com.icl.saxon.expr

## Class NodeSetComparison

- java.lang.Object
- - com.icl.saxon.expr.Expression
  - - com.icl.saxon.expr.NodeSetComparison

-     public class NodeSetComparison
      extends Expression

  NodeSetComparison: A Relational Expression that compares a node-set with a string or numeric value for equals, not-equals, greater-than or less-than.

- - ### Field Summary

    - ### Fields inherited from class com.icl.saxon.expr.Expression

      `staticContext`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `NodeSetComparison(NodeSetExpression p1, int op, Value p2)`

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | `display(int level)` Diagnostic print of expression structure
    `Value` | `evaluate(Context c)` Evaluate the expression in a given context
    `boolean` | `evaluateAsBoolean(Context c)` Evaluate the expression in a given context
    `int` | `getDataType()` Determine the data type of the expression, if possible
    `int` | `getDependencies()` Determine which aspects of the context the expression depends on.
    `Expression` | `reduce(int dependencies, Context context)` Perform a partial evaluation of the expression, by eliminating specified dependencies on the context.
    `Expression` | `simplify()` Simplify an expression

    - ### Methods inherited from class com.icl.saxon.expr.Expression

      `containsReferences, enumerate, evaluateAsNodeSet, evaluateAsNumber, evaluateAsString, getStaticContext, indent, isContextDocumentNodeSet, make, outputStringValue, setStaticContext, usesCurrent`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### NodeSetComparison

          public NodeSetComparison(NodeSetExpression p1,
                           int op,
                           Value p2)

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### simplify

          public Expression simplify()

      Simplify an expression
      Overrides:
        `simplify` in class `Expression`
      Returns:
        the simplified expression

    - #### evaluate

          public Value evaluate(Context c)
                         throws XPathException

      Evaluate the expression in a given context
      Specified by:
        `evaluate` in class `Expression`
      Parameters:
        `c` - the given context for evaluation
      Returns:
        a BooleanValue representing the result of the comparison of the two operands
      Throws:
        `XPathException`

    - #### evaluateAsBoolean

          public boolean evaluateAsBoolean(Context c)
                                    throws XPathException

      Evaluate the expression in a given context
      Overrides:
        `evaluateAsBoolean` in class `Expression`
      Parameters:
        `c` - the given context for evaluation
      Returns:
        a boolean representing the result of the numeric comparison of the two operands
      Throws:
        `XPathException`

    - #### getDataType

          public int getDataType()

      Determine the data type of the expression, if possible
      Specified by:
        `getDataType` in class `Expression`
      Returns:
        Value.BOOLEAN

    - #### getDependencies

          public int getDependencies()

      Determine which aspects of the context the expression depends on. The result is a bitwise-or'ed value composed from constants such as Context.VARIABLES and Context.CURRENT_NODE
      Specified by:
        `getDependencies` in class `Expression`

    - #### reduce

          public Expression reduce(int dependencies,
                          Context context)
                            throws XPathException

      Perform a partial evaluation of the expression, by eliminating specified dependencies on the context.
      Specified by:
        `reduce` in class `Expression`
      Parameters:
        `dependencies` - The dependencies to be removed
        `context` - The context to be used for the partial evaluation
      Returns:
        a new expression that does not have any of the specified dependencies
      Throws:
        `XPathException`

    - #### display

          public void display(int level)

      Diagnostic print of expression structure
      Specified by:
        `display` in class `Expression`