## com.icl.saxon.expr
Class NodeSetExtent

    java.lang.Object
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      +--com.icl.saxon.expr.Expression
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            +--com.icl.saxon.expr.Value
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                  +--com.icl.saxon.expr.NodeSetValue
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                        +--com.icl.saxon.expr.NodeSetExtent

All Implemented Interfaces:
  org.w3c.dom.NodeList, Sortable

public final class NodeSetExtent
extends NodeSetValue
implements Sortable, org.w3c.dom.NodeList

A node-set value implemented extensionally. This class also implements the DOM NodeList interface - though this will only work if the nodes themselves implement the DOM Node interface (which is true of the two Saxon tree models, but not necessarily of all possible implementations).

Fields inherited from class com.icl.saxon.expr.Value
`ANY, BOOLEAN, NODESET, NUMBER, OBJECT, STRING`

Fields inherited from class com.icl.saxon.expr.Expression
`staticContext`

Constructor Summary
`NodeSetExtent(NodeEnumeration enum, NodeOrderComparer comparer)` Construct a node-set containing all the nodes in a NodeEnumeration.
`NodeSetExtent(NodeInfo[] nodes, NodeOrderComparer comparer)` Construct a node-set given the set of nodes as an array
`NodeSetExtent(NodeOrderComparer comparer)` Construct an empty node set
`NodeSetExtent(java.util.Vector nodes, NodeOrderComparer comparer)` Construct a node-set given the set of nodes as a Vector

Method Summary
`void` `append(NodeInfo node)` Append a node to the node-set.
`boolean` `asBoolean()` Evaluate as a boolean.
`java.lang.String` `asString()` Convert to string value
`int` `compare(int a, int b)` Compare two nodes in document sequence (needed to implement the Sortable interface)
`NodeEnumeration` `enumerate()` Return an enumeration of this nodeset value.
`int` `getCount()` Count the nodes in the node-set.
`NodeInfo` `getFirst()` Get the first node in the nodeset (in document order)
`int` `getLength()` return the number of nodes in the list (DOM method)
`boolean` `isSorted()` Test whether the value is known to be sorted
`org.w3c.dom.Node` `item(int index)` Return the n'th item in the list (DOM method)
`NodeInfo` `selectFirst(Context context)` Return the first node in the nodeset (in document order)
`void` `setSorted(boolean isSorted)` Set a flag to indicate whether the nodes are sorted.
`Expression` `simplify()` Simplify the expression
`NodeSetValue` `sort()` Sort the nodes into document order.
`void` `swap(int a, int b)` Swap two nodes (needed to implement the Sortable interface)

Methods inherited from class com.icl.saxon.expr.NodeSetValue
`asNumber, compare, conversionPreference, convertToJava, display, enumerate, equals, evaluate, evaluateAsNodeSet, getDataType, notEquals`

Methods inherited from class com.icl.saxon.expr.Value
`getDependencies, inverse, numericCompare, reduce, stringToNumber`

Methods inherited from class com.icl.saxon.expr.Expression
`containsReferences, evaluateAsBoolean, evaluateAsNumber, evaluateAsString, getStaticContext, indent, isContextDocumentNodeSet, make, outputStringValue, setStaticContext, usesCurrent`

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

Constructor Detail

### NodeSetExtent

    public NodeSetExtent(NodeOrderComparer comparer)

  Construct an empty node set

### NodeSetExtent

    public NodeSetExtent(NodeInfo[] nodes,
                         NodeOrderComparer comparer)

  Construct a node-set given the set of nodes as an array
  Parameters:
    `nodes` - An array whose elements must be NodeInfo objects
    `comparer` - Comparer used for sorting into document order

### NodeSetExtent

    public NodeSetExtent(java.util.Vector nodes,
                         NodeOrderComparer comparer)

  Construct a node-set given the set of nodes as a Vector
  Parameters:
    `nodes` - a Vector whose elements must be NodeInfo objects
    `comparer` - Comparer used for sorting into document order

