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com.icl.saxon.om
Class Axis

java.lang.Object

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public final class Axis
extends java.lang.Object

An axis, that is a direction of navigation in the document structure.

Field Summary

static byte ANCESTOR
          Constants representing the axes

static byte ANCESTOR_OR_SELF


static byte ATTRIBUTE


static java.lang.String[] axisName
          Table giving the name each axis

static byte CHILD


static byte DESCENDANT


static byte DESCENDANT_OR_SELF


static byte FOLLOWING


static byte FOLLOWING_SIBLING


static boolean[] isForwards
          Table indicating for each axis whether it is in forwards document order

static boolean[] isPeerAxis
          Table indicating for each axis whether it is a peer axis.

static boolean[] isReverse
          Table indicating for each axis whether it is in reverse document order

static boolean[] isSubtreeAxis
          Table indicating for each axis whether it is contained within the subtree rooted at the origin node.

static byte NAMESPACE


static byte PARENT


static byte PRECEDING


static byte PRECEDING_OR_ANCESTOR


static byte PRECEDING_SIBLING


static short[] principalNodeType
          Table indicating the principal node type of each axis

static byte SELF


Constructor Summary

Axis()


Method Summary

static byte getAxisNumber(java.lang.String name)
          Resolve an axis name into a symbolic constant representing the axis

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

ANCESTOR

public static final byte ANCESTOR

Constants representing the axes

ANCESTOR_OR_SELF

public static final byte ANCESTOR_OR_SELF

ATTRIBUTE

public static final byte ATTRIBUTE

CHILD

public static final byte CHILD

DESCENDANT

public static final byte DESCENDANT

DESCENDANT_OR_SELF

public static final byte DESCENDANT_OR_SELF

FOLLOWING

public static final byte FOLLOWING

FOLLOWING_SIBLING

public static final byte FOLLOWING_SIBLING

NAMESPACE

public static final byte NAMESPACE

PARENT

public static final byte PARENT

PRECEDING

public static final byte PRECEDING

PRECEDING_SIBLING

public static final byte PRECEDING_SIBLING

SELF

public static final byte SELF

PRECEDING_OR_ANCESTOR

public static final byte PRECEDING_OR_ANCESTOR

principalNodeType

public static final short[] principalNodeType

Table indicating the principal node type of each axis

isForwards

public static final boolean[] isForwards

Table indicating for each axis whether it is in forwards document order

isReverse

public static final boolean[] isReverse

Table indicating for each axis whether it is in reverse document order

isPeerAxis

public static final boolean[] isPeerAxis

Table indicating for each axis whether it is a peer axis. An axis is a peer axis if no node on the axis is an ancestor of another node on the axis.

isSubtreeAxis

public static final boolean[] isSubtreeAxis

Table indicating for each axis whether it is contained within the subtree rooted at the origin node.

axisName

public static final java.lang.String[] axisName

Table giving the name each axis

Constructor Detail

Axis

public Axis()

Method Detail

getAxisNumber

public static byte getAxisNumber(java.lang.String name)
                          throws XPathException

Resolve an axis name into a symbolic constant representing the axis