Compiler Interface

Table 20-3 summarizes the methods of available through the Compiler interface.

Table 20-3 Summary of Compiler Methods; XPath Package

Function	Summary
compile	Compile XPath and return its compiled binary representation.
getCompilerId	Get the compiler's Id

Compiles XPath and returns its compiled binary representation.

Syntax

virtual ub2* compile (
   oratext* xpath_exp)
throw (XPathException) = 0;

Parameter	Description
xpath_exp	XPATH expression

Returns

(ub2) XPath expression in compiled binary representation

Get compiler's id.

Syntax

virtual XPathCompIdType getCompilerId() const = 0;

Returns

(XPathCompIdType) Compiler's Id