Class SequenceOutputter

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    javax.xml.transform.Result, Receiver

    public final class SequenceOutputter
    extends SequenceWriter
    This outputter is used when writing a sequence of atomic values and nodes, that is, when xsl:variable is used with content and an "as" attribute. The outputter builds the sequence and provides access to it. (It isn't really an outputter at all, it doesn't pass the events to anyone, it merely constructs the sequence in memory and provides access to it). Note that the event sequence can include calls such as startElement and endElement that require trees to be built. If nodes such as attributes and text nodes are received while an element is being constructed, the nodes are added to the tree. Otherwise, "orphan" nodes (nodes with no parent) are created and added directly to the sequence.

    This class is not used to build temporary trees. For that, the ComplexContentOutputter is used.

    Author:
    Michael H. Kay
    • Method Detail

      • allocateSequenceOutputter

        public static SequenceOutputter allocateSequenceOutputter​(XPathContext context,
                                                                  int hostLang)
        Allocate a SequenceOutputter. Used from generated bytecode.
        Parameters:
        context - dynamic XPath context
        hostLang - host language (XSLT/XQuery)
        Returns:
        the allocated SequenceOutputter
        See Also:
        com.saxonica.bytecode.util.CompilerService
      • reset

        public void reset()
        Clear the contents of the SequenceOutputter and make it available for reuse
      • write

        public void write​(Item item)
        Method to be supplied by subclasses: output one item in the sequence.
        Specified by:
        write in class SequenceWriter
        Parameters:
        item - the item to be written to the sequence
      • getSequence

        public ValueRepresentation<Item> getSequence()
        Get the sequence that has been built
        Returns:
        the value (sequence of items) that have been written to this SequenceOutputter
      • iterate

        public SequenceIterator<? extends Item> iterate()
        Get an iterator over the sequence of items that has been constructed
        Returns:
        an iterator over the items that have been written to this SequenceOutputter
      • getList

        public java.util.List<Item> getList()
        Get the list containing the sequence of items
        Returns:
        the list of items that have been written to this SequenceOutputter
      • getFirstItem

        public Item getFirstItem()
        Get the first item in the sequence that has been built
        Returns:
        the first item in the list of items that have been written to this SequenceOutputter; or null if the list is empty.
      • popLastItem

        public Item popLastItem()
        Get the last item in the sequence that has been built, and remove it
        Returns:
        the last item written