org.springframework.expression.spel.ast
Class ConstructorReference

java.lang.Object
  org.springframework.expression.spel.ast.SpelNodeImpl
      org.springframework.expression.spel.ast.ConstructorReference

All Implemented Interfaces:

SpelNode

public class ConstructorReference
extends SpelNodeImpl

Represents the invocation of a constructor. Either a constructor on a regular type or construction of an array. When an array is constructed, an initializer can be specified.

Examples:
new String('hello world')
new int[]{1,2,3,4}
new int[3] new int[3]{1,2,3}

Since:

3.0

Author:

Andy Clement, Juergen Hoeller

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.springframework.expression.spel.ast.SpelNodeImpl

children, pos

Constructor Summary

ConstructorReference(int pos, SpelNodeImpl... arguments)
Create a constructor reference.

Method Summary

TypedValue	getValueInternal(ExpressionState state) Implements getValue() - delegating to the code for building an array or a simple type.
String	toStringAST()

Methods inherited from class org.springframework.expression.spel.ast.SpelNodeImpl

getChild, getChildCount, getEndPosition, getObjectClass, getPreviousChild, getStartPosition, getTypedValue, getValue, getValue, isWritable, nextChildIs, setValue

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ConstructorReference

public ConstructorReference(int pos,
                            SpelNodeImpl... arguments)

Create a constructor reference. The first argument is the type, the rest are the parameters to the constructor call

Method Detail

getValueInternal

public TypedValue getValueInternal(ExpressionState state)
                            throws EvaluationException

Implements getValue() - delegating to the code for building an array or a simple type.

Specified by:

getValueInternal in class SpelNodeImpl

Throws:

EvaluationException

toStringAST

public String toStringAST()

Specified by:

toStringAST in interface SpelNode

Specified by:

toStringAST in class SpelNodeImpl

Returns:

the string form of this AST node