org.exolab.adaptx.xpath.expressions

Interface MatchExpression

All Known Subinterfaces:

FilterExpr, LocationStep, NodeExpression, PathComponent

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractPathComponent, PathExpr, UnionExpr

public interface MatchExpression

This class represents a Match expression. A match expression, is an expression which can determine whether or not it matches a given node within a given context.

Version:

$Revision: 3734 $ $Date: 2003-05-13 03:55:04 -0400 (Tue, 13 May 2003) $

Author:

Keith Visco

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	matches(XPathNode node, XPathContext context) Determines if the given node is matched by this MatchExpr with respect to the given context.

Method Detail

matches

boolean matches(XPathNode node,
              XPathContext context)
                throws XPathException

Determines if the given node is matched by this MatchExpr with respect to the given context.

Parameters:

node - the node to determine a match for

context - the XPathContext

Returns:

true if the given node is matched by this MatchExpr

Throws:

XPathException - when an error occurs during evaluation