Package eu.bandm.tools.paisley.xml

Enum Class XPathPatterns.Axis

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<XPathPatterns.Axis>

eu.bandm.tools.paisley.xml.XPathPatterns.Axis

All Implemented Interfaces:

XPathPatterns.Operation, Serializable, Comparable<XPathPatterns.Axis>, java.lang.constant.Constable

Enclosing class:

XPathPatterns

public static enum XPathPatterns.Axis
extends Enum<XPathPatterns.Axis>
implements XPathPatterns.Operation

Representation of an XPath axis.

The XPath axis namespace is incompatible with the Java XML DOM API, and hence not supported.

See Also:

• XPath 1.0, §2.2
• Element

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.lang.Enum

Enum.EnumDesc<E extends Enum<E>>

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant	Description
ancestor	Representation of the XPath axis ancestor.
ancestorOrSelf	Representation of the XPath axis ancestor-or-self.
attribute	Representation of the XPath axis attribute.
child	Representation of the XPath axis child.
descendant	Representation of the XPath axis descendant.
descendantOrSelf	Representation of the XPath axis descendant-or-self.
following	Representation of the XPath axis following.
followingSibling	Representation of the XPath axis following-sibling.
parent	Representation of the XPath axis parent.
preceding	Representation of the XPath axis preceding.
precedingSibling	Representation of the XPath axis preceding-sibling.
self	Representation of the XPath axis self.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Motif<? extends Node,Node>	getMotif()	Returns the motif associated with this navigation operation.
XPathPatterns.Test	getPrincipalNodeTypeTest()	Returns a test for the principal node type associated with this axis.
static XPathPatterns.Axis	valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name.
static XPathPatterns.Axis[]	values()	Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum

clone, compareTo, describeConstable, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum Constant Details

self

public static final XPathPatterns.Axis self

Representation of the XPath axis self.

parent

public static final XPathPatterns.Axis parent

Representation of the XPath axis parent.

ancestor

public static final XPathPatterns.Axis ancestor

Representation of the XPath axis ancestor.

ancestorOrSelf

public static final XPathPatterns.Axis ancestorOrSelf

Representation of the XPath axis ancestor-or-self.

descendant

public static final XPathPatterns.Axis descendant

Representation of the XPath axis descendant.

descendantOrSelf

public static final XPathPatterns.Axis descendantOrSelf

Representation of the XPath axis descendant-or-self.

following

public static final XPathPatterns.Axis following

Representation of the XPath axis following.

followingSibling

public static final XPathPatterns.Axis followingSibling

Representation of the XPath axis following-sibling.

preceding

public static final XPathPatterns.Axis preceding

Representation of the XPath axis preceding.

precedingSibling

public static final XPathPatterns.Axis precedingSibling

Representation of the XPath axis preceding-sibling.

child

public static final XPathPatterns.Axis child

Representation of the XPath axis child.

attribute

public static final XPathPatterns.Axis attribute

Representation of the XPath axis attribute.

Method Details

values

public static XPathPatterns.Axis[] values()

Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.

Returns:

an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared

valueOf

public static XPathPatterns.Axis valueOf(String name)

Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this class. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)

Parameters:

name - the name of the enum constant to be returned.

Returns:

the enum constant with the specified name

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if this enum class has no constant with the specified name

NullPointerException - if the argument is null

getMotif

public Motif<? extends Node,Node> getMotif()

Returns the motif associated with this navigation operation.

Specified by:

getMotif in interface XPathPatterns.Operation

Returns:

a motif that matches the hole against navigation targets from the given context object.

getPrincipalNodeTypeTest

public XPathPatterns.Test getPrincipalNodeTypeTest()

Returns a test for the principal node type associated with this axis.

Returns:

a test that is true precisely for the nodes of the principal node type of this axis