rearranged spel subpackages in order to avoid package dependency cycle; introduced SpelParserConfiguration object to replace bit flags

org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ExpressionState.java

@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import org.springframework.expression.OperatorOverloader;
 import org.springframework.expression.PropertyAccessor;
 import org.springframework.expression.TypeComparator;
 import org.springframework.expression.TypedValue;
-import org.springframework.expression.spel.standard.SpelExpressionParserConfiguration;
 
 /**
  * An ExpressionState is for maintaining per-expression-evaluation state, any changes to it are not seen by other
@@ -52,14 +51,15 @@ public class ExpressionState {
 	
 	private final TypedValue rootObject;
 	
-	private int configuration = 0;
+	private SpelParserConfiguration configuration;
+
 
 	public ExpressionState(EvaluationContext context) {
 		this.relatedContext = context;
 		this.rootObject = context.getRootObject();
 	}
 	
-	public ExpressionState(EvaluationContext context, int configuration) {
+	public ExpressionState(EvaluationContext context, SpelParserConfiguration configuration) {
 		this.relatedContext = context;
 		this.configuration = configuration;
 		this.rootObject = context.getRootObject();
@@ -70,14 +70,15 @@ public class ExpressionState {
 		this.rootObject = rootObject;
 	}
 	
-	public ExpressionState(EvaluationContext context, TypedValue rootObject, int configuration) {
+	public ExpressionState(EvaluationContext context, TypedValue rootObject, SpelParserConfiguration configuration) {
 		this.relatedContext = context;
 		this.configuration = configuration;
 		this.rootObject = rootObject;
 	}
 	
+
 	private void ensureVariableScopesInitialized() {
-		if (variableScopes == null) {
+		if (this.variableScopes == null) {
 			this.variableScopes = new Stack<VariableScope>();
 			// top level empty variable scope
 			this.variableScopes.add(new VariableScope()); 
@@ -198,7 +199,11 @@ public class ExpressionState {
 	public EvaluationContext getEvaluationContext() {
 		return this.relatedContext;
 	}
-	
+
+	public SpelParserConfiguration getConfiguration() {
+		return this.configuration;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * A new scope is entered when a function is called and it is used to hold the parameters to the function call.  If the names
 	 * of the parameters clash with those in a higher level scope, those in the higher level scope will not be accessible whilst
@@ -233,12 +238,4 @@ public class ExpressionState {
 		}
 	}
 
-	public boolean configuredToGrowCollection() {
-		return (configuration & SpelExpressionParserConfiguration.GrowListsOnIndexBeyondSize)!=0;
-	}
-
-	public boolean configuredToDynamicallyCreateNullObjects() {
-		return (configuration & SpelExpressionParserConfiguration.CreateObjectIfAttemptToReferenceNull)!=0;
-	}
-
 }

org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/InternalParseException.java

@@ -13,12 +13,13 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package org.springframework.expression.spel.standard;
+
+package org.springframework.expression.spel;
 
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.SpelParseException;
 
 /**
- * Wraps a real parse exception.  This exception flows to the top parse method and then
+ * Wraps a real parse exception. This exception flows to the top parse method and then
  * the wrapped exception is thrown as the real problem.
  * 
  * @author Andy Clement
@@ -26,12 +27,12 @@ import org.springframework.expression.spel.SpelParseException;
  */
 public class InternalParseException extends RuntimeException {
 
-	public InternalParseException(SpelParseException t) {
+	public InternalParseException(SpelParseException cause) {
-		super(t);
+		super(cause);
 	}
 	
 	public SpelParseException getCause() {
-		return (SpelParseException)super.getCause();
+		return (SpelParseException) super.getCause();
 	}
 	
 }

org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/SpelExpressionParserFactory.java

@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2002-2009 the original author or authors.
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
- package org.springframework.expression.spel;
-
-import org.springframework.expression.ExpressionParser;
-import org.springframework.expression.spel.standard.SpelExpressionParser;
-
-/**
- * @author Andy Clement
- * @since 3.0
- */
-public class SpelExpressionParserFactory {
-
-	public static ExpressionParser getParser() {
-		return new SpelExpressionParser();
-	}
-	
-	/**
-	 * @param configuration configuration bit flags @see SpelExpressionParserConfiguration
-	 * @return an expression parser instance configured appropriately
-	 */
-	public static ExpressionParser getParser(int configuration) {
-		return new SpelExpressionParser(configuration);
-	}
-	
-}

org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/SpelParserConfiguration.java

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2009 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.expression.spel;
+
+/**
+ * Configuration object for the SpEL expression parser.
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 3.0
+ * @see org.springframework.expression.spel.standard.SpelExpressionParser#SpelExpressionParser(SpelParserConfiguration)
+ */
+public class SpelParserConfiguration {
+
+	private final boolean autoGrowNullReferences;
+
+	private final boolean autoGrowCollections;
+
+
+	public SpelParserConfiguration(boolean autoGrowNullReferences, boolean autoGrowCollections) {
+		this.autoGrowNullReferences = autoGrowNullReferences;
+		this.autoGrowCollections = autoGrowCollections;
+	}
+
+
+	public boolean isAutoGrowNullReferences() {
+		return this.autoGrowNullReferences;
+	}
+
+	public boolean isAutoGrowCollections() {
+		return this.autoGrowCollections;
+	}
+
+}

org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/Indexer.java

@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ import org.springframework.expression.spel.ExpressionState;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.SpelEvaluationException;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.SpelMessage;
 
-// TODO support multidimensional arrays
-// TODO support correct syntax for multidimensional [][][] and not [,,,]
 /**
  * An Indexer can index into some proceeding structure to access a particular piece of it. Supported structures are:
  * strings/collections (lists/sets)/arrays
@@ -36,10 +34,12 @@ import org.springframework.expression.spel.SpelMessage;
  * @author Andy Clement
  * @since 3.0
  */
+// TODO support multidimensional arrays
+// TODO support correct syntax for multidimensional [][][] and not [,,,]
 public class Indexer extends SpelNodeImpl {
 
-	public Indexer(int pos,SpelNodeImpl expr) {
+	public Indexer(int pos, SpelNodeImpl expr) {
-		super(pos,expr);
+		super(pos, expr);
 	}
 
 	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public class Indexer extends SpelNodeImpl {
 		TypedValue context = state.getActiveContextObject();
 		Object targetObject = context.getValue();
 		TypeDescriptor targetObjectTypeDescriptor = context.getTypeDescriptor();
-		TypedValue indexValue =  null;
+		TypedValue indexValue = null;
 		Object index = null;
 		
