javax.el.ValueExpression Maven / Gradle / Ivy
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package javax.el;
public abstract class ValueExpression extends Expression {
private static final long serialVersionUID = 8577809572381654673L;
/**
* @param context The EL context for this evaluation
*
* @return The result of evaluating this value 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 ELException Wraps any exception throw whilst resolving a property or variable
*/
public abstract Object getValue(ELContext context);
/**
* @param context The EL context for this evaluation
* @param value The value to set the property to which this value expression refers
*
* @throws NullPointerException If the supplied context is null
* @throws PropertyNotFoundException If a property/variable resolution failed because no match was found
* @throws PropertyNotWritableException If a property/variable resolution failed because a match was found but was
* not writable
* @throws ELException Wraps any exception throw whilst resolving a property or variable
*/
public abstract void setValue(ELContext context, Object value);
/**
* @param context The EL context for this evaluation
*
* @return true if this expression is read only otherwise false
*
* @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 ELException Wraps any exception throw whilst resolving a property or variable
*/
public abstract boolean isReadOnly(ELContext context);
/**
* @param context The EL context for this evaluation
*
* @return The type of the result of this value 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 ELException Wraps any exception throw whilst resolving a property or variable
*/
public abstract Class getType(ELContext context);
public abstract Class getExpectedType();
/**
* @param context The EL context for this evaluation
*
* @return This default implementation always returns null
*
* @since EL 2.2
*/
public ValueReference getValueReference(ELContext context) {
// Expected to be over-ridden by implementation
context.notifyBeforeEvaluation(getExpressionString());
context.notifyAfterEvaluation(getExpressionString());
return null;
}
}