### NodeSetExtent

    public NodeSetExtent(NodeEnumeration enum,
                         NodeOrderComparer comparer)
                  throws XPathException

  Construct a node-set containing all the nodes in a NodeEnumeration.
  Parameters:
    `enum` - The supplied node enumeration. This must be positioned at the start, so that hasMoreElements() returns true if there are any nodes in the node-set, and nextElement() returns the first node.
    `comparer` - Comparer used for sorting into document order

Method Detail

### append

    public void append(NodeInfo node)

  Append a node to the node-set. This is used only when building indexes. The node-set must be sorted; the new node must follow the others in document order. The new node is not added if it is the same as the last node currently in the node-set.

### simplify

    public Expression simplify()

  Simplify the expression
  Overrides:
    `simplify` in class `Value`
  Following copied from class: `com.icl.saxon.expr.Value`
  Returns:
    the simplified expression

### setSorted

    public void setSorted(boolean isSorted)

  Set a flag to indicate whether the nodes are sorted. Used when the creator of the node-set knows that they are already in document order.
  Overrides:
    `setSorted` in class `NodeSetValue`
  Parameters:
    `isSorted` - true if the caller wishes to assert that the nodes are in document order and do not need to be further sorted

### isSorted

    public boolean isSorted()

  Test whether the value is known to be sorted
  Overrides:
    `isSorted` in class `NodeSetValue`
  Returns:
    true if the value is known to be sorted in document order, false if it is not known whether it is sorted.

### asString

    public java.lang.String asString()

  Convert to string value
  Overrides:
    `asString` in class `NodeSetValue`
  Returns:
    the value of the first node in the node-set if there is one, otherwise an empty string

### asBoolean

    public boolean asBoolean()
                      throws XPathException

  Evaluate as a boolean.
  Overrides:
    `asBoolean` in class `NodeSetValue`
  Returns:
    true if the node set is not empty

### getCount

    public int getCount()

  Count the nodes in the node-set. Note this will sort the node set if necessary, to make sure there are no duplicates.
  Overrides:
    `getCount` in class `NodeSetValue`

### sort

    public NodeSetValue sort()

  Sort the nodes into document order. This does nothing if the nodes are already known to be sorted; to force a sort, call setSorted(false)
  Overrides:
    `sort` in class `NodeSetValue`
  Returns:
    the same NodeSetValue, after sorting. (The reason for returning this is that it makes life easier for the XSL compiler).

### getFirst

    public NodeInfo getFirst()

  Get the first node in the nodeset (in document order)
  Overrides:
    `getFirst` in class `NodeSetValue`
  Returns:
    the first node, or null if the nodeset is empty

### selectFirst

    public NodeInfo selectFirst(Context context)

  Return the first node in the nodeset (in document order)
  Parameters:
    `context` - The context for the evaluation: not used
  Returns:
    the NodeInfo of the first node in document order, or null if the node-set is empty.

### enumerate

    public NodeEnumeration enumerate()

  Return an enumeration of this nodeset value.
  Overrides:
    `enumerate` in class `NodeSetValue`

### getLength

    public int getLength()

  return the number of nodes in the list (DOM method)
  Specified by:
    `getLength` in interface `org.w3c.dom.NodeList`

### item

    public org.w3c.dom.Node item(int index)

  Return the n'th item in the list (DOM method)
  Specified by:
    `item` in interface `org.w3c.dom.NodeList`

### compare

    public int compare(int a,
                       int b)

  Compare two nodes in document sequence (needed to implement the Sortable interface)
  Specified by:
    `compare` in interface `Sortable`
  Following copied from interface: `com.icl.saxon.sort.Sortable`
  Returns:
    <0 if obj[a]<obj[b], 0 if obj[a]=obj[b], >0 if obj[a]>obj[b]

### swap

    public void swap(int a,
                     int b)

  Swap two nodes (needed to implement the Sortable interface)
  Specified by:
    `swap` in interface `Sortable`