 		// This first part of the if clause prevents a 'double dereference' of the property (SPR-5847)
@@ -56,14 +56,16 @@ public class Indexer extends SpelNodeImpl {
 			PropertyOrFieldReference reference = (PropertyOrFieldReference)children[0];
 			index = reference.getName();
 			indexValue = new TypedValue(index, TypeDescriptor.valueOf(String.class));
-		} else {
+		}
+		else {
 			// In case the map key is unqualified, we want it evaluated against the root object so 
 			// temporarily push that on whilst evaluating the key
 			try {
 				state.pushActiveContextObject(state.getRootContextObject());
 				indexValue = children[0].getValueInternal(state);
 				index = indexValue.getValue();
-			} finally {
+			}
+			finally {
 				state.popActiveContextObject();
 			}
 		}
@@ -100,7 +102,7 @@ public class Indexer extends SpelNodeImpl {
 		} else if (targetObject instanceof Collection) {
 			Collection c = (Collection) targetObject;
 			if (idx >= c.size()) {
-				if (state.configuredToGrowCollection()) {
+				if (state.getConfiguration().isAutoGrowCollections()) {
 					// Grow the collection
 					Object newCollectionElement = null;
 					try {
@@ -114,14 +116,14 @@ public class Indexer extends SpelNodeImpl {
 							newElements--;
 						}
 						newCollectionElement = targetObjectTypeDescriptor.getElementType().newInstance();
-					} catch (InstantiationException e) {
+					}
-						throw new SpelEvaluationException(getStartPosition(), e, SpelMessage.UNABLE_TO_GROW_COLLECTION);
+					catch (Exception ex) {
-					} catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
+						throw new SpelEvaluationException(getStartPosition(), ex, SpelMessage.UNABLE_TO_GROW_COLLECTION);
-						throw new SpelEvaluationException(getStartPosition(), e, SpelMessage.UNABLE_TO_GROW_COLLECTION);
 					}
 					c.add(newCollectionElement);
 					return new TypedValue(newCollectionElement,TypeDescriptor.valueOf(targetObjectTypeDescriptor.getElementType()));
-				} else {
+				}
+				else {
 					throw new SpelEvaluationException(getStartPosition(),SpelMessage.COLLECTION_INDEX_OUT_OF_BOUNDS, c.size(), idx);
 				}
 			}
@@ -175,7 +177,8 @@ public class Indexer extends SpelNodeImpl {
 		if (targetObjectTypeDescriptor.isArray()) {
 			int idx = (Integer)state.convertValue(index, INTEGER_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR);
 			setArrayElement(state, contextObject.getValue(), idx, newValue, targetObjectTypeDescriptor.getElementType());
-		} else if (targetObjectTypeDescriptor.isCollection()) {
+		}
+		else if (targetObjectTypeDescriptor.isCollection()) {
 			int idx = (Integer)state.convertValue(index, INTEGER_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR);
 			Collection c = (Collection) targetObject;
 			if (idx >= c.size()) {
@@ -185,7 +188,8 @@ public class Indexer extends SpelNodeImpl {
 				List list = (List)targetObject;
 				Object possiblyConvertedValue = state.convertValue(newValue,TypeDescriptor.valueOf(targetObjectTypeDescriptor.getElementType()));
 				list.set(idx,possiblyConvertedValue);
-			} else {
+			}
+			else {
 				throw new SpelEvaluationException(getStartPosition(),SpelMessage.INDEXING_NOT_SUPPORTED_FOR_TYPE, contextObject.getClass().getName());
 			}
 		} else {
@@ -247,7 +251,6 @@ public class Indexer extends SpelNodeImpl {
 		}		
 	}
 	
-	
 	private Object accessArrayElement(Object ctx, int idx) throws SpelEvaluationException {
 		Class<?> arrayComponentType = ctx.getClass().getComponentType();
 		if (arrayComponentType == Integer.TYPE) {
@@ -289,7 +292,6 @@ public class Indexer extends SpelNodeImpl {
 		}
 	}
 
-
 	private void checkAccess(int arrayLength, int index) throws SpelEvaluationException {
 		if (index > arrayLength) {
 			throw new SpelEvaluationException(getStartPosition(), SpelMessage.ARRAY_INDEX_OUT_OF_BOUNDS, arrayLength, index);

org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/Literal.java

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import org.springframework.expression.spel.ExpressionState;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.SpelEvaluationException;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.SpelMessage;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.SpelParseException;
-import org.springframework.expression.spel.standard.InternalParseException;
+import org.springframework.expression.spel.InternalParseException;
 
 /**
  * Common superclass for nodes representing literals (boolean, string, number, etc).

org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/OpOr.java

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public class OpOr extends Operator {
 		}
 
 		if (leftValue == true) {
-			return BooleanTypedValue.True; // no need to evaluate right operand
+			return BooleanTypedValue.TRUE; // no need to evaluate right operand
 		}
 
 		try {

org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/OperatorInstanceof.java

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public class OperatorInstanceof extends Operator {
 		Object leftValue = left.getValue();
 		Object rightValue = right.getValue();
 		if (leftValue == null) {
-			return BooleanTypedValue.False;  // null is not an instanceof anything
+			return BooleanTypedValue.FALSE;  // null is not an instanceof anything
 		}
 		if (rightValue == null || !(rightValue instanceof Class<?>)) {
 			throw new SpelEvaluationException(getRightOperand().getStartPosition(),

org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/PropertyOrFieldReference.java

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import org.springframework.expression.TypedValue;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.ExpressionState;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.SpelEvaluationException;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.SpelMessage;
-import org.springframework.expression.spel.support.ReflectivePropertyResolver;
+import org.springframework.expression.spel.support.ReflectivePropertyAccessor;
 
 /**
  * Represents a simple property or field reference.
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ public class PropertyOrFieldReference extends SpelNodeImpl {
 		TypedValue result = readProperty(state, this.name);
 		
 		// Dynamically create the objects if the user has requested that optional behaviour
-		if (result.getValue()==null && state.configuredToDynamicallyCreateNullObjects() && nextChildIs(Indexer.class,PropertyOrFieldReference.class)) {
+		if (result.getValue() == null && state.getConfiguration().isAutoGrowNullReferences() &&
+				nextChildIs(Indexer.class, PropertyOrFieldReference.class)) {
 			TypeDescriptor resultDescriptor = result.getTypeDescriptor();
 			// Creating lists and maps
 			if ((resultDescriptor.getType().equals(List.class) || resultDescriptor.getType().equals(Map.class))) {
@@ -161,8 +162,8 @@ public class PropertyOrFieldReference extends SpelNodeImpl {
 			try {
 				for (PropertyAccessor accessor : accessorsToTry) {
 					if (accessor.canRead(eContext, contextObject.getValue(), name)) {
-						if (accessor instanceof ReflectivePropertyResolver) {
+						if (accessor instanceof ReflectivePropertyAccessor) {
-							accessor = ((ReflectivePropertyResolver)accessor).createOptimalAccessor(eContext, contextObject.getValue(), name);
+							accessor = ((ReflectivePropertyAccessor)accessor).createOptimalAccessor(eContext, contextObject.getValue(), name);
 						}
 						this.cachedReadAccessor = accessor;
 						return accessor.read(eContext, contextObject.getValue(), name);

org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/standard/InternalSpelExpressionParser.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2008-2009 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2009 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package org.springframework.expression.spel.standard.internal;
+
+package org.springframework.expression.spel.standard;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -22,9 +23,10 @@ import java.util.Stack;
 import org.springframework.expression.ParseException;
 import org.springframework.expression.ParserContext;
 import org.springframework.expression.common.TemplateAwareExpressionParser;
-import org.springframework.expression.spel.SpelExpression;
+import org.springframework.expression.spel.InternalParseException;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.SpelMessage;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.SpelParseException;
+import org.springframework.expression.spel.SpelParserConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.ast.Assign;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.ast.BooleanLiteral;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.ast.CompoundExpression;
@@ -62,16 +64,14 @@ import org.springframework.expression.spel.ast.StringLiteral;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.ast.Ternary;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.ast.TypeReference;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.ast.VariableReference;
-import org.springframework.expression.spel.standard.InternalParseException;
-import org.springframework.expression.spel.standard.SpelExpressionParserConfiguration;
 
 /**
- * Hand written SpEL parser.  Instances are reusable but are not thread safe.
+ * Hand written SpEL parser. Instances are reusable but are not thread safe.
  * 
  * @author Andy Clement
  * @since 3.0
  */
-public class InternalSpelExpressionParser extends TemplateAwareExpressionParser {
+class InternalSpelExpressionParser extends TemplateAwareExpressionParser {
 
