javax.el.MethodExpression Maven / Gradle / Ivy
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package javax.el;
public abstract class MethodExpression extends Expression {
private static final long serialVersionUID = 8163925562047324656L;
/**
* @param context The EL context for this evaluation
*
* @return Information about the method that this expression resolves to
*
* @throws NullPointerException If the supplied context is null
* @throws PropertyNotFoundException If a property/variable resolution failed because no match was found or a match
* was found but was not readable
* @throws MethodNotFoundException If no matching method can be found
* @throws ELException Wraps any exception throw whilst resolving the property
*/
public abstract MethodInfo getMethodInfo(ELContext context);
/**
* @param context The EL context for this evaluation
* @param params The parameters with which to invoke this method expression
*
* @return The result of invoking this method expression
*
* @throws NullPointerException If the supplied context is null
* @throws PropertyNotFoundException If a property/variable resolution failed because no match was found or a match
* was found but was not readable
* @throws MethodNotFoundException If no matching method can be found
* @throws ELException Wraps any exception throw whilst resolving the property or coercion of the
* result to the expected return type fails
*/
public abstract Object invoke(ELContext context, Object[] params);
/**
* @return This default implementation always returns false
*
* @since EL 3.0
*/
public boolean isParametersProvided() {
// Expected to be over-ridden by implementation
return false;
}
/**
* @since EL 2.2 Note: The spelling mistake is deliberate. isParmetersProvided() - Specification definition
* isParametersProvided() - Corrected spelling
*
* @return Always false
*
* @deprecated Use {@link #isParametersProvided()}
*/
@Deprecated
public boolean isParmetersProvided() {
// Expected to be over-ridden by implementation
return false;
}
}