Package com.tangosol.config.expression

Interface ExpressionParser

All Known Implementing Classes:

ParameterMacroExpressionParser

public interface ExpressionParser

An ExpressionParser parses a String representation of some calculation to produce an Expression, that of which when evaluated will return an expected type of value.

Since:

Coherence 12.1.2

Author:

bo 2011.10.18

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
<T> Expression<T>	parse(String sExpression, Class<T> clzResultType)	Attempts to parse the provided String to produce an Expression of an expected type.

Method Details

parse

<T> Expression<T> parse(String sExpression,
 Class<T> clzResultType)
                 throws ParseException

Attempts to parse the provided String to produce an Expression of an expected type.

Parameters:

sExpression - the String representation of the Expression

clzResultType - the type of value the Expression will return when evaluated

Returns:

an Expression that will when evaluated will produce the required type

Throws:

ParseException - when an error occurred attempting to parse the String