net.sf.saxon.value

Interface ContextFreeAtomicValue

All Known Implementing Classes:

Base64BinaryValue, BigDecimalValue, BigIntegerValue, BooleanValue, DayTimeDurationValue, DecimalValue, DoubleValue, FloatValue, HexBinaryValue, Int64Value, IntegerValue, NumericValue, YearMonthDurationValue

public interface ContextFreeAtomicValue

This interface is implemented by AtomicValues that can be compared without regard to context - specifically, the result of eq and lt comparisons does not depend on collations or on the context-dependent timezone.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
XPathComparable	getXPathComparable() Get an XPathComparable object that supports the semantics of context-free eq and lt comparisons between atomic values.

Method Detail

getXPathComparable

XPathComparable getXPathComparable()

Get an XPathComparable object that supports the semantics of context-free eq and lt comparisons between atomic values. Note that in many cases the returned XPathComparable will be the AtomicValue itself; however because of the constraints of the generic Comparable interface, this cannot be assumed.

Returns:

an XPathComparable that can be used in comparisons with other atomic values.