org.springframework.beans.factory.config

Interface BeanExpressionResolver

All Known Implementing Classes:

StandardBeanExpressionResolver

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, ApplicationContext implementations will provide expression support out of the box.

Since:

3.0

Author:

Juergen Hoeller

Method Summary

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

Method Detail

evaluate

@Nullable
java.lang.Object evaluate(@Nullable
                                    java.lang.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