Class PositionFunction

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    Function

    public class PositionFunction
    extends Object
    implements Function

    4.1 number position()

    The position function returns a number equal to the context position from the expression evaluation context.
    Author:
    bob mcwhirter (bob @ werken.com)
    See Also:
    Section 4.1 of the XPath Specification
    • Constructor Detail

      • PositionFunction

        public PositionFunction()
        Create a new PositionFunction object.
    • Method Detail

      • call

        public Object call​(Context context,
                           List args)
                    throws FunctionCallException
        Returns the position of the context node in the context node-set.
        Specified by:
        call in interface Function
        Parameters:
        context - the context at the point in the expression where the function is called
        args - an empty list
        Returns:
        a Double containing the context position
        Throws:
        FunctionCallException - if args is not empty
        See Also:
        Context.getSize()
      • evaluate

        public static Double evaluate​(Context context)
        Returns the position of the context node in the context node-set.
        Parameters:
        context - the context at the point in the expression where the function is called
        Returns:
        a Double containing the context position
        See Also:
        Context.getPosition()