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#ifndef ZORBA_ITEM_API_H
#define ZORBA_ITEM_API_H

#include <ostream>
#include <zorba/config.h>
#include <zorba/api_shared_types.h>

namespace zorba {

namespace store { class Item; }

/** \brief The Zorba Item interface.
 *
 * This class is the Zorba representation of an Item as defined in the
 * XQuery 1.0 and XPath 2.0 Data Model (XDM); see http://www.w3.org/TR/xpath-datamodel/. 
 * 
 * Instances of the XDM are a sequence, i.e. an ordered collection of zero or more items.
 * In the Zorba API, a sequence is represented by the ItemSequence class.
 *
 * The Item class is the union of all XQuery node and atomic types.
 * The class provides functions to access the information of an Item. Note that not
 * all functions are defined on every Item kind. If a function is called on an Item that
 * does not provide the called function, an XQP0024_FUNCTION_NOT_IMPLEMENTED_FOR_ITEMTYPE error
 * is raised.
 *
 * Instances of the Item class are always passed by copy. To check whether a given Item is valid
 * isNull() can be called which returns true if the given Item is not valid and false otherwise.
 * A new atomic Item can be created using the ItemFactory. A new node Item should be created
 * by the result of a query.
 */
class ZORBA_EXTERN_DECL Item
{
public:
  /** \brief Default constructor
   */
  Item();

  /** \brief Copy constructor
   */
  Item(const Item& other);
  
  /** \brief Constructor that is used to construct Items in the Zorba engine itself.
   *
   * This constructor is for internal use only.
   */
  Item(store::Item *item);

  /** \brief Assingment operator
   */
  const Item& operator =(const Item& rhs);

  /** \brief Assingment operator that is used in the Zorba engine itself.
   *
   * This operator is for internal use only.
   */
  const Item& operator =(store::Item *rhs);

  /** \brief Destructor
   */
  ~Item();

  /** \brief Get the type of the Item.
   *
   * See http://www.w3.org/TR/xpath-datamodel/#types.
   * Note that this function is available for all types of Items.
   *
   * @return Item the type of the Item as a QName Item 
   * @throw ZorbaException if an error occured.
   */
  Item
  getType() const;

  /** \brief Get the atomization value of the Item.
   *
   * The atomization value is the value that is returned by atomization 
   * (see http://www.w3.org/TR/xquery/#id-atomization).
   * Note that this function is available for all types of Items.
   *
   * @return Item the atomization value of the Item.
   * @throw ZorbaException if an error occured.
   */
  Item
  getAtomizationValue() const;

  /** \brief Get the string value of the Item.
   *
   * The string value is the string that is extracted by calling the fn:string function
   * on the Item (see http://www.w3.org/TR/xpath-functions/#func-string).
   * Note that this function is available for all types of Items.
   *
   * @return Item the string value of the Item.
   * @throw ZorbaException if an error occured.
   */
  String
  getStringValue() const;

  /** \brief Get the effective boolean value of the Item.
   *
   * The effective boolean value is the result of applying the fn:boolean function on 
   * the Item (see http://www.w3.org/TR/xpath-functions/#func-boolean).
   * Note that this function is available for all types of Items.
   *
   * @return Item the effective boolean value of the Item
   * @throw ZorbaException if an error occured.
   */
  Item
  getEBV() const;

  /** \brief Serialize the Item using the XML output method.
   *
   * The function writes the result of serializing the Item as XML to 
   * the given output stream.
   * Note that this function is available for all types of Items.
   *
   * @throw ZorbaException if an error occured.
   */
  void
  serialize(std::ostream&) const;

  /** \brief Check if the Item is a node Item.
   *
   * Note that this function is available for all types of Items.
   *
   * @return true if the Item is of type node, false otherwise.
   */
  bool
  isNode() const;

  /** \brief Check if the Item is an atomic Item.
   *
   * Note that this function is available for all types of Items.
   *
   * @return true if the Item is an atomic Item, false otherwise.
   */
  bool
  isAtomic() const;

  /** \brief Check if the Item is a numeric Item.
   *
   * Note that this function is available for all types of Items.
   *
   * @return true if the Item is a numeric Item, false otherwise
   */
  //bool
  //isNumeric() const;

  /** \brief Check if the Item is null.
   *
   * If this function returns true, the Item is not valid.
   * Note that this function is available for all types of Items.
   *
   * @return true if the Item is null, false otherwise.
   */
  bool
  isNull() const;

  /** \brief Free all resources aquired by this Item.
   *
   * After calling close() on an Item the Item is invalidated, i.e. a subsequent call
   * to isNull() will return true. 
   *
   * Note that calling this function is usually not necessary because close() is implicitly 
   * called by the destructor. Calling close() is only necessary if the resources aquired by an
   * Item should be released before the Item goes out of scope, i.e. the destructor is called.
   *
   * Also note that this function is available for all types of Items.
   */
  void
  close();

  /** \brief Get the (optional) value of a QName's prefix.
   *
   * Note that this function is only available for Items of type QName.
   *
   * @return String the prefix of the QName.
   * @throw ZorbaException if an error occured, e.g. the Item is not a QName.
   */
  String
  getPrefix() const;

  /** \brief Get the (optional) value of a QName's namespace.
   *
   * Note that this function is only available for Items of type QName.
   *
   * @return String the namespace URI of the QName.
   * @throw ZorbaException if an error occured, e.g. the Item is not a QName.
   */
  String
  getNamespace() const;

  /** \brief Get the value of a QName's local name.
   *
   * Note that this function is only available for Items of type QName.
   *
   * @return String the local name of the QName.
   * @throw ZorbaException if an error occured, e.g. the Item is not a QName.
   */
  String
  getLocalName() const;

  /** \brief Check if the value of the Item is not a number (NaN).
   *
   * Note that this function is only available for numeric Items (e.g. Double or Float).
   * 
   * @return true if the Item is NaN, false otherwise.
   * @throw ZorbaException if an error occured, e.g. the Item is not a numeric type.
   */
  bool
  isNaN() const;

  /** \brief Check if the value of the Item is positive or negative infinity.
   *
   * Note that this function is only available for numeric Items (e.g. Double or Float).
   * 
   * @return true if the Item is +/-INF, false otherwise.
   * @throw ZorbaException if an error occured, e.g. the Item is not a numeric type.
   */
  bool
  isPosOrNegInf() const;

  /** \brief Get the bool value of the boolean Item.
   *
   * Note that this function is only available for Items of type boolean.
   *
   * @return true if the boolean value is true, false otherwise.
   * @throw ZorbaException if an error occured, e.g. the Item is not of type boolean.
   */
  bool
  getBooleanValue() const;

private:
  friend class Unmarshaller;
  store::Item *m_item;
};

} // namespace zorba

#endif

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