package client.net.sf.saxon.ce.expr.instruct;
import client.net.sf.saxon.ce.expr.XPathContext;
import client.net.sf.saxon.ce.trans.XPathException;
/**
* This interface represents an expression that is capable of being processed leaving tail calls for the
* calling instruction to deal with.
*/
public interface TailCallReturner {
/**
* ProcessLeavingTail: called to do the real work of this instruction. This method
* must be implemented in each subclass. The results of the instruction are written
* to the current Receiver, which can be obtained via the Controller.
* @param context The dynamic context of the transformation, giving access to the current node,
* the current variables, etc.
* @return null if the instruction has completed execution; or a TailCall indicating
* a function call or template call that is delegated to the caller, to be made after the stack has
* been unwound so as to save stack space.
*/
public TailCall processLeavingTail(XPathContext context) throws XPathException;
}
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