The formula function is a stateful version of the FormulaExpression and is used to evaluate a LibFormula/OpenFormula
expression. This function can be used if a stateful evaluation is needed or if the formula value should be
initialized to a certain value before the real evaluation starts.
author: Thomas Morgner
Clones the expression, expression should be reinitialized after the cloning.
Expression maintain no state,
cloning is done at the beginning of the report processing to disconnect the used expression from any other object
space.
A clone of this expression. throws: CloneNotSupportedException - this should never happen.
Returns the formula namespace. If the formula specified by the user starts with "=", then the namespace "report" is
assumed.
the namespace of the formula.
Returns the formula namespace if the initial formula. If the formula specified by the user starts with "=", then
the namespace "report" is assumed.
the namespace of the formula.
Defines the initial formula (incuding the optional namespace) as defined by the OpenFormula standard. The initial
formula is used at the first call only.
Parameters: initial - the initial formula as text.
Methods inherited from org.jfree.report.function.AbstractFunction