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// Copyright (c) 2018-2022 Saxonica Limited
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package net.sf.saxon.functions;
import net.sf.saxon.expr.XPathContext;
import net.sf.saxon.om.Function;
import net.sf.saxon.om.Sequence;
import net.sf.saxon.trans.XPathException;
/**
* A ContextAccessorFunction is a function that is dependent on the dynamic context. In the case
* of dynamic function calls, the context is bound at the point where the function is created,
* not at the point where the function is called.
*/
public abstract class ContextAccessorFunction extends SystemFunction {
/**
* Bind a context item to appear as part of the function's closure. If this method
* has been called, the supplied context item will be used in preference to the
* context item at the point where the function is actually called.
* @param context the context to which the function applies. Must not be null.
*/
public abstract Function bindContext(XPathContext context) throws XPathException;
/**
* Evaluate the expression
*
* @param context the dynamic evaluation context
* @param arguments the values of the arguments, supplied as Sequences
* @return the result of the evaluation, in the form of a Sequence
* @throws net.sf.saxon.trans.XPathException if a dynamic error occurs during the evaluation of the expression
*/
@Override
public Sequence call(XPathContext context, Sequence[] arguments) throws XPathException {
return bindContext(context).call(context, arguments);
}
}