## net.sf.saxon.functions
Class NumberFn

    java.lang.Object
      net.sf.saxon.expr.ComputedExpression
          net.sf.saxon.expr.FunctionCall
              net.sf.saxon.functions.SystemFunction
                  net.sf.saxon.functions.NumberFn

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

public class NumberFn
extends SystemFunction
implements MappingFunction

Implements the XPath number() function. This can also be used as a mapping function in a MappingIterator to map a sequence of values to numbers.

See Also:
  Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class net.sf.saxon.functions.SystemFunction
`operation`

Fields inherited from class net.sf.saxon.expr.FunctionCall
`argument`

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
`NumberFn()`

Method Summary
`static DoubleValue` `convert(AtomicValue value)` Static method to perform the same conversion as the number() function.
`Item` `evaluateItem(XPathContext context)` Evaluate in a general context
`java.lang.Object` `map(Item item, XPathContext context)` Mapping function for use when converting a sequence of atomic values to doubles using the rules of the number() function
`Expression` `simplify(StaticContext env)` Simplify and validate.

Methods inherited from class net.sf.saxon.functions.SystemFunction
`addContextDocumentArgument, checkArguments, computeCardinality, computeSpecialProperties, display, getDetails, getErrorCodeForTypeErrors, getItemType, getRequiredType, main, makeSystemFunction, setDetails, useContextItemAsDefault`

Methods inherited from class net.sf.saxon.expr.FunctionCall
`checkArgumentCount, getDisplayName, getFunctionNameCode, getNumberOfArguments, iterateSubExpressions, optimize, preEvaluate, promote, setArguments, setFunctionNameCode, simplifyArguments, typeCheck`

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

`adoptChildExpression, checkPermittedContents, computeDependencies, computeStaticProperties, doPromotion, dynamicError, dynamicError, effectiveBooleanValue, evaluateAsString, getCardinality, getColumnNumber, getConstructType, getDependencies, getExecutable, getImplementationMethod, getInstructionInfo, getIntrinsicDependencies, getLineNumber, getLocationId, getLocationProvider, getParentExpression, getPublicId, getSlotsUsed, getSpecialProperties, getSystemId, hasBadParentPointer, iterate, markTailFunctionCalls, process, resetStaticProperties, setLocationId, setParentExpression, suppressValidation, typeError, typeError`

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

Constructor Detail

### NumberFn

    public NumberFn()

Method Detail

### simplify

    public Expression simplify(StaticContext env)
                        throws XPathException

  Simplify and validate. This is a pure function so it can be simplified in advance if the arguments are known

  Specified by:
    `simplify` in interface `Expression`
  Overrides:
    `simplify` in class `FunctionCall`
  Throws:
    `XPathException`

### evaluateItem

    public Item evaluateItem(XPathContext context)
                      throws XPathException

  Evaluate in a general context

  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

### convert

    public static DoubleValue convert(AtomicValue value)

  Static method to perform the same conversion as the number() function. This is different from the convert(Type.DOUBLE) in that it produces NaN rather than an error for non-numeric operands.

### map

    public java.lang.Object map(Item item,
                                XPathContext context)
                         throws XPathException

  Mapping function for use when converting a sequence of atomic values to doubles using the rules of the number() function

  Specified by:
    `map` in interface `MappingFunction`
  Parameters:
    `item` - The item to be mapped. If context is supplied, this must be the same as context.currentItem().
    `context` - The processing context. Some mapping functions use this because they require context information. Some mapping functions modify the context by maintaining the context item and position. In other cases, the context may be null.
  Returns:
    either (a) a SequenceIterator over the sequence of items that the supplied input item maps to, or (b) an Item if it maps to a single item, or (c) null if it maps to an empty sequence.
  Throws:
    `XPathException`