/**
* Declare a variable. A variable may be declared before an expression referring to it is
* compiled. Alternatively, a JAXP XPathVariableResolver may be supplied to perform the
* resolution. A variable that has been explicitly declared is used in preference.
*
* @param qname Lexical QName identifying the variable. The namespace prefix, if any, must have
* been declared before this method is called, or must be resolvable using the namespace
* context.
* @param initialValue The initial value of the variable. A Java object that can be converted to
* an XPath value.
*/
public Variable declareVariable(String qname, Object initialValue) throws XPathException {
String prefix;
String localName;
try {
String[] parts = Name.getQNameParts(qname);
prefix = parts[0];
localName = parts[1];
} catch (QNameException err) {
throw new StaticError("Invalid QName for variable: " + qname);
}
String uri = "";
if (!("".equals(prefix))) {
uri = getURIForPrefix(prefix);
}
Variable var = Variable.make(qname, getConfiguration());
var.setValue(initialValue);
int fingerprint = namePool.allocate(prefix, uri, localName) & 0xfffff;
variables.put(new Integer(fingerprint), var);
stackFrameMap.allocateSlotNumber(fingerprint);
return var;
}
