org.springframework.beans.factory.config

Interface BeanExpressionResolver

public interface BeanExpressionResolver

Strategy interface for resolving a value through evaluating it as an expression, if applicable.

A raw BeanFactory does not contain a default implementation of this strategy. However, org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext implementations will provide expression support out of the box.

Since:

3.0

Author:

Juergen Hoeller

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Object	evaluate(String value, BeanExpressionContext evalContext) Evaluate the given value as an expression, if applicable; return the value as-is otherwise.

Method Detail

evaluate

Object evaluate(String value,
              BeanExpressionContext evalContext)
                throws BeansException

Evaluate the given value as an expression, if applicable; return the value as-is otherwise.

Parameters:

value - the value to check

evalContext - the evaluation context

Returns:

the resolved value (potentially the given value as-is)

Throws:

BeansException - if evaluation failed