether this is a private function (as defined in XQuery 1.1)
`void` `setResultType(SequenceType resultType)` Set the required result type of the function
`void` `setStaticContext(QueryModule env)` Set the static context for this function
`void` `setSystemId(String systemId)` Set the system ID of the module containing the function
`void` `setUpdating(boolean isUpdating)` Set whether this is an updating function (as defined in XQuery Update)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### XQueryFunction

    public XQueryFunction()

  Create an XQuery function

Method Detail

### getContainerGranularity

    public int getContainerGranularity()

  Get the granularity of the container.

  Specified by:
    `getContainerGranularity` in interface `Container`
  Returns:
    0 for a temporary container created during parsing; 1 for a container that operates at the level of an XPath expression; 2 for a container at the level of a global function or template

### setFunctionName

    public void setFunctionName(StructuredQName name)

  Set the name of the function

  Parameters:
    `name` - the name of the function as a StructuredQName object

### addArgument

    public void addArgument(UserFunctionParameter argument)

  Add an argument to the list of arguments

  Parameters:
    `argument` - the formal declaration of the argument to be added

### setResultType

    public void setResultType(SequenceType resultType)

  Set the required result type of the function

  Parameters:
    `resultType` - the declared result type of the function

### setBody

    public void setBody(Expression body)

  Set the body of the function

  Parameters:
    `body` - the expression forming the body of the function

### getBody

    public Expression getBody()

  Get the body of the function

  Returns:
    the expression making up the body of the function

### setSystemId

    public void setSystemId(String systemId)

  Set the system ID of the module containing the function

  Parameters:
    `systemId` - the system ID (= base URI) of the module containing the function

### setLineNumber

    public void setLineNumber(int line)

  Set the line number of the function declaration within its module

  Parameters:
    `line` - the line number of the function declaration

### setColumnNumber

    public void setColumnNumber(int column)

  Set the column number of the function declaration

  Parameters:
    `column` - the column number of the function declaration

### getFunctionName

    public StructuredQName getFunctionName()

  Get the name of the function as a structured QName

  Returns:
    the name of the function as a structured QName

### getDisplayName

    public String getDisplayName()

  Get the name of the function for display in error messages

  Returns:
    the name of the function as a lexical QName

### getIdentificationKey

    public String getIdentificationKey()

  Get an identifying key for this function, which incorporates the URI and local part of the function name plus the arity

  Returns:
    an identifying key

### getIdentificationKey

    public static String getIdentificationKey(String uri,
                                              String localName,
                                              int arity)

  Construct what the identification key would be for a function with given URI, local name, and arity

  Parameters:
    `uri` - the URI part of the function name
    `localName` - the local part of the function name
    `arity` - the number of arguments in the function
  Returns:
    an identifying key

### getIdentificationKey

    public static String getIdentificationKey(StructuredQName qName,
                                              int arity)

  Construct what the identification key would be for a function with given URI, local name, and arity

  Parameters:
    `qName` - the name of the function
    `arity` - the number of arguments
  Returns:
    an identifying key

### getResultType

    public SequenceType getResultType()

  Get the result type of the function

  Returns:
    the declared result type

### setExecutable

    public void setExecutable(Executable exec)

  Set the executable in which this function is contained

  Parameters:
    `exec` - the executable

### getExecutable

    public Executable getExecutable()

  Get the executable in which this function is contained

  Specified by:
    `getExecutable` in interface `Container`
  Returns:
    the executable

### getLocationProvider

    public LocationProvider getLocationProvider()

  Get the LocationProvider allowing location identifiers to be resolved.

  Specified by:
    `getLocationProvider` in interface `Container`
  Returns:
    the location provider

### setStaticContext

    public void setStaticContext(QueryModule env)

  Set the static context for this function

  Parameters:
    `env` - the static context for the module in which the function is declared

### getStaticContext

    public StaticContext getStaticContext()

  Get the static context for this function

  Returns:
    the static context for the module in which the function is declared

### getArgumentTypes

    public SequenceType[] getArgumentTypes()

  Get the declared types of the arguments of this function

  Returns:
    an array, holding the types of the arguments in order

### getParameterDefinitions

    public UserFunctionParameter[] getParameterDefinitions()

  Get the definitions of the arguments to this function

  Returns:
    an array of UserFunctionParameter objects, one for each argument

### getNumberOfArguments

    public int getNumberOfArguments()

  Get the arity of the function

  Returns:
    the arity (the number of arguments)

### registerReference

    public void registerReference(UserFunctionCall ufc)

  Register a call on this function

  Parameters:
    `ufc` - a user function call that references this function.

### setMemoFunction

    public void setMemoFunction(boolean isMemoFunction)

  Set that this is, or is not, a memo function. A memo function remembers the results of calls on the function so that the a subsequent call with the same arguments simply look up the result

  Parameters:
    `isMemoFunction` - true if this is a memo function.