 	// The expression being parsed
 	private String expressionString;	
@@ -88,30 +88,20 @@ public class InternalSpelExpressionParser extends TemplateAwareExpressionParser
 	// For rules that build nodes, they are stacked here for return
 	private Stack<SpelNodeImpl> constructedNodes = new Stack<SpelNodeImpl>();
 	
-	private int configuration;
+	private SpelParserConfiguration configuration;
+
 
 	/**
-	 * Create a parser.
+	 * Create a parser with some configured behavior.
+	 * @param configuration custom configuration options
 	 */
-	public InternalSpelExpressionParser() {
+	public InternalSpelExpressionParser(SpelParserConfiguration configuration) {
-		this(0);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Create a parser with some configured behaviour.  Supported configuration
-	 * bit flags can be seen in {@link SpelExpressionParserConfiguration}
-	 * @param configuration bitflags for configuration options
-	 */
-	public InternalSpelExpressionParser(int configuration) {
 		this.configuration = configuration;
 	}
 
-	public SpelExpression parse(String expressionString) throws ParseException {
+
-		return doParseExpression(expressionString, null);
-	}
-	
 	@Override
-	public SpelExpression doParseExpression(String expressionString, ParserContext context) throws ParseException {
+	protected SpelExpression doParseExpression(String expressionString, ParserContext context) throws ParseException {
 		try {
 			this.expressionString = expressionString;
 			Tokenizer tokenizer = new Tokenizer(expressionString);
@@ -126,7 +116,8 @@ public class InternalSpelExpressionParser extends TemplateAwareExpressionParser
 			}
 			assert constructedNodes.isEmpty();
 			return new SpelExpression(expressionString, ast, configuration);	
-		} catch (InternalParseException ipe) {
+		}
+		catch (InternalParseException ipe) {
 			throw ipe.getCause();
 		}
 	}

org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/standard/SpelExpression.java

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-package org.springframework.expression.spel;
+package org.springframework.expression.spel.standard;
 
 import org.springframework.core.convert.TypeDescriptor;
 import org.springframework.expression.EvaluationContext;
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ import org.springframework.expression.EvaluationException;
 import org.springframework.expression.Expression;
 import org.springframework.expression.TypedValue;
 import org.springframework.expression.common.ExpressionUtils;
+import org.springframework.expression.spel.ExpressionState;
+import org.springframework.expression.spel.SpelNode;
+import org.springframework.expression.spel.SpelParserConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.ast.SpelNodeImpl;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.support.StandardEvaluationContext;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
@@ -38,22 +41,24 @@ public class SpelExpression implements Expression {
 	
 	private final String expression;
 
+	private final SpelNodeImpl ast;
+
+	private final SpelParserConfiguration configuration;
+
 	// the default context is used if no override is supplied by the user
-	private transient EvaluationContext defaultContext;
+	private EvaluationContext defaultContext;
 
-	public final SpelNodeImpl ast;
-
-	public final int configuration;
 
 	/**
 	 * Construct an expression, only used by the parser.
 	 */
-	public SpelExpression(String expression, SpelNodeImpl ast, int configuration) {
+	public SpelExpression(String expression, SpelNodeImpl ast, SpelParserConfiguration configuration) {
 		this.expression = expression;
 		this.ast = ast;
 		this.configuration = configuration;
 	}
 
+
 	// implementing Expression
 	
 	public Object getValue() throws EvaluationException {
@@ -203,7 +208,6 @@ public class SpelExpression implements Expression {
 	 * Produce a string representation of the Abstract Syntax Tree for the expression, this should ideally look like the
 	 * input expression, but properly formatted since any unnecessary whitespace will have been discarded during the
 	 * parse of the expression.
-	 * 
 	 * @return the string representation of the AST
 	 */
 	public String toStringAST() {
@@ -215,7 +219,7 @@ public class SpelExpression implements Expression {
      * @return the default evaluation context
      */
 	public EvaluationContext getEvaluationContext() {
-		if (defaultContext==null) {
+		if (defaultContext == null) {
 			defaultContext = new StandardEvaluationContext();
 		}
 		return defaultContext;
@@ -223,7 +227,6 @@ public class SpelExpression implements Expression {
 	
 	/**
      * Set the evaluation context that will be used if none is specified on an evaluation call.
-     *
      * @param context an evaluation context
      */
 	public void setEvaluationContext(EvaluationContext context) {
@@ -231,9 +234,10 @@ public class SpelExpression implements Expression {
 	}
 
 	private TypedValue toTypedValue(Object object) {
-		if (object==null) {
+		if (object == null) {
 			return TypedValue.NULL_TYPED_VALUE;
-		} else {
+		}
+		else {
 			return new TypedValue(object);
 		}
 	}

org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/standard/SpelExpressionParser.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2008-2009 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2009 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -13,48 +13,51 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
+
 package org.springframework.expression.spel.standard;
 
-import org.springframework.expression.Expression;
 import org.springframework.expression.ParseException;
 import org.springframework.expression.ParserContext;
 import org.springframework.expression.common.TemplateAwareExpressionParser;
-import org.springframework.expression.spel.SpelExpression;
+import org.springframework.expression.spel.SpelParserConfiguration;
-import org.springframework.expression.spel.standard.internal.InternalSpelExpressionParser;
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
 /**
- * SpEL parser.  Instances are reusable and thread safe.
+ * SpEL parser. Instances are reusable and thread-safe.
  * 
  * @author Andy Clement
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
  * @since 3.0
  */
 public class SpelExpressionParser extends TemplateAwareExpressionParser {
 
-	private int configuration;
+	private final SpelParserConfiguration configuration;
-	
+
+
 	/**
-	 * Create a parser with some configured behaviour.  Supported configuration
+	 * Create a parser with standard configuration.
-	 * bit flags can be seen in {@link SpelExpressionParserConfiguration}
-	 * @param configuration bitflags for configuration options
 	 */
-	public SpelExpressionParser(int configuration) {
+	public SpelExpressionParser() {
+		this.configuration = new SpelParserConfiguration(false, false);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a parser with some configured behavior.
+	 * @param configuration custom configuration options
+	 */
+	public SpelExpressionParser(SpelParserConfiguration configuration) {
+		Assert.notNull(configuration, "SpelParserConfiguration must not be null");
 		this.configuration = configuration;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Create a parser with default behaviour.
-	 */
-	public SpelExpressionParser() {
-		this(0);
-	}
 
 	@Override
-	protected Expression doParseExpression(String expressionString, ParserContext context) throws ParseException {
+	protected SpelExpression doParseExpression(String expressionString, ParserContext context) throws ParseException {
-		return new InternalSpelExpressionParser(configuration).doParseExpression(expressionString, context);
+		return new InternalSpelExpressionParser(this.configuration).doParseExpression(expressionString, context);
 	}
 
-	public SpelExpression parse(String expressionString) throws ParseException {
+	public SpelExpression parseRaw(String expressionString) throws ParseException {
-		return new InternalSpelExpressionParser(configuration).parse(expressionString);
+		return doParseExpression(expressionString, null);
 	}
-	
+
 }

org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/standard/SpelExpressionParserConfiguration.java

