## com.icl.saxon.expr
Class Step

    java.lang.Object
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      +--com.icl.saxon.expr.Step

public final class Step
extends java.lang.Object

A step in a path expression

Constructor Summary
`Step(byte axis, NodeTest nodeTest)`

Method Summary
`Step` `addFilter(Expression exp)`
`void` `display(int level)` Diagnostic print of expression structure
`NodeEnumeration` `enumerate(NodeInfo node, Context context)` Enumerate this step.
`byte` `getAxis()`
`Expression[]` `getFilters()`
`NodeTest` `getNodeTest()`
`int` `getNumberOfFilters()`
`void` `setFilters(Expression[] filters, int count)`
`Step` `simplify()` Simplify the step.

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

Constructor Detail

### Step

    public Step(byte axis,
                NodeTest nodeTest)

Method Detail

### addFilter

    public Step addFilter(Expression exp)

### setFilters

    public void setFilters(Expression[] filters,
                           int count)

### getAxis

    public byte getAxis()

### getNodeTest

    public NodeTest getNodeTest()

### getFilters

    public Expression[] getFilters()

### getNumberOfFilters

    public int getNumberOfFilters()

### simplify

    public Step simplify()
                  throws XPathException

  Simplify the step. Return either the same step after simplification, or null, indicating that the step will always give an empty result.

### enumerate

    public NodeEnumeration enumerate(NodeInfo node,
                                     Context context)
                              throws XPathException

  Enumerate this step.
  Parameters:
    `node:` - The node from which we want to make the step
    `context:` - The context for evaluation. Affects the result of positional filters

### display

    public void display(int level)

  Diagnostic print of expression structure