Package org.apache.tiles

Class Expression

  • public class Expression
extends java.lang.Object
    It is an expression, along with the expression language (e.g. EL, MVEL, OGNL) it is expressed with.
    Since:
    2.2.0
    Version:
    $Rev: 788032 $ $Date: 2009-06-25 00:08:32 +1000 (Thu, 25 Jun 2009) $

    • Constructor Summary

      Constructors 
      Constructor Description
      Expression​(java.lang.String expression)
      Constructor, using the default (i.e.
      Expression​(java.lang.String expression, java.lang.String language)
      Constructor.
      Expression​(Expression toCopy)
      Copy constructor.

    • Constructor Detail

      • Expression

        public Expression​(java.lang.String expression,
                  java.lang.String language)
        Constructor.
        Parameters:
        expression - The expression itself.
        language - The language of the expression.
        Since:
        2.2.0

      • Expression

        public Expression​(java.lang.String expression)
        Constructor, using the default (i.e. null) language.
        Parameters:
        expression - The expression itself.
        Since:
        2.2.0

      • Expression

        public Expression​(Expression toCopy)
        Copy constructor.
        Parameters:
        toCopy - The expression to copy.
        Since:
        2.2.0

    • Method Detail

      • createExpressionFromDescribedExpression

        public static Expression createExpressionFromDescribedExpression​(java.lang.String describedExpression)
        Creates an Expression object from a string in the form LANGUAGE:EXPRESSION.
        Parameters:
        describedExpression - The expression in the form LANGUAGE:EXPRESSION. The LANGUAGE part should be expressed only with letters and numbers.
        Returns:
        The created object, or null if the expression is null.
        Since:
        2.2.0

      • createExpression

        public static Expression createExpression​(java.lang.String expression,
                                          java.lang.String language)
        Creates an Expression object from the expression and its language.
        Parameters:
        expression - The expression itself.
        language - The language of the expression.
        Returns:
        The created object, or null if the expression is null.
        Since:
        2.2.0

      • getExpression

        public java.lang.String getExpression()
        Returns the expression string.
        Returns:
        The expression itself.
        Since:
        2.2.0

      • getLanguage

        public java.lang.String getLanguage()
        Returns the language in which the expression is expressed.
        Returns:
        The expression language.
        Since:
        2.2.0

      • equals

        public boolean equals​(java.lang.Object obj)
        Overrides:
        equals in class java.lang.Object

      • hashCode

        public int hashCode()
        Overrides:
        hashCode in class java.lang.Object

      • toString

        public java.lang.String toString()
        Overrides:
        toString in class java.lang.Object