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package org.springframework.expression.spel;
import org.springframework.expression.EvaluationException;
import org.springframework.expression.TypedValue;
/**
* Represents a node in the Ast for a parsed expression.
*
* @author Andy Clement
* @since 3.0
*/
public interface SpelNode {
/**
* Evaluate the expression node in the context of the supplied expression state and return the value.
* @param expressionState the current expression state (includes the context)
* @return the value of this node evaluated against the specified state
*/
Object getValue(ExpressionState expressionState) throws EvaluationException;
/**
* Evaluate the expression node in the context of the supplied expression state and return the typed value.
* @param expressionState the current expression state (includes the context)
* @return the type value of this node evaluated against the specified state
*/
TypedValue getTypedValue(ExpressionState expressionState) throws EvaluationException;
/**
* Determine if this expression node will support a setValue() call.
*
* @param expressionState the current expression state (includes the context)
* @return true if the expression node will allow setValue()
* @throws EvaluationException if something went wrong trying to determine if the node supports writing
*/
boolean isWritable(ExpressionState expressionState) throws EvaluationException;
/**
* Evaluate the expression to a node and then set the new value on that node. For example, if the expression
* evaluates to a property reference then the property will be set to the new value.
* @param expressionState the current expression state (includes the context)
* @param newValue the new value
* @throws EvaluationException if any problem occurs evaluating the expression or setting the new value
*/
void setValue(ExpressionState expressionState, Object newValue) throws EvaluationException;
/**
* @return the string form of this AST node
*/
String toStringAST();
/**
* @return the number of children under this node
*/
int getChildCount();
/**
* Helper method that returns a SpelNode rather than an Antlr Tree node.
* @return the child node cast to a SpelNode
*/
SpelNode getChild(int index);
/**
* Determine the class of the object passed in, unless it is already a class object.
* @param o the object that the caller wants the class of
* @return the class of the object if it is not already a class object, or null if the object is null
*/
Class<?> getObjectClass(Object obj);
/**
* @return the start position of this Ast node in the expression string
*/
int getStartPosition();
/**
* @return the end position of this Ast node in the expression string
*/
int getEndPosition();
}
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