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package org.primefaces.expression;
import javax.faces.component.UIComponent;
/**
* Interface for resolvers, to resolve a {@link UIComponent} by a expression.
*/
public interface SearchExpressionResolver {
/**
* Resolves a {@link UIComponent} for the last or source {@link UIComponent} and for the given
* expression string.
*
* @param source The source component. E.g. a button.
* @param last The last resolved component in the chain.
* If it's not a nested expression, it's the same as the source component.
* @param expression The search expression.
* @return The resolved {@link UIComponent} or null.
*/
UIComponent resolve(UIComponent source, UIComponent last, String expression);
}