pattern
 uses variables.
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>true if the node matches either of the operand patterns
<DT><B>Throws:</B>
<DD><CODE><A HREF="../../../../com/icl/saxon/expr/XPathException.html" title="class in com.icl.saxon.expr">XPathException</A></CODE></DL>
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getNodeType</H3>
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public short <B>getNodeType</B>()</PRE>
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<DD>Determine the types of nodes to which this pattern applies. Used for optimisation.
 For patterns that match no