1 package org.apache.commons.ognl;
2
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21
22 /**
23 * Defines an object that can return a representation of itself and any objects it contains in the form of a
24 * {@link String} embedded with literal java statements.
25 *
26 * @author jkuhnert
27 */
28 public interface JavaSource
29 {
30
31 /**
32 * Expected to return a java source representation of itself such that it could be turned into a literal java
33 * expression to be compiled and executed for
34 * {@link org.apache.commons.ognl.enhance.ExpressionAccessor#get(OgnlContext, Object)} calls.
35 *
36 * @return Literal java string representation of an object get.
37 */
38 String toGetSourceString( OgnlContext context, Object target );
39
40 /**
41 * Expected to return a java source representation of itself such that it could be turned into a literal java
42 * expression to be compiled and executed for
43 * {@link org.apache.commons.ognl.enhance.ExpressionAccessor#get(OgnlContext, Object)} calls.
44 *
45 * @return Literal java string representation of an object get.
46 */
47 String toSetSourceString( OgnlContext context, Object target );
48
49 }