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55:
56: package org.jbpm.jpdl.el.impl;
57:
58: import org.jbpm.jpdl.el.ELException;
59: import org.jbpm.jpdl.el.FunctionMapper;
60: import org.jbpm.jpdl.el.VariableResolver;
61:
62: /**
63: *
64: * <p>Represents an element that can appear as a suffix in a complex
65: * value, such as a property or index operator, or a method call (should
66: * they ever need to be supported).
67: *
68: * @author Nathan Abramson - Art Technology Group
69: * @author Shawn Bayern
70: * @version $Change: 181177 $$DateTime: 2001/06/26 08:45:09 $$Author$
71: **/
72:
73: public abstract class ValueSuffix {
74: //-------------------------------------
75: /**
76: *
77: * Returns the expression in the expression language syntax
78: **/
79: public abstract String getExpressionString();
80:
81: //-------------------------------------
82: /**
83: *
84: * Evaluates the expression in the given context, operating on the
85: * given value.
86: **/
87: public abstract Object evaluate(Object pValue,
88: VariableResolver pResolver, FunctionMapper functions,
89: Logger pLogger) throws ELException;
90:
91: //-------------------------------------
92: }
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