org.apache.camel
Interface BinaryPredicate

All Superinterfaces:

Predicate

All Known Implementing Classes:

BinaryPredicateSupport

public interface BinaryPredicate
extends Predicate

A predicate which is evaluating a binary expression.

The predicate has a left and right hand side expressions which is matched based on an operator.

This predicate can return information about the evaluated expressions which allows you to get detailed information, so you better understand why the predicate did not match.

Version:

$Revision: 1003810 $

Method Summary

Expression	getLeft() Gets the left hand side expression
Object	getLeftValue() Gets the evaluated left hand side value.
String	getOperator() Gets the operator
Expression	getRight() Gets the right hand side expression
Object	getRightValue() Gets the evaluated right hand side value.

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.camel.Predicate

matches

Method Detail

getOperator

String getOperator()

Gets the operator

Returns:

the operator text

getLeft

Expression getLeft()

Gets the left hand side expression

Returns:

the left expression

getRight

Expression getRight()

Gets the right hand side expression

Returns:

the right expression

getLeftValue

Object getLeftValue()

Gets the evaluated left hand side value.

Beware of thread safety that the result of the getRightValue() may in fact be from another evaluation.

Returns:

the left value, may be null if predicate has not been matched yet.

getRightValue

Object getRightValue()

Gets the evaluated right hand side value.

Beware of thread safety that the result of the getLeftValue() may in fact be from another evaluation.

Returns:

the right value, may be null if predicate has not been matched yet.