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package org.springframework.beans.factory.config;
import org.springframework.beans.BeansException;
import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
/**
* Strategy interface for resolving a value through evaluating it
* as an expression, if applicable.
*
* A raw {@link org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactory} does not
* contain a default implementation of this strategy. However,
* {@link org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext} implementations
* will provide expression support out of the box.
*
* @author Juergen Hoeller
* @since 3.0
*/
public interface BeanExpressionResolver {
/**
* Evaluate the given value as an expression, if applicable;
* return the value as-is otherwise.
* @param value the value to check
* @param evalContext the evaluation context
* @return the resolved value (potentially the given value as-is)
* @throws BeansException if evaluation failed
*/
@Nullable
Object evaluate(@Nullable String value, BeanExpressionContext evalContext) throws BeansException;
}