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XPath
package contains XPath processing related types and interfaces.
This chapter contains the following sections:
Table 8-1 summarizes the datatypes of the XPath
package.
Table 8-1 Summary of Datatypes; XPath Package
Datatype | Description |
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XPathCompIdType |
Defines XPath compiler identifiers. |
XPathObjType |
Defines object types for XPath 1.0 based implementations. |
XPathExceptionCode |
XPath related exception codes. |
XPathPrIdType |
Defines XPath processor identifiers. |
Defines XPath compiler identifiers.
Definition
typedef enum XPathCompIdType { XvmXPathCompCXml = 1 } XPathCompIdType;
Defines object types for XPath 1.0 based implementations.
Definition
typedef enum XPathObjType { XPOBJ_TYPE_UNKNOWN = 0, XPOBJ_TYPE_NDSET = 1, XPOBJ_TYPE_BOOL = 2, XPOBJ_TYPE_NUM = 3, XPOBJ_TYPE_STR = 4 } XPathObjType;
XPath related exception codes.
Definition
typedef enum XPathExceptionCode { XPATH_UNDEFINED_ERR = 0, XPATH_OTHER_ERR = 1 } XPathExceptionCode;
Defines XPath processor identifiers.
Definition
typedef enum XPathPrIdType { XPathPrCXml = 1, XvmPrCXml = 2 } XPathPrIdType;
Table 8-2 summarizes the methods of available through the CompProcessor
interface.
Table 8-2 Summary of CompProcessor Methods; XPath Package
Function | Summary |
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getProcessorId() |
Get processor's Id. |
process() |
Evaluate XPath expression against given document. |
processWithBinXPath() |
Evaluate compiled XPath expression against given document. |
Get processor Id.
Syntax
virtual XPathPrIdType getProcessorId() const = 0;
Returns
(XPathPrIdType)
Processor's Id
Inherited from Processor.
Syntax
virtual XPathObject< Node>* process ( InputSource* isrc_ptr, oratext* xpath_exp) throw (XPathException) = 0;
Parameter | Description |
---|---|
isrc_ptr |
instance document to process |
xpath_exp |
XPATH expression |
Returns
(XPathGenObject*)
XPath object
Evaluates compiled XPath expression against given document.
Syntax
virtual XPathObject< Node>* processWithBinXPath ( InputSource* isrc_ptr, ub2* bin_xpath) throw (XPathException) = 0;
Parameter | Description |
---|---|
isrc_ptr |
instance document to process |
bin_xpath |
compiled XPATH expression |
Returns
(XPathGenObject*)
XPath object
Table 8-3 summarizes the methods of available through the Compiler
interface.
Table 8-3 Summary of Compiler Methods; XPath Package
Function | Summary |
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compile() |
Compile XPath and return its compiled binary representation. |
getCompilerId() |
Get the compiler's Id |
Compiles XPath and returns its compiled binary representation.
Syntax
virtual ub2* compile ( oratext* xpath_exp) throw (XPathException) = 0;
Parameter | Description |
---|---|
xpath_exp |
XPATH expression |
Returns
(ub2)
XPath expression in compiled binary representation
Get compiler's id.
Syntax
virtual XPathCompIdType getCompilerId() const = 0;
Returns
(XPathCompIdType)
Compiler's Id
Table 8-4 summarizes the methods of available through the NodeSet
interface.
Table 8-4 Summary of NodeSet Methods; XPath Package
Function | Summary |
---|---|
getNode() |
Get node given its index. |
getSize() |
Get NodeSet size. |
Returns a reference to the node.
Syntax
NodeRef< Node>* getNode( ub4 idx) const;
Parameter | Description |
---|---|
idx |
index of the node in the set |
Returns
(NodeRef)
reference to the node
The size of the node set.
Syntax
ub4 getSize() const;
Returns
(ub4)
node set size
Table 8-5 summarizes the methods of available through the Processor
interface.
Table 8-5 Summary of Processor Methods; XPath Package
Function | Summary |
---|---|
getProcessorId() |
Get processor's Id. |
process() |
Evaluate XPath expression against given document. |
Get processor Id.
Syntax
virtual XPathPrIdType getProcessorId() const = 0;
Returns
(XPathPrIdType)
Processor's Id
Evaluates XPath expression against given document and returns result XPath object.
Syntax
virtual XPathObject< Node>* process ( InputSource* isrc_ptr, oratext* xpath_exp) throw (XPathException) = 0;
Parameter | Description |
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isrc_ptr |
instance document to process |
xpath_exp |
XPath expression |
Returns
(XPathGenObject*)
XPath object
Table 8-6 summarizes the methods of available through the XPathException
interface.
Table 8-6 Summary of XPathException Methods; XPath Package
Function | Summary |
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getCode() |
Get Oracle XML error code embedded in the exception. |
getMesLang() |
Get current language (encoding) of error messages. |
getMessage() |
Get Oracle XML error message. |
getXPathCode() |
Get XPath exception code embedded in the exception. |
Virtual member function inherited from XmlException
.
Syntax
virtual unsigned getCode() const = 0;
Returns
(unsigned)
numeric error code (0 on success)
Virtual member function inherited from XmlException
.
Syntax
virtual oratext* getMesLang() const = 0;
Returns
(oratext*)
Current language (encoding) of error messages
Virtual member function inherited from XmlException
.
Syntax
virtual oratext* getMessage() const = 0;
Returns
(oratext *)
Error message
This is a virtual member function that defines a prototype for implementation defined member functions returning XPath processor and compiler exception codes, defined in XPathExceptionCode, of the exceptional situations during execution.
Syntax
virtual XPathExceptionCode getXPathCode() const = 0;
Returns
(XPathExceptionCode)
exception code
Table 8-7 summarizes the methods of available through the XPathObject
interface.
Table 8-7 Summary of XPathObject Methods; XPath Package
Function | Summary |
---|---|
XPathObject() |
Copy constructor. |
getNodeSet() |
Get the node set. |
getObjBoolean() |
Get boolean from object. |
getObjNumber() |
Get number from object. |
getObjString() |
Get string from object. |
getObjType() |
Get type from object. |
Copy constructor.
Syntax
XPathObject( XPathObject< Node>& src);
Parameter | Description |
---|---|
src |
reference to the object to be copied |
Returns
(XPathObject)
new object
Get the node set.
Syntax
NodeSet< Node>* getNodeSet() const;
Get the boolean from the object.
Syntax
boolean getObjBoolean() const;
Get the number from the object.
Syntax
double getObjNumber() const;
Get the string from the object.
Syntax
oratext* getObjString() const;
Get the type from the object.
Syntax
XPathObjType getObjType() const;