## net.sf.saxon.functions
Class ExtensionFunctionCall

    java.lang.Object
      net.sf.saxon.expr.ComputedExpression
          net.sf.saxon.expr.FunctionCall
              net.sf.saxon.functions.ExtensionFunctionCall

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

public class ExtensionFunctionCall
extends FunctionCall

This class acts as a container for an extension function defined to call a method in a user-defined class.

Note that the binding of an XPath function call to a Java method is done in class `JavaExtensionLibrary`

See Also:
  Serialized Form

Field Summary

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
`ExtensionFunctionCall()` Default constructor
`ExtensionFunctionCall(int nameCode, java.lang.Class theClass, java.lang.reflect.AccessibleObject object)` Constructor: creates an ExtensionFunctionCall

Method Summary
`void` `checkArguments(StaticContext env)` Method called by the expression parser when all arguments have been supplied
`int` `computeCardinality()`
`protected java.lang.Object` `getField(java.lang.reflect.Field field, java.lang.Object instance)` Access a field.
`int` `getIntrinsicDependencies()` Determine which aspects of the context the expression depends on.
`ItemType` `getItemType()` Determine the data type of the expression, if possible.
`java.lang.Class` `getTargetClass()` Get the class containing the method being called
`java.lang.reflect.AccessibleObject` `getTargetMethod()` Get the target method (or field, or constructor) being called
`void` `init(int nameCode, java.lang.Class theClass, java.lang.reflect.AccessibleObject object)` Initialization: creates an ExtensionFunctionCall
`protected java.lang.Object` `invokeConstructor(java.lang.reflect.Constructor constructor, java.lang.Object[] params)` Invoke a constructor.
`protected java.lang.Object` `invokeMethod(java.lang.reflect.Method method, java.lang.Object instance, java.lang.Object[] params)` Invoke a method.
`SequenceIterator` `iterate(XPathContext context)` Evaluate the function.
`Expression` `preEvaluate(StaticContext env)` preEvaluate: this method suppresses compile-time evaluation by doing nothing (because the external function might have side-effects and might use the context)
`boolean` `usesFocus()` Determine whether this method uses the focus.

Methods inherited from class net.sf.saxon.expr.FunctionCall
`analyze, checkArgumentCount, display, getDisplayName, getFunctionNameCode, getNumberOfArguments, iterateSubExpressions, promote, setArguments, setFunctionNameCode, simplify, simplifyArguments`

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

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

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

Constructor Detail

### ExtensionFunctionCall

    public ExtensionFunctionCall()

  Default constructor

### ExtensionFunctionCall

    public ExtensionFunctionCall(int nameCode,
                                 java.lang.Class theClass,
                                 java.lang.reflect.AccessibleObject object)

  Constructor: creates an ExtensionFunctionCall

Parameters:
  `nameCode` - the name code of the function, for display purposes
  `theClass` - the Java class containing the method to be called
  `object` - the method, field, or constructor of the Java class to be called

Method Detail

### init

    public void init(int nameCode,
                     java.lang.Class theClass,
                     java.lang.reflect.AccessibleObject object)

  Initialization: creates an ExtensionFunctionCall

  Parameters:
    `nameCode` - the name code of the function, for display purposes
    `theClass` - the Java class containing the method to be called
    `object` - the method, field, or constructor of the Java class to be called

### preEvaluate

    public Expression preEvaluate(StaticContext env)

  preEvaluate: this method suppresses compile-time evaluation by doing nothing (because the external function might have side-effects and might use the context)

  Overrides:
    `preEvaluate` in class `FunctionCall`

### checkArguments

    public void checkArguments(StaticContext env)
                        throws XPathException

  Method called by the expression parser when all arguments have been supplied

  Specified by:
    `checkArguments` in class `FunctionCall`
  Throws:
    `XPathException`

### getIntrinsicDependencies

    public int getIntrinsicDependencies()

  Determine which aspects of the context the expression depends on. The result is a bitwise-or'ed value composed from constants such as XPathContext.VARIABLES and XPathContext.CURRENT_NODE

  Overrides:
    `getIntrinsicDependencies` in class `ComputedExpression`
  Returns:
    a set of bit-significant flags identifying the "intrinsic" dependencies. The flags are documented in class net.sf.saxon.value.StaticProperty

### iterate

    public SequenceIterator iterate(XPathContext context)
                             throws XPathException

  Evaluate the function.

  Specified by:
    `iterate` in interface `Expression`
  Overrides:
    `iterate` in class `ComputedExpression`
  Parameters:
    `context` - The context in which the function is to be evaluated
  Returns:
    a Value representing the result of the function.
  Throws:
    `XPathException` - if the function cannot be evaluated.

### getTargetClass

    public java.lang.Class getTargetClass()

  Get the class containing the method being called

### getTargetMethod

    public java.lang.reflect.AccessibleObject getTargetMethod()

  Get the target method (or field, or constructor) being called

### getItemType

    public ItemType getItemType()

  Determine the data type of the expression, if possible. All expressions return sequences, in general; this method determines the type of the items within the sequence, assuming that (a) this is known in advance, and (b) it is the same for all items in the sequence.

  This method will always return a result, though it may be the best approximation that is available at the time.

  Returns:
    the item type

### computeCardinality

    public int computeCardinality()

  Specified by:
    `computeCardinality` in class `ComputedExpression`

### usesFocus

    public boolean usesFocus()

  Determine whether this method uses the focus. True if the first argument is of type XPathContext.

### invokeConstructor

    protected java.lang.Object invokeConstructor(java.lang.reflect.Constructor constructor,
                                                 java.lang.Object[] params)
                                          throws java.lang.InstantiationException,
                                                 java.lang.IllegalAccessException,
                                                 java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException

  Invoke a constructor. This method is provided separately so that it can be refined in a subclass. For example, a subclass might perform tracing of calls, or might trap exceptions.

  Parameters:
    `constructor` - The constructor to be invoked
    `params` - The parameters to be passed to the constructor
  Returns:
    The object returned by the constructor
  Throws:
    `java.lang.InstantiationException` - if the invocation throws an InstantiationException
    `java.lang.IllegalAccessException` - if the invocation throws an IllegalAccessException
    `java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException` - if the invocation throws an InvocationTargetException (which happens when the constructor itself throws an exception)

### invokeMethod

    protected java.lang.Object invokeMethod(java.lang.reflect.Method method,
                                            java.lang.Object instance,
                                            java.lang.Object[] params)
                                     throws java.lang.IllegalAccessException,
                                            java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException

  Invoke a method. This method is provided separately so that it can be refined in a subclass. For example, a subclass might perform tracing of calls, or might trap exceptions.

  Parameters:
    `method` - The method to be invoked
    `instance` - The object on which the method is to be invoked. This is set to null if the method is static.
    `params` - The parameters to be passed to the method
  Returns:
    The object returned by the method
  Throws:
    `java.lang.IllegalAccessException` - if the invocation throws an IllegalAccessException
    `java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException` - if the invocation throws an InvocationTargetException (which happens when the method itself throws an exception)

### getField

    protected java.lang.Object getField(java.lang.reflect.Field field,
                                        java.lang.Object instance)
                                 throws java.lang.IllegalAccessException

  Access a field. This method is provided separately so that it can be refined in a subclass. For example, a subclass might perform tracing of calls, or might trap exceptions.

  Parameters:
    `field` - The field to be retrieved
    `instance` - The object whose field is to be retrieved. This is set to null if the field is static.
  Returns:
    The value of the field
  Throws:
    `java.lang.IllegalAccessException` - if the invocation throws an IllegalAccessException