Interface TypeAwareExpressionEvaluator

All Superinterfaces:
ExpressionEvaluator

public interface TypeAwareExpressionEvaluator extends ExpressionEvaluator
Evaluate an expression.
  • Method Details

    • evaluate

      Object evaluate(String expression, Class<?> type) throws ExpressionEvaluationException
      Evaluate an expression. The optional type provided to this method is a hint (not a requirement) for the evaluator to resolve the expression to a compatible value. The evaluator is not expected to perform any conversion but rather filter out incompatible values from its result.
      Parameters:
      expression - the expression
      type - The expected type of expression result, may be null.
      Returns:
      the value of the expression
      Throws:
      ExpressionEvaluationException - in case of an error.