### isMemoFunction

    public boolean isMemoFunction()

  Find out whether this is a memo function

  Returns:
    true if this is a memo function

### setUpdating

    public void setUpdating(boolean isUpdating)

  Set whether this is an updating function (as defined in XQuery Update)

  Parameters:
    `isUpdating` - true if this is an updating function

### isUpdating

    public boolean isUpdating()

  Ask whether this is an updating function (as defined in XQuery Update)

  Returns:
    true if this is an updating function

### setPrivate

    public void setPrivate(boolean privateFunction)

  Set whether this is a private function (as defined in XQuery 1.1)

  Parameters:
    `privateFunction` - true if this is a private function

### isPrivate

    public boolean isPrivate()

  Ask whether this is a private function (as defined in XQuery 1.1)

  Returns:
    true if this is a private function

### compile

    public void compile()
                 throws XPathException

  Compile this function to create a run-time definition that can be interpreted (note, this has nothing to do with Java code generation)

  Throws:
    `XPathException` - if errors are found

### optimize

    public void optimize()
                  throws XPathException

  Optimize the body of this function

  Throws:
    `XPathException`

### fixupReferences

    public void fixupReferences()
                         throws XPathException

  Fix up references to this function

  Throws:
    `XPathException`

### checkReferences

    public void checkReferences(ExpressionVisitor visitor)
                         throws XPathException

  Type-check references to this function

  Parameters:
    `visitor` - the expression visitor
  Throws:
    `XPathException`

### explain

    public void explain(ExpressionPresenter out)

  Produce diagnostic output showing the compiled and optimized expression tree for a function

  Parameters:
    `out` - the destination to be used

### getUserFunction

    public UserFunction getUserFunction()

  Get the callable compiled function contained within this XQueryFunction definition.

  Returns:
    the compiled function object

### getConstructType

    public int getConstructType()

  Get the type of construct. This will be a constant in class `Location`.

  Specified by:
    `getConstructType` in interface `InstructionInfo`
  Returns:
    an integer identifying the kind of construct

### getObjectName

    public StructuredQName getObjectName()

  Get a name identifying the object of the expression, for example a function name, template name, variable name, key name, element name, etc. This is used only where the name is known statically.

  Specified by:
    `getObjectName` in interface `InstructionInfo`
  Returns:
    the QName of the object declared or manipulated by this instruction or expression

### getSystemId

    public String getSystemId()

  Get the system identifier (URI) of the source module containing the instruction. This will generally be an absolute URI. If the system identifier is not known, the method may return null. In some cases, for example where XML external entities are used, the correct system identifier is not always retained.

  Specified by:
    `getSystemId` in interface `SourceLocator`
  Specified by:
    `getSystemId` in interface `InstructionInfo`
  Specified by:
    `getSystemId` in interface `Locator`
  Returns:
    the URI of the containing module

### getLineNumber

    public int getLineNumber()

  Get the line number of the instruction in the source stylesheet module. If this is not known, or if the instruction is an artificial one that does not relate to anything in the source code, the value returned may be -1.

  Specified by:
    `getLineNumber` in interface `SourceLocator`
  Specified by:
    `getLineNumber` in interface `InstructionInfo`
  Specified by:
    `getLineNumber` in interface `Locator`
  Returns:
    the line number of the expression within the containing module

### getPublicId

    public String getPublicId()

  Return the public identifier for the current document event.

  Specified by:
    `getPublicId` in interface `SourceLocator`
  Specified by:
    `getPublicId` in interface `Locator`
  Returns:
    A string containing the public identifier, or null if none is available.
  See Also:
    `getSystemId()`

### getColumnNumber

    public int getColumnNumber()

  Return the column number

  Specified by:
    `getColumnNumber` in interface `SourceLocator`
  Specified by:
    `getColumnNumber` in interface `Locator`
  Returns:
    The column number, or -1 if none is available.
  See Also:
    `getLineNumber()`

### getSystemId

    public String getSystemId(long locationId)

  Description copied from interface: `LocationProvider`
  Get the URI of the document, entity, or module containing a particular location

  Specified by:
    `getSystemId` in interface `LocationProvider`
  Parameters:
    `locationId` - identifier of the location in question (as passed down the Receiver pipeline)
  Returns:
    the URI of the document, XML entity or module. For a SourceLocationProvider this will be the URI of the document or entity (the URI that would be the base URI if there were no xml:base attributes). In other cases it may identify the query or stylesheet module currently being executed.

### getLineNumber

    public int getLineNumber(long locationId)

  Description copied from interface: `LocationProvider`
  Get the line number within the document, entity or module containing a particular location

  Specified by:
    `getLineNumber` in interface `LocationProvider`
  Parameters:
    `locationId` - identifier of the location in question (as passed down the Receiver pipeline)
  Returns:
    the line number within the document, entity or module, or -1 if no information is available.

### getColumnNumber

    public int getColumnNumber(long locationId)

  Description copied from interface: `LocationProvider`
  Get the column number within the document, entity, or module containing a particular location

  Specified by:
    `getColumnNumber` in interface `LocationProvider`
  Parameters:
    `locationId` - identifier of the location in question (as passed down the Receiver pipeline)
  Returns:
    the column number within the document, entity, or module, or -1 if this is not available

### getNamespaceResolver

    public NamespaceResolver getNamespaceResolver()

  Get the namespace context of the instruction. This will not always be available, in which case the method returns null.

### getProperty

    public Object getProperty(String name)

  Get the value of a particular property of the instruction. Properties of XSLT instructions are generally known by the name of the stylesheet attribute that defines them.

  Specified by:
    `getProperty` in interface `InstructionInfo`
  Parameters:
    `name` - The name of the required property
  Returns:
    The value of the requested property, or null if the property is not available

### getProperties

    public Iterator getProperties()

  Get an iterator over all the properties available. The values returned by the iterator will be of type String, and each string can be supplied as input to the getProperty() method to retrieve the value of the property.

  Specified by:
    `getProperties` in interface `InstructionInfo`
  Returns:
    an iterator over the properties.

### getHostLanguage

    public int getHostLanguage()

  Get the host language (XSLT, XQuery, XPath) used to implement the code in this container

  Specified by:
    `getHostLanguage` in interface `Container`
  Returns:
    typically `Configuration.XSLT` or `Configuration.XQUERY`

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