Class Serialize

All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, SourceLocator, LocationProvider, SaxonLocator, EvaluableItem, SequenceIterable, XSLTFunction, InstructionInfo, Locator

public class Serialize extends SystemFunction implements XSLTFunction
This class implements the saxon:serialize() extension function, which is specially-recognized by the system because it needs access to parts of the static context
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  • Constructor Details

    • Serialize

      public Serialize()
  • Method Details

    • checkArguments

      public void checkArguments(ExpressionVisitor visitor) throws XPathException
      Method supplied by each class of function to check arguments during parsing, when all the argument expressions have been read
      Overrides:
      checkArguments in class SystemFunction
      Parameters:
      visitor - the expression visitor
      Throws:
      XPathException
    • evaluateItem

      public Item evaluateItem(XPathContext c) throws XPathException
      Evaluate the function
      Specified by:
      evaluateItem in interface EvaluableItem
      Overrides:
      evaluateItem in class Expression
      Parameters:
      c - The context in which the expression is to be evaluated
      Returns:
      the node or atomic value that results from evaluating the expression; or null to indicate that the result is an empty sequence
      Throws:
      XPathException - if any dynamic error occurs evaluating the expression
    • processXslOutputElement

      public static void processXslOutputElement(NodeInfo element, Properties props, XPathContext c) throws XPathException
      Construct a set of output properties from an xsl:output element supplied at run-time
      Parameters:
      element - an xsl:output element
      props - Properties object to which will be added the values of those serialization properties that were specified
      c - the XPath dynamic context
      Throws:
      XPathException