Added in API level 8
XPathFunction
interface XPathFunction
| javax.xml.xpath.XPathFunction |
XPathFunction provides access to XPath functions.
Functions are identified by QName and arity in XPath.
Summary
| Public methods | |
|---|---|
| abstract Any! |
evaluate(args: MutableList<Any?>!)Evaluate the function with the specified arguments. |
Public methods
evaluate
Added in API level 8
abstract fun evaluate(args: MutableList<Any?>!): Any!
Evaluate the function with the specified arguments.
To the greatest extent possible, side-effects should be avoided in the definition of extension functions. The implementation evaluating an XPath expression is under no obligation to call extension functions in any particular order or any particular number of times.
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
args |
MutableList<Any?>!: The arguments, null is a valid value. |
| Return | |
|---|---|
Any! |
The result of evaluating the XPath function as an Object. |
| Exceptions | |
|---|---|
javax.xml.xpath.XPathFunctionException |
If args cannot be evaluated with this XPath function. |