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'DatabeneScript' is an open source software library for resolving Java-like script expressions, written by Volker Bergmann.
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package org.databene.script;
import org.databene.commons.Context;
/**
* Represents an Expression that evaluates some internal state and returns the result.
* Created: 18.06.2007 17:00:22
* @since 0.2
* @author Volker Bergmann
*/
public interface Expression {
E evaluate(Context context);
// TODO v0.5.x Class getResultType() ?
boolean isConstant();
}