## net.sf.saxon.expr
Class ErrorExpression

    java.lang.Object
      |
      +--net.sf.saxon.expr.ComputedExpression
            |
            +--net.sf.saxon.expr.ErrorExpression

All Implemented Interfaces:
  Container, Expression, InstructionInfoProvider, java.io.Serializable, javax.xml.transform.SourceLocator

public class ErrorExpression
extends ComputedExpression

Error expression: this expression is generated when the supplied expression cannot be parsed, and the containing element enables forwards-compatible processing. It defers the generation of an error message until an attempt is made to evaluate the expression

See Also:
  Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class net.sf.saxon.expr.ComputedExpression
`locationId, staticProperties`

Fields inherited from interface net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression
`EVALUATE_METHOD, ITERATE_METHOD, PROCESS_METHOD`

Constructor Summary
`ErrorExpression(XPathException exception)` Constructor

Method Summary
`Expression` `analyze(StaticContext env, ItemType contextItemType)` Type-check the expression.
`int` `computeCardinality()` Determine the static cardinality
`void` `display(int level, NamePool pool, java.io.PrintStream out)` Diagnostic print of expression structure
`Item` `evaluateItem(XPathContext context)` Evaluate the expression.
`ItemType` `getItemType()` Determine the data type of the expression, if possible
`SequenceIterator` `iterate(XPathContext context)` Iterate over the expression.

Methods inherited from class net.sf.saxon.expr.ComputedExpression

`adoptChildExpression, computeDependencies, computeSpecialProperties, computeStaticProperties, dynamicError, dynamicError, effectiveBooleanValue, evaluateAsString, getCardinality, getColumnNumber, getConstructType, getDependencies, getExecutable, getImplementationMethod, getInstructionInfo, getIntrinsicDependencies, getLineNumber, getLocationId, getParentExpression, getPublicId, getSpecialProperties, getSystemId, iterateSubExpressions, markTailFunctionCalls, process, promote, resetStaticProperties, setLocationId, setParentExpression, simplify, typeError`

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

Constructor Detail

### ErrorExpression

    public ErrorExpression(XPathException exception)

  Constructor

Parameters:
  `exception` - the error found when parsing this expression

Method Detail

### analyze

    public Expression analyze(StaticContext env,
                              ItemType contextItemType)
                       throws XPathException

  Type-check the expression.

  Parameters:
    `env` - the static context of the expression
    `contextItemType` - the static type of "." at the point where this expression is invoked. The parameter is set to null if it is known statically that the context item will be undefined. If the type of the context item is not known statically, the argument is set to `Type.ITEM_TYPE`
  Returns:
    the original expression, rewritten to perform necessary run-time type checks, and to perform other type-related optimizations
    `XPathException`

### evaluateItem

    public Item evaluateItem(XPathContext context)
                      throws XPathException

  Evaluate the expression. This always throws the exception registered when the expression was first parsed.

  Specified by:
    `evaluateItem` in interface `Expression`
  Overrides:
    `evaluateItem` in class `ComputedExpression`
  Parameters:
    `context` - 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

### iterate

    public SequenceIterator iterate(XPathContext context)
                             throws XPathException

  Iterate over the expression. This always throws the exception registered when the expression was first parsed.

  Specified by:
    `iterate` in interface `Expression`
  Overrides:
    `iterate` in class `ComputedExpression`
  Parameters:
    `context` - supplies the context for evaluation
  Returns:
    a SequenceIterator that can be used to iterate over the result of the expression
  Throws:
    `XPathException` - if any dynamic error occurs evaluating the expression

### getItemType

    public ItemType getItemType()

  Determine the data type of the expression, if possible

  Returns:
    Type.ITEM (meaning not known in advance)

### computeCardinality

    public int computeCardinality()

  Determine the static cardinality

  Specified by:
    `computeCardinality` in class `ComputedExpression`

### display

    public void display(int level,
                        NamePool pool,
                        java.io.PrintStream out)

  Diagnostic print of expression structure

  Parameters:
    `level` - indentation level for this expression
    `pool` - NamePool used to expand any names appearing in the expression
    `out` - Output destination