@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2008-2009 the original author or authors.
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-package org.springframework.expression.spel.standard;
-
-/**
- * Bit flags that configure optional behaviour in the parser.  Pass the necessary
- * bits when calling the expression parser constructor.
- * 
- * @author Andy Clement
- * @since 3.0
- */
-public interface SpelExpressionParserConfiguration {
-
-	/**
-	 * This option applies to maps/collections and regular objects.  If the initial part of an expression evaluates to null and then an
-	 * attempt is made to resolve an index '[]' or property against it, and this option is set, then the relevant object will be constructed so that
-	 * the index/property resolution can proceed.
-	 */
-	static final int CreateObjectIfAttemptToReferenceNull = 0x0001;
-	
-	/**
-	 * This option allows collections to grow if an attempt is made to index an element beyond the current size.  Rather than fail the
-	 * collection is populated with elements up to the specified index.
-	 */
-	static final int GrowListsOnIndexBeyondSize   = 0x0002;
-	
-}

org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/standard/Token.java

@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
- package org.springframework.expression.spel.standard.internal;
+
+package org.springframework.expression.spel.standard;
 
 /**
  * Holder for a kind of token, the associated data and its position in the input data stream (start/end).

org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/standard/TokenKind.java

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
- package org.springframework.expression.spel.standard.internal;
+package org.springframework.expression.spel.standard;
 
 /**
  * @author Andy Clement

org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/standard/Tokenizer.java

@@ -13,15 +13,16 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
- package org.springframework.expression.spel.standard.internal;
+
+package org.springframework.expression.spel.standard;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 
+import org.springframework.expression.spel.InternalParseException;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.SpelMessage;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.SpelParseException;
-import org.springframework.expression.spel.standard.InternalParseException;
 
 /**
  * Lex some input data into a stream of tokens that can then be parsed.
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ import org.springframework.expression.spel.standard.InternalParseException;
  * @author Andy Clement
  * @since 3.0
  */
-public class Tokenizer {
+class Tokenizer {
 	
 	String expressionString;
 	char[] toProcess;

org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/support/BooleanTypedValue.java

@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 
 package org.springframework.expression.spel.support;
 
-import org.springframework.expression.TypedValue;
 import org.springframework.core.convert.TypeDescriptor;
+import org.springframework.expression.TypedValue;
 
 /**
  * @author Andy Clement
@@ -25,18 +25,23 @@ import org.springframework.core.convert.TypeDescriptor;
  */
 public class BooleanTypedValue extends TypedValue {
 
-	public static final BooleanTypedValue True = new BooleanTypedValue(true);
+	public static final BooleanTypedValue TRUE = new BooleanTypedValue(true);
-	public static final BooleanTypedValue False = new BooleanTypedValue(false);
+
-	
+	public static final BooleanTypedValue FALSE = new BooleanTypedValue(false);
+
+
 	private BooleanTypedValue(boolean b) {
 		super(b, TypeDescriptor.valueOf(Boolean.class));
 	}
 	
+
 	public static BooleanTypedValue forValue(boolean b) {
 		if (b) {
-			return True;
+			return TRUE;
-		} else {
+		}
-			return False;
+		else {
+			return FALSE;
 		}
 	}
+
 }

org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/support/ReflectivePropertyAccessor.java

@@ -35,14 +35,14 @@ import org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 
 /**
- * Simple PropertyResolver that uses reflection to access properties for reading and writing. A property can be accessed
+ * Simple PropertyAccessor that uses reflection to access properties for reading and writing. A property can be accessed
  * if it is accessible as a field on the object or through a getter (if being read) or a setter (if being written). 
  * 
  * @author Andy Clement
  * @author Juergen Hoeller
  * @since 3.0
  */
-public class ReflectivePropertyResolver implements PropertyAccessor {
+public class ReflectivePropertyAccessor implements PropertyAccessor {
 
 	protected Map<CacheKey, InvokerPair> readerCache;
 

org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/support/StandardEvaluationContext.java

@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ public class StandardEvaluationContext implements EvaluationContext {
 	private void ensurePropertyAccessorsInitialized() {
 		if (this.propertyAccessors == null) {
 			this.propertyAccessors = new ArrayList<PropertyAccessor>();
-			this.propertyAccessors.add(new ReflectivePropertyResolver());
+			this.propertyAccessors.add(new ReflectivePropertyAccessor());
 		}
 	}
 

org.springframework.expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/EvaluationTests.java

@@ -20,15 +20,15 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import junit.framework.Assert;
-
 import org.junit.Test;
+
 import org.springframework.expression.EvaluationContext;
 import org.springframework.expression.EvaluationException;
 import org.springframework.expression.Expression;
 import org.springframework.expression.ExpressionParser;
 import org.springframework.expression.ParseException;
+import org.springframework.expression.spel.standard.SpelExpression;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.standard.SpelExpressionParser;
-import org.springframework.expression.spel.standard.SpelExpressionParserConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.support.StandardEvaluationContext;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.support.StandardTypeLocator;
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public class EvaluationTests extends ExpressionTestCase {
 
 	@Test
 	public void testCreateListsOnAttemptToIndexNull01() throws EvaluationException, ParseException {
-		ExpressionParser parser = new SpelExpressionParser(SpelExpressionParserConfiguration.CreateObjectIfAttemptToReferenceNull | SpelExpressionParserConfiguration.GrowListsOnIndexBeyondSize);
+		ExpressionParser parser = new SpelExpressionParser(new SpelParserConfiguration(true, true));
 		Expression expression = parser.parseExpression("list[0]");
 		TestClass testClass = new TestClass();
 		Object o = null;
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public class EvaluationTests extends ExpressionTestCase {
 	public void testCreateMapsOnAttemptToIndexNull01() throws EvaluationException, ParseException {
 		TestClass testClass = new TestClass();
 		StandardEvaluationContext ctx = new StandardEvaluationContext(testClass);
-		ExpressionParser parser = new SpelExpressionParser(SpelExpressionParserConfiguration.CreateObjectIfAttemptToReferenceNull | SpelExpressionParserConfiguration.GrowListsOnIndexBeyondSize);
+		ExpressionParser parser = new SpelExpressionParser(new SpelParserConfiguration(true, true));
 		Object o = null;
 		o = parser.parseExpression("map['a']").getValue(ctx);
 		Assert.assertNull(o);
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public class EvaluationTests extends ExpressionTestCase {
 	public void testCreateObjectsOnAttemptToReferenceNull() throws EvaluationException, ParseException {
 		TestClass testClass = new TestClass();
 		StandardEvaluationContext ctx = new StandardEvaluationContext(testClass);
-		ExpressionParser parser = new SpelExpressionParser(SpelExpressionParserConfiguration.CreateObjectIfAttemptToReferenceNull | SpelExpressionParserConfiguration.GrowListsOnIndexBeyondSize);
+		ExpressionParser parser = new SpelExpressionParser(new SpelParserConfiguration(true, true));
 		Object o = null;
 		o = parser.parseExpression("wibble.bar").getValue(ctx);
 		Assert.assertEquals("hello",o);
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ public class EvaluationTests extends ExpressionTestCase {
 	@Test
 	public void testPropertiesNested03() throws ParseException {
 		try {
-			new SpelExpressionParser().parse("placeOfBirth.23");
+			new SpelExpressionParser().parseRaw("placeOfBirth.23");
 			Assert.fail();
 		} catch (SpelParseException spe) {
 			Assert.assertEquals(spe.getMessageCode(), SpelMessage.UNEXPECTED_DATA_AFTER_DOT);
@@ -507,4 +507,5 @@ public class EvaluationTests extends ExpressionTestCase {
 		Class stringClass = parser.parseExpression("T(String)").getValue(Class.class);
 		Assert.assertEquals(String.class,stringClass);
 	}
+
 }

org.springframework.expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ExpressionLanguageScenarioTests.java

