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1 package net.sf.saxon.instruct;
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3 import net.sf.saxon.expr.XPathContext;
4 import net.sf.saxon.trans.XPathException;
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6 /**
7  * This interface represents an expression that is capable of being processed leaving tail calls for the
8  * calling instruction to deal with.
9  */

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11 public interface TailCallReturner {
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13     /**
14     * ProcessLeavingTail: called to do the real work of this instruction. This method
15     * must be implemented in each subclass. The results of the instruction are written
16     * to the current Receiver, which can be obtained via the Controller.
17     * @param context The dynamic context of the transformation, giving access to the current node,
18     * the current variables, etc.
19     * @return null if the instruction has completed execution; or a TailCall indicating
20     * a function call or template call that is delegated to the caller, to be made after the stack has
21     * been unwound so as to save stack space.
22     */

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24     public TailCall processLeavingTail(XPathContext context) throws XPathException;
25 }
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27 //
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// The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Michael H. Kay.
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