XNull.java revision 1113:2fdbfbde3bc0
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2219304Speterpackage com.sun.org.apache.xpath.internal.objects;
2319304Speter
2419304Speterimport com.sun.org.apache.xml.internal.dtm.DTM;
2519304Speterimport com.sun.org.apache.xpath.internal.XPathContext;
2619304Speter
2719304Speter/**
2819304Speter * This class represents an XPath null object, and is capable of
2919304Speter * converting the null to other types, such as a string.
3019304Speter * @xsl.usage general
3119304Speter */
3219304Speterpublic class XNull extends XNodeSet
3319304Speter{
3419304Speter    static final long serialVersionUID = -6841683711458983005L;
3519304Speter
3619304Speter  /**
3719304Speter   * Create an XObject.
3819304Speter   */
3919304Speter  public XNull()
4019304Speter  {
4119304Speter    super();
4219304Speter  }
4319304Speter
4419304Speter  /**
4519304Speter   * Tell what kind of class this is.
4619304Speter   *
4719304Speter   * @return type CLASS_NULL
4819304Speter   */
4919304Speter  public int getType()
5019304Speter  {
5119304Speter    return CLASS_NULL;
5219304Speter  }
5319304Speter
5419304Speter  /**
5519304Speter   * Given a request type, return the equivalent string.
5619304Speter   * For diagnostic purposes.
5719304Speter   *
5819304Speter   * @return type string "#CLASS_NULL"
5919304Speter   */
6019304Speter  public String getTypeString()
6119304Speter  {
6219304Speter    return "#CLASS_NULL";
6319304Speter  }
6419304Speter
6519304Speter  /**
6619304Speter   * Cast result object to a number.
6719304Speter   *
6819304Speter   * @return 0.0
6919304Speter   */
7019304Speter
7119304Speter  public double num()
7219304Speter  {
7319304Speter    return 0.0;
7419304Speter  }
7519304Speter
7619304Speter  /**
7719304Speter   * Cast result object to a boolean.
7819304Speter   *
7919304Speter   * @return false
8019304Speter   */
8119304Speter  public boolean bool()
8219304Speter  {
8319304Speter    return false;
8419304Speter  }
8519304Speter
8619304Speter  /**
8719304Speter   * Cast result object to a string.
8819304Speter   *
8919304Speter   * @return empty string ""
9019304Speter   */
9119304Speter  public String str()
9219304Speter  {
9319304Speter    return "";
9419304Speter  }
9519304Speter
9619304Speter  /**
9719304Speter   * Cast result object to a result tree fragment.
9819304Speter   *
9919304Speter   * @param support XPath context to use for the conversion
10019304Speter   *
10119304Speter   * @return The object as a result tree fragment.
10219304Speter   */
10319304Speter  public int rtf(XPathContext support)
10419304Speter  {
10519304Speter    // DTM frag = support.createDocumentFragment();
10619304Speter    // %REVIEW%
10719304Speter    return DTM.NULL;
10819304Speter  }
10919304Speter
11019304Speter//  /**
11119304Speter//   * Cast result object to a nodelist.
11219304Speter//   *
11319304Speter//   * @return null
11419304Speter//   */
11519304Speter//  public DTMIterator iter()
11619304Speter//  {
11719304Speter//    return null;
11819304Speter//  }
11919304Speter
12019304Speter  /**
12119304Speter   * Tell if two objects are functionally equal.
12219304Speter   *
12319304Speter   * @param obj2 Object to compare this to
12419304Speter   *
12519304Speter   * @return True if the given object is of type CLASS_NULL
12619304Speter   */
12719304Speter  public boolean equals(XObject obj2)
12819304Speter  {
12919304Speter    return obj2.getType() == CLASS_NULL;
13019304Speter  }
13119304Speter}
13219304Speter