@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public class ExpressionLanguageScenarioTests extends ExpressionTestCase {
 			// Create a parser
 			SpelExpressionParser parser = new SpelExpressionParser();
 			// Parse an expression
-			Expression expr = parser.parseExpression("new String('hello world')");
+			Expression expr = parser.parseRaw("new String('hello world')");
 			// Evaluate it using a 'standard' context
 			Object value = expr.getValue();
 			// They are reusable
@@ -102,16 +102,16 @@ public class ExpressionLanguageScenarioTests extends ExpressionTestCase {
 		primes.addAll(Arrays.asList(2,3,5,7,11,13,17));
 		ctx.setVariable("primes",primes);
 		
-		Expression expr = parser.parseExpression("#favouriteColour");
+		Expression expr = parser.parseRaw("#favouriteColour");
 		Object value = expr.getValue(ctx);
 		Assert.assertEquals("blue", value);
 
-		expr = parser.parseExpression("#primes.get(1)");
+		expr = parser.parseRaw("#primes.get(1)");
 		value = expr.getValue(ctx);
 		Assert.assertEquals(3, value);
 
 		// all prime numbers > 10 from the list (using selection ?{...})
-		expr = parser.parseExpression("#primes.?[#this>10]");
+		expr = parser.parseRaw("#primes.?[#this>10]");
 		value = expr.getValue(ctx);
 		Assert.assertEquals("[11, 13, 17]", value.toString());			
 	}
@@ -140,30 +140,30 @@ public class ExpressionLanguageScenarioTests extends ExpressionTestCase {
 		ctx.setRootObject(tc);
 		
 		// read it, set it, read it again
-		Expression expr = parser.parseExpression("str");
+		Expression expr = parser.parseRaw("str");
 		Object value = expr.getValue(ctx);
 		Assert.assertEquals("wibble", value);			
-		expr = parser.parseExpression("str");
+		expr = parser.parseRaw("str");
 		expr.setValue(ctx, "wobble");
-		expr = parser.parseExpression("str");
+		expr = parser.parseRaw("str");
 		value = expr.getValue(ctx);
 		Assert.assertEquals("wobble", value);
 		// or using assignment within the expression
-		expr = parser.parseExpression("str='wabble'");
+		expr = parser.parseRaw("str='wabble'");
 		value = expr.getValue(ctx);
-		expr = parser.parseExpression("str");
+		expr = parser.parseRaw("str");
 		value = expr.getValue(ctx);
 		Assert.assertEquals("wabble", value);
 		
 		// private property will be accessed through getter()
-		expr = parser.parseExpression("property");
+		expr = parser.parseRaw("property");
 		value = expr.getValue(ctx);
 		Assert.assertEquals(42, value);
 
 		// ... and set through setter
-		expr = parser.parseExpression("property=4");
+		expr = parser.parseRaw("property=4");
 		value = expr.getValue(ctx);
-		expr = parser.parseExpression("property");
+		expr = parser.parseRaw("property");
 		value = expr.getValue(ctx);
 		Assert.assertEquals(4,value);
 	}
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ public class ExpressionLanguageScenarioTests extends ExpressionTestCase {
 			StandardEvaluationContext ctx = new StandardEvaluationContext();
 			ctx.registerFunction("repeat",ExpressionLanguageScenarioTests.class.getDeclaredMethod("repeat",String.class));
 			
-			Expression expr = parser.parseExpression("#repeat('hello')");
+			Expression expr = parser.parseRaw("#repeat('hello')");
 			Object value = expr.getValue(ctx);
 			Assert.assertEquals("hellohello", value);
 
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ public class ExpressionLanguageScenarioTests extends ExpressionTestCase {
 		StandardEvaluationContext ctx = new StandardEvaluationContext();
 
 		ctx.addPropertyAccessor(new FruitColourAccessor());
-		Expression expr = parser.parseExpression("orange");
+		Expression expr = parser.parseRaw("orange");
 		Object value = expr.getValue(ctx);
 		Assert.assertEquals(Color.orange, value);
 
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ public class ExpressionLanguageScenarioTests extends ExpressionTestCase {
 		StandardEvaluationContext ctx = new StandardEvaluationContext();
 
 		ctx.addPropertyAccessor(new VegetableColourAccessor());
-		Expression expr = parser.parseExpression("pea");
+		Expression expr = parser.parseRaw("pea");
 		Object value = expr.getValue(ctx);
 		Assert.assertEquals(Color.green, value);
 

org.springframework.expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ExpressionTestCase.java

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import org.springframework.expression.EvaluationException;
 import org.springframework.expression.Expression;
 import org.springframework.expression.ExpressionParser;
 import org.springframework.expression.ParseException;
+import org.springframework.expression.spel.standard.SpelExpressionParser;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.support.StandardEvaluationContext;
 
 /**
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ public abstract class ExpressionTestCase {
 	protected final static boolean SHOULD_BE_WRITABLE = true;
 	protected final static boolean SHOULD_NOT_BE_WRITABLE = false;
 
-	protected final static ExpressionParser parser = SpelExpressionParserFactory.getParser();
+	protected final static ExpressionParser parser = new SpelExpressionParser();
 	protected final static StandardEvaluationContext eContext = TestScenarioCreator.getTestEvaluationContext();
 
 	/**

org.springframework.expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/HelperTests.java

@@ -30,10 +30,11 @@ import org.springframework.expression.PropertyAccessor;
 import org.springframework.expression.TypedValue;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.ast.FormatHelper;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.support.ReflectionHelper;
-import org.springframework.expression.spel.support.ReflectivePropertyResolver;
+import org.springframework.expression.spel.support.ReflectivePropertyAccessor;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.support.StandardEvaluationContext;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.support.StandardTypeConverter;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.support.ReflectionHelper.ArgsMatchKind;
+import org.springframework.expression.spel.standard.SpelExpression;
 
 /**
  * Tests for any helper code.
@@ -274,7 +275,7 @@ public class HelperTests extends ExpressionTestCase {
 	
 	@Test
 	public void testReflectivePropertyResolver() throws Exception {
-		ReflectivePropertyResolver rpr = new ReflectivePropertyResolver();
+		ReflectivePropertyAccessor rpr = new ReflectivePropertyAccessor();
 		Tester t = new Tester();
 		t.setProperty("hello");
 		EvaluationContext ctx = new StandardEvaluationContext(t);
@@ -313,7 +314,7 @@ public class HelperTests extends ExpressionTestCase {
 	
 	@Test
 	public void testOptimalReflectivePropertyResolver() throws Exception {
-		ReflectivePropertyResolver rpr = new ReflectivePropertyResolver();
+		ReflectivePropertyAccessor rpr = new ReflectivePropertyAccessor();
 		Tester t = new Tester();
 		t.setProperty("hello");
 		EvaluationContext ctx = new StandardEvaluationContext(t);

org.springframework.expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/InProgressTests.java

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import junit.framework.Assert;
 
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.support.StandardEvaluationContext;
+import org.springframework.expression.spel.standard.SpelExpression;
 
 /**
  * These are tests for language features that are not yet considered 'live'.  Either missing implementation or documentation.

org.springframework.expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/LiteralTests.java

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import junit.framework.Assert;
 
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.support.StandardEvaluationContext;
+import org.springframework.expression.spel.standard.SpelExpression;
 
 /**
  * Tests the evaluation of basic literals: boolean, integer, hex integer, long, real, null, date

org.springframework.expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/OperatorOverloaderTests.java

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import org.springframework.expression.EvaluationException;
 import org.springframework.expression.Operation;
 import org.springframework.expression.OperatorOverloader;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.support.StandardEvaluationContext;
+import org.springframework.expression.spel.standard.SpelExpression;
 
