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package org.springframework.expression.spel.ast;

import org.springframework.expression.TypedValue;
import org.springframework.expression.spel.ExpressionState;
import org.springframework.expression.spel.SpelEvaluationException;

/**
 * Represents a variable reference, eg. #someVar. Note this is different to a *local* variable like $someVar
 * 
 * @author Andy Clement
 * @since 3.0
 */
public class VariableReference extends SpelNodeImpl {

	// Well known variables:
	private final static String THIS = "this";  // currently active context object
	private final static String ROOT = "root";  // root context object

	private final String name;


	public VariableReference(String variableName, int pos) {
		super(pos);
		name = variableName;
	}


	@Override
	public TypedValue getValueInternal(ExpressionState state) throws SpelEvaluationException {
		if (this.name.equals(THIS)) {
			return state.getActiveContextObject();
		}
		if (this.name.equals(ROOT)) {
			return state.getRootContextObject();
		}
		TypedValue result = state.lookupVariable(this.name);
		// a null value will mean either the value was null or the variable was not found
		return result;
	}

	@Override
	public void setValue(ExpressionState state, Object value) throws SpelEvaluationException {
		state.setVariable(this.name, value);
	}

	@Override
	public String toStringAST() { 
		return "#" + this.name;
	}

	@Override
	public boolean isWritable(ExpressionState expressionState) throws SpelEvaluationException {
		return !(this.name.equals(THIS) || this.name.equals(ROOT));
	}

}