Package org.apache.commons.jxpath

Class BasicVariables

java.lang.Object

org.apache.commons.jxpath.BasicVariables

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Variables

public class BasicVariables
extends Object
implements Variables

A basic implementation of the Variables interface that uses a HashMap.

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
BasicVariables()	Constructs a new instance.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	declareVariable(String varName, Object value)	Defines a new variable with the specified value or modifies the value of an existing variable.
Object	getVariable(String varName)	Returns the value of the variable if it is defined, otherwise, throws IllegalArgumentException
boolean	isDeclaredVariable(String varName)	Returns true if the variable has been defined, even if the value of the variable is null.
String	toString()
void	undeclareVariable(String varName)	Removes an existing variable.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

BasicVariables

public BasicVariables()

Constructs a new instance.

Method Details

declareVariable

public void declareVariable(String varName,
 Object value)

Defines a new variable with the specified value or modifies the value of an existing variable.

Specified by:

declareVariable in interface Variables

Parameters:

varName - is a variable name without the "$" sign

value - is the new value for the variable, which can be null

getVariable

public Object getVariable(String varName)

Returns the value of the variable if it is defined, otherwise, throws IllegalArgumentException

Specified by:

getVariable in interface Variables

Parameters:

varName - is a variable name without the "$" sign

Returns:

the value of the variable

isDeclaredVariable

public boolean isDeclaredVariable(String varName)

Returns true if the variable has been defined, even if the value of the variable is null.

Specified by:

isDeclaredVariable in interface Variables

Parameters:

varName - is a variable name without the "$" sign

Returns:

true if the variable is declared

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object

undeclareVariable

public void undeclareVariable(String varName)

Removes an existing variable. May throw UnsupportedOperationException.

Specified by:

undeclareVariable in interface Variables

Parameters:

varName - is a variable name without the "$" sign