 /**
  * Test providing operator support

org.springframework.expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/OperatorTests.java

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import junit.framework.Assert;
 
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.ast.Operator;
+import org.springframework.expression.spel.standard.SpelExpression;
 
 /**
  * Tests the evaluation of expressions using relational operators.

org.springframework.expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ParsingTests.java

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import junit.framework.Assert;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.springframework.expression.ParseException;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.standard.SpelExpressionParser;
+import org.springframework.expression.spel.standard.SpelExpression;
 
 /**
  * Parse some expressions and check we get the AST we expect. Rather than inspecting each node in the AST, we ask it to
@@ -451,7 +452,7 @@ public class ParsingTests {
 	 */
 	public void parseCheck(String expression, String expectedStringFormOfAST) {
 		try {
-			SpelExpression e = (SpelExpression) parser.parseExpression(expression);
+			SpelExpression e = (SpelExpression) parser.parseRaw(expression);
 			if (e != null && !e.toStringAST().equals(expectedStringFormOfAST)) {
 				SpelUtilities.printAbstractSyntaxTree(System.err, e);
 			}

org.springframework.expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/PerformanceTests.java

@@ -17,11 +17,12 @@
 package org.springframework.expression.spel;
 
 import junit.framework.Assert;
-
 import org.junit.Test;
+
 import org.springframework.expression.EvaluationContext;
 import org.springframework.expression.Expression;
 import org.springframework.expression.ExpressionParser;
+import org.springframework.expression.spel.standard.SpelExpressionParser;
 
 ///CLOVER:OFF
 
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ public class PerformanceTests {
 	public static final int ITERATIONS = 10000;
 	public static final boolean report = true;
 
-	private static ExpressionParser parser = SpelExpressionParserFactory.getParser();
+	private static ExpressionParser parser = new SpelExpressionParser();
 	private static EvaluationContext eContext = TestScenarioCreator.getTestEvaluationContext();
 
 	private static final boolean DEBUG = false;

org.springframework.expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/PropertyAccessTests.java

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import org.springframework.expression.Expression;
 import org.springframework.expression.PropertyAccessor;
 import org.springframework.expression.TypedValue;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.standard.SpelExpressionParser;
+import org.springframework.expression.spel.standard.SpelExpression;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.support.StandardEvaluationContext;
 
 ///CLOVER:OFF
@@ -104,16 +105,16 @@ public class PropertyAccessTests extends ExpressionTestCase {
 		// names the String class as the type it is interested in so is chosen in preference to
 		// any 'default' ones
 		ctx.addPropertyAccessor(new StringyPropertyAccessor());
-		Expression expr = parser.parseExpression("new String('hello').flibbles");
+		Expression expr = parser.parseRaw("new String('hello').flibbles");
 		Integer i = expr.getValue(ctx, Integer.class);
 		Assert.assertEquals((int) i, 7);
 
 		// The reflection one will be used for other properties...
-		expr = parser.parseExpression("new String('hello').CASE_INSENSITIVE_ORDER");
+		expr = parser.parseRaw("new String('hello').CASE_INSENSITIVE_ORDER");
 		Object o = expr.getValue(ctx);
 		Assert.assertNotNull(o);
 
-		expr = parser.parseExpression("new String('hello').flibbles");
+		expr = parser.parseRaw("new String('hello').flibbles");
 		expr.setValue(ctx, 99);
 		i = expr.getValue(ctx, Integer.class);
 		Assert.assertEquals((int) i, 99);

org.springframework.expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ScenariosForSpringSecurity.java

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public class ScenariosForSpringSecurity extends ExpressionTestCase {
 		try {
 			SpelExpressionParser parser = new SpelExpressionParser();
 			StandardEvaluationContext ctx = new StandardEvaluationContext();
-			Expression expr = parser.parseExpression("hasAnyRole('MANAGER','TELLER')");
+			Expression expr = parser.parseRaw("hasAnyRole('MANAGER','TELLER')");
 
 			ctx.setRootObject(new Person("Ben"));
 			Boolean value = expr.getValue(ctx,Boolean.class);
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public class ScenariosForSpringSecurity extends ExpressionTestCase {
 		
 		// Multiple options for supporting this expression: "p.name == principal.name"
 		// (1) If the right person is the root context object then "name==principal.name" is good enough
-		Expression expr = parser.parseExpression("name == principal.name");
+		Expression expr = parser.parseRaw("name == principal.name");
 
 		ctx.setRootObject(new Person("Andy"));
 		Boolean value = expr.getValue(ctx,Boolean.class);
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public class ScenariosForSpringSecurity extends ExpressionTestCase {
 		Assert.assertFalse(value);
 
 		// (2) Or register an accessor that can understand 'p' and return the right person
-		expr = parser.parseExpression("p.name == principal.name");
+		expr = parser.parseRaw("p.name == principal.name");
 		
 		PersonAccessor pAccessor = new PersonAccessor();
 		ctx.addPropertyAccessor(pAccessor);
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public class ScenariosForSpringSecurity extends ExpressionTestCase {
 		
 		// Might be better with a as a variable although it would work as a property too...
 		// Variable references using a '#'
-		Expression expr = parser.parseExpression("(hasRole('SUPERVISOR') or (#a <  1.042)) and hasIpAddress('10.10.0.0/16')");
+		Expression expr = parser.parseRaw("(hasRole('SUPERVISOR') or (#a <  1.042)) and hasIpAddress('10.10.0.0/16')");
 
 		Boolean value = null;
 		
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ public class ScenariosForSpringSecurity extends ExpressionTestCase {
 		// Might be better with a as a variable although it would work as a property too...
 		// Variable references using a '#'
 //		SpelExpression expr = parser.parseExpression("(hasRole('SUPERVISOR') or (#a <  1.042)) and hasIpAddress('10.10.0.0/16')");
-		Expression expr = parser.parseExpression("(hasRole(3) or (#a <  1.042)) and hasIpAddress('10.10.0.0/16')");
+		Expression expr = parser.parseRaw("(hasRole(3) or (#a <  1.042)) and hasIpAddress('10.10.0.0/16')");
 
 		Boolean value = null;
 		

org.springframework.expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/SelectionAndProjectionTests.java

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public class SelectionAndProjectionTests {
 
 	@Test
 	public void selectionWithList() throws Exception {
-		Expression expression = new SpelExpressionParser().parse("integers.?[#this<5]");
+		Expression expression = new SpelExpressionParser().parseRaw("integers.?[#this<5]");
 		EvaluationContext context = new StandardEvaluationContext(new ListTestBean());
 		Object value = expression.getValue(context);
 		assertTrue(value instanceof List);
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public class SelectionAndProjectionTests {
 
 	@Test
 	public void selectFirstItemInList() throws Exception {
-		Expression expression = new SpelExpressionParser().parse("integers.^[#this<5]");
+		Expression expression = new SpelExpressionParser().parseRaw("integers.^[#this<5]");
 		EvaluationContext context = new StandardEvaluationContext(new ListTestBean());
 		Object value = expression.getValue(context);
 		assertTrue(value instanceof Integer);
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public class SelectionAndProjectionTests {
 
 	@Test
 	public void selectLastItemInList() throws Exception {
-		Expression expression = new SpelExpressionParser().parse("integers.$[#this<5]");
+		Expression expression = new SpelExpressionParser().parseRaw("integers.$[#this<5]");
 		EvaluationContext context = new StandardEvaluationContext(new ListTestBean());
 		Object value = expression.getValue(context);
 		assertTrue(value instanceof Integer);
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public class SelectionAndProjectionTests {
 
 	@Test
 	public void selectionWithArray() throws Exception {
-		Expression expression = new SpelExpressionParser().parse("integers.?[#this<5]");
+		Expression expression = new SpelExpressionParser().parseRaw("integers.?[#this<5]");
 		EvaluationContext context = new StandardEvaluationContext(new ArrayTestBean());
 		Object value = expression.getValue(context);
 		assertTrue(value.getClass().isArray());
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public class SelectionAndProjectionTests {
 
 	@Test
 	public void selectFirstItemInArray() throws Exception {
-		Expression expression = new SpelExpressionParser().parse("integers.^[#this<5]");
+		Expression expression = new SpelExpressionParser().parseRaw("integers.^[#this<5]");
 		EvaluationContext context = new StandardEvaluationContext(new ArrayTestBean());
 		Object value = expression.getValue(context);
 		assertTrue(value instanceof Integer);
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public class SelectionAndProjectionTests {
 
 	@Test
 	public void selectLastItemInArray() throws Exception {
-		Expression expression = new SpelExpressionParser().parse("integers.$[#this<5]");
+		Expression expression = new SpelExpressionParser().parseRaw("integers.$[#this<5]");
 		EvaluationContext context = new StandardEvaluationContext(new ArrayTestBean());
 		Object value = expression.getValue(context);
 		assertTrue(value instanceof Integer);
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ public class SelectionAndProjectionTests {
 
 	@Test
 	public void selectionWithPrimitiveArray() throws Exception {
-		Expression expression = new SpelExpressionParser().parse("ints.?[#this<5]");
+		Expression expression = new SpelExpressionParser().parseRaw("ints.?[#this<5]");
 		EvaluationContext context = new StandardEvaluationContext(new ArrayTestBean());
 		Object value = expression.getValue(context);
 		assertTrue(value.getClass().isArray());
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ public class SelectionAndProjectionTests {
 
 	@Test
 	public void selectFirstItemInPrimitiveArray() throws Exception {
-		Expression expression = new SpelExpressionParser().parse("ints.^[#this<5]");
+		Expression expression = new SpelExpressionParser().parseRaw("ints.^[#this<5]");
 		EvaluationContext context = new StandardEvaluationContext(new ArrayTestBean());
 		Object value = expression.getValue(context);
 		assertTrue(value instanceof Integer);
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ public class SelectionAndProjectionTests {
 
 	@Test
 	public void selectLastItemInPrimitiveArray() throws Exception {
-		Expression expression = new SpelExpressionParser().parse("ints.$[#this<5]");
+		Expression expression = new SpelExpressionParser().parseRaw("ints.$[#this<5]");
 		EvaluationContext context = new StandardEvaluationContext(new ArrayTestBean());
 		Object value = expression.getValue(context);
 		assertTrue(value instanceof Integer);
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ public class SelectionAndProjectionTests {
 
 	@Test
 	public void projectionWithList() throws Exception {
-		Expression expression = new SpelExpressionParser().parse("#testList.![wrapper.value]");
+		Expression expression = new SpelExpressionParser().parseRaw("#testList.![wrapper.value]");
 		EvaluationContext context = new StandardEvaluationContext();
 		context.setVariable("testList", IntegerTestBean.createList());
 		Object value = expression.getValue(context);
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ public class SelectionAndProjectionTests {
 
 	@Test
 	public void projectionWithArray() throws Exception {
-		Expression expression = new SpelExpressionParser().parse("#testArray.![wrapper.value]");
+		Expression expression = new SpelExpressionParser().parseRaw("#testArray.![wrapper.value]");
 		EvaluationContext context = new StandardEvaluationContext();
 		context.setVariable("testArray", IntegerTestBean.createArray());
 		Object value = expression.getValue(context);

org.springframework.expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/SpelUtilities.java

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package org.springframework.expression.spel;
 import java.io.PrintStream;
 
 import org.springframework.expression.Expression;
+import org.springframework.expression.spel.standard.SpelExpression;
 
 /**
  * Utilities for working with Spring Expressions.

org.springframework.expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/SpringEL300Tests.java

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import org.springframework.expression.ParserContext;
 import org.springframework.expression.PropertyAccessor;
 import org.springframework.expression.TypedValue;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.standard.SpelExpressionParser;
-import org.springframework.expression.spel.support.ReflectivePropertyResolver;
+import org.springframework.expression.spel.support.ReflectivePropertyAccessor;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.support.StandardEvaluationContext;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.support.StandardTypeLocator;
 
@@ -56,12 +56,12 @@ public class SpringEL300Tests extends ExpressionTestCase {
 	@Test
 	public void testSPR5899() throws Exception {
 		StandardEvaluationContext eContext = new StandardEvaluationContext(new Spr5899Class());
-		Expression expr = new SpelExpressionParser().parse("tryToInvokeWithNull(12)");
+		Expression expr = new SpelExpressionParser().parseRaw("tryToInvokeWithNull(12)");
 		Assert.assertEquals(12,expr.getValue(eContext));
-		expr = new SpelExpressionParser().parse("tryToInvokeWithNull(null)");
+		expr = new SpelExpressionParser().parseRaw("tryToInvokeWithNull(null)");
 		Assert.assertEquals(null,expr.getValue(eContext));
 		try {
-			expr = new SpelExpressionParser().parse("tryToInvokeWithNull2(null)");
+			expr = new SpelExpressionParser().parseRaw("tryToInvokeWithNull2(null)");
 			expr.getValue();
 			Assert.fail("Should have failed to find a method to which it could pass null");
 		} catch (EvaluationException see) {
@@ -70,26 +70,26 @@ public class SpringEL300Tests extends ExpressionTestCase {
 		eContext.setTypeLocator(new MyTypeLocator());
 		
 		// varargs
-		expr = new SpelExpressionParser().parse("tryToInvokeWithNull3(null,'a','b')");
+		expr = new SpelExpressionParser().parseRaw("tryToInvokeWithNull3(null,'a','b')");
 		Assert.assertEquals("ab",expr.getValue(eContext));
 		
 		// varargs 2 - null is packed into the varargs
-		expr = new SpelExpressionParser().parse("tryToInvokeWithNull3(12,'a',null,'c')");
+		expr = new SpelExpressionParser().parseRaw("tryToInvokeWithNull3(12,'a',null,'c')");
 		Assert.assertEquals("anullc",expr.getValue(eContext));
 		
 		// check we can find the ctor ok
-		expr = new SpelExpressionParser().parse("new Spr5899Class().toString()");
+		expr = new SpelExpressionParser().parseRaw("new Spr5899Class().toString()");
 		Assert.assertEquals("instance",expr.getValue(eContext));
 
-		expr = new SpelExpressionParser().parse("new Spr5899Class(null).toString()");
+		expr = new SpelExpressionParser().parseRaw("new Spr5899Class(null).toString()");
 		Assert.assertEquals("instance",expr.getValue(eContext));
 
 		// ctor varargs
-		expr = new SpelExpressionParser().parse("new Spr5899Class(null,'a','b').toString()");
+		expr = new SpelExpressionParser().parseRaw("new Spr5899Class(null,'a','b').toString()");
 		Assert.assertEquals("instance",expr.getValue(eContext));
 
 		// ctor varargs 2
-		expr = new SpelExpressionParser().parse("new Spr5899Class(null,'a', null, 'b').toString()");
+		expr = new SpelExpressionParser().parseRaw("new Spr5899Class(null,'a', null, 'b').toString()");
 		Assert.assertEquals("instance",expr.getValue(eContext));
 	}
 	
@@ -133,13 +133,13 @@ public class SpringEL300Tests extends ExpressionTestCase {
 	@Test
 	public void testSPR5905_InnerTypeReferences() throws Exception {
 		StandardEvaluationContext eContext = new StandardEvaluationContext(new Spr5899Class());
-		Expression expr = new SpelExpressionParser().parse("T(java.util.Map$Entry)");
+		Expression expr = new SpelExpressionParser().parseRaw("T(java.util.Map$Entry)");
 		Assert.assertEquals(Map.Entry.class,expr.getValue(eContext));
 
-		expr = new SpelExpressionParser().parse("T(org.springframework.expression.spel.SpringEL300Tests$Outer$Inner).run()");
+		expr = new SpelExpressionParser().parseRaw("T(org.springframework.expression.spel.SpringEL300Tests$Outer$Inner).run()");
 		Assert.assertEquals(12,expr.getValue(eContext));
 
-		expr = new SpelExpressionParser().parse("new org.springframework.expression.spel.SpringEL300Tests$Outer$Inner().run2()");
+		expr = new SpelExpressionParser().parseRaw("new org.springframework.expression.spel.SpringEL300Tests$Outer$Inner().run2()");
 		Assert.assertEquals(13,expr.getValue(eContext));
 }
 	
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ public class SpringEL300Tests extends ExpressionTestCase {
 		m.put("foo", "bar");
 		StandardEvaluationContext eContext = new StandardEvaluationContext(m); // root is a map instance
 		eContext.addPropertyAccessor(new MapAccessor());
-		Expression expr = new SpelExpressionParser().parseExpression("['foo']");
+		Expression expr = new SpelExpressionParser().parseRaw("['foo']");
 		Assert.assertEquals("bar", expr.getValue(eContext));
 	}
 	
@@ -172,16 +172,16 @@ public class SpringEL300Tests extends ExpressionTestCase {
 		String name = null;
 		Expression expr = null;
 		
-		expr = new SpelExpressionParser().parse("jdbcProperties['username']");
+		expr = new SpelExpressionParser().parseRaw("jdbcProperties['username']");
 		name = expr.getValue(eContext,String.class);
 		Assert.assertEquals("Dave",name);
 		
-		expr = new SpelExpressionParser().parse("jdbcProperties[username]");
+		expr = new SpelExpressionParser().parseRaw("jdbcProperties[username]");
 		name = expr.getValue(eContext,String.class);
 		Assert.assertEquals("Dave",name);
 
 		// MapAccessor required for this to work
-		expr = new SpelExpressionParser().parse("jdbcProperties.username");
+		expr = new SpelExpressionParser().parseRaw("jdbcProperties.username");
 		eContext.addPropertyAccessor(new MapAccessor());
 		name = expr.getValue(eContext,String.class);
 		Assert.assertEquals("Dave",name);
@@ -189,13 +189,13 @@ public class SpringEL300Tests extends ExpressionTestCase {
 		// --- dotted property names
 
 		// lookup foo on the root, then bar on that, then use that as the key into jdbcProperties
-		expr = new SpelExpressionParser().parse("jdbcProperties[foo.bar]"); 
+		expr = new SpelExpressionParser().parseRaw("jdbcProperties[foo.bar]");
 		eContext.addPropertyAccessor(new MapAccessor());
 		name = expr.getValue(eContext,String.class);
 		Assert.assertEquals("Dave2",name);
 
 		// key is foo.bar
-		expr = new SpelExpressionParser().parse("jdbcProperties['foo.bar']");
+		expr = new SpelExpressionParser().parseRaw("jdbcProperties['foo.bar']");
 		eContext.addPropertyAccessor(new MapAccessor());
 		name = expr.getValue(eContext,String.class);
 		Assert.assertEquals("Elephant",name);	
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ public class SpringEL300Tests extends ExpressionTestCase {
 	
 	@Test
 	public void testAccessingNullPropertyViaReflection_SPR5663() throws AccessException {
-		PropertyAccessor propertyAccessor = new ReflectivePropertyResolver();
+		PropertyAccessor propertyAccessor = new ReflectivePropertyAccessor();
 		EvaluationContext context = TestScenarioCreator.getTestEvaluationContext();
 		Assert.assertFalse(propertyAccessor.canRead(context, null, "abc"));
 		Assert.assertFalse(propertyAccessor.canWrite(context, null, "abc"));

org.springframework.expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/VariableAndFunctionTests.java

@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public class VariableAndFunctionTests extends ExpressionTestCase {
 		ctx.setVariable("notStatic", this.getClass().getMethod("nonStatic"));
 		try {
 			@SuppressWarnings("unused")
-			Object v = parser.parseExpression("#notStatic()").getValue(ctx);
+			Object v = parser.parseRaw("#notStatic()").getValue(ctx);
 			Assert.fail("Should have failed with exception - cannot call non static method that way");
 		} catch (SpelEvaluationException se) {
 			if (se.getMessageCode() != SpelMessage.FUNCTION_MUST_BE_STATIC) {

org.springframework.expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/standard/SpelParserTests.java

@@ -13,30 +13,33 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
- package org.springframework.expression.spel.standard.internal;
-import junit.framework.Assert;
 
+package org.springframework.expression.spel.standard;
+
+import junit.framework.Assert;
 import org.junit.Test;
+
 import org.springframework.expression.EvaluationContext;
 import org.springframework.expression.EvaluationException;
 import org.springframework.expression.ExpressionException;
 import org.springframework.expression.ParseException;
-import org.springframework.expression.spel.SpelExpression;
+import org.springframework.expression.spel.standard.SpelExpression;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.SpelMessage;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.SpelNode;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.SpelParseException;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.ast.OpAnd;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.ast.OpOr;
-import org.springframework.expression.spel.standard.SpelExpressionParser;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.support.StandardEvaluationContext;
 
-
+/**
+ * @author Andy Clement
+ */
 public class SpelParserTests {
 
 	@Test
 	public void theMostBasic() throws EvaluationException,ParseException {
 		SpelExpressionParser parser = new SpelExpressionParser();
-		SpelExpression expr = parser.parse("2");
+		SpelExpression expr = parser.parseRaw("2");
 		Assert.assertNotNull(expr);
 		Assert.assertNotNull(expr.getAST());
 		Assert.assertEquals(2,expr.getValue());
@@ -48,35 +51,35 @@ public class SpelParserTests {
 	public void valueType() throws Exception {
 		SpelExpressionParser parser = new SpelExpressionParser();
 		EvaluationContext ctx = new StandardEvaluationContext();
-		Class c = parser.parse("2").getValueType();
+		Class c = parser.parseRaw("2").getValueType();
 		Assert.assertEquals(Integer.class,c);
-		c = parser.parse("12").getValueType(ctx);
+		c = parser.parseRaw("12").getValueType(ctx);
 		Assert.assertEquals(Integer.class,c);
-		c = parser.parse("null").getValueType();
+		c = parser.parseRaw("null").getValueType();
 		Assert.assertNull(c);
-		c = parser.parse("null").getValueType(ctx);
+		c = parser.parseRaw("null").getValueType(ctx);
 		Assert.assertNull(c);
-		Object o = parser.parse("null").getValue(ctx,Integer.class);
+		Object o = parser.parseRaw("null").getValue(ctx,Integer.class);
 		Assert.assertNull(o);
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void whitespace() throws EvaluationException,ParseException {
 		SpelExpressionParser parser = new SpelExpressionParser();
-		SpelExpression expr = parser.parse("2      +