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1 | /* | |
2 | * $Header: /home/projects/jaxen/scm/jaxen/src/java/main/org/jaxen/expr/Expr.java,v 1.14 2006/11/30 18:49:26 elharo Exp $ | |
3 | * $Revision: 1.14 $ | |
4 | * $Date: 2006/11/30 18:49:26 $ | |
5 | * | |
6 | * ==================================================================== | |
7 | * | |
8 | * Copyright 2000-2002 bob mcwhirter & James Strachan. | |
9 | * All rights reserved. | |
10 | * | |
11 | * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without | |
12 | * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are | |
13 | * met: | |
14 | * | |
15 | * * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright | |
16 | * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. | |
17 | * | |
18 | * * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright | |
19 | * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the | |
20 | * documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. | |
21 | * | |
22 | * * Neither the name of the Jaxen Project nor the names of its | |
23 | * contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived | |
24 | * from this software without specific prior written permission. | |
25 | * | |
26 | * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS | |
27 | * IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED | |
28 | * TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A | |
29 | * PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER | |
30 | * OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, | |
31 | * EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, | |
32 | * PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR | |
33 | * PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF | |
34 | * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING | |
35 | * NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS | |
36 | * SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. | |
37 | * | |
38 | * ==================================================================== | |
39 | * This software consists of voluntary contributions made by many | |
40 | * individuals on behalf of the Jaxen Project and was originally | |
41 | * created by bob mcwhirter <bob@werken.com> and | |
42 | * James Strachan <jstrachan@apache.org>. For more information on the | |
43 | * Jaxen Project, please see <http://www.jaxen.org/>. | |
44 | * | |
45 | * $Id: Expr.java,v 1.14 2006/11/30 18:49:26 elharo Exp $ | |
46 | */ | |
47 | ||
48 | ||
49 | ||
50 | package org.jaxen.expr; | |
51 | ||
52 | import java.io.Serializable; | |
53 | import org.jaxen.Context; | |
54 | import org.jaxen.JaxenException; | |
55 | ||
56 | /** | |
57 | * Represents an XPath expression. This is production 14 in the | |
58 | * <a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/xpath#NT-Expr">XPath 1.0 specification</a>: | |
59 | * | |
60 | * <pre>[14] Expr ::= OrExpr</pre> | |
61 | * | |
62 | */ | |
63 | public interface Expr extends Serializable | |
64 | { | |
65 | ||
66 | ||
67 | /** | |
68 | * Returns a String containing the XPath expression. | |
69 | * | |
70 | * @return the text form of this XPath expression | |
71 | */ | |
72 | String getText(); | |
73 | ||
74 | /** | |
75 | * Simplifies the XPath expression. For example, the expression | |
76 | * <code>//para[1 = 1]</code> could be simplified to | |
77 | * <code>//para</code>. In practice, this is usually a noop. | |
78 | * Jaxen does not currently perform any simplification. | |
79 | * | |
80 | * @return the simplified expression | |
81 | */ | |
82 | Expr simplify(); | |
83 | ||
84 | ||
85 | /** | |
86 | * Evaluate the expression in the given context, and return the result. | |
87 | * The result will be a <code>java.lang.Double</code> for expressions that | |
88 | * return a number, a <code>java.lang.String</code> for expressions that | |
89 | * return a string, a <code>java.lang.Boolean</code> for expressions that | |
90 | * return a boolean, and a <code>java.util.List</code> for expressions that | |
91 | * return a node-set. In the latter case, the elements of the list are | |
92 | * the actual objects from the source document model. Copies are not made. | |
93 | * | |
94 | * @param context the context in which the expression is evaluated | |
95 | * @return an object representing the result of the evaluation | |
96 | * @throws JaxenException | |
97 | */ | |
98 | Object evaluate(Context context) throws JaxenException; | |
99 | ||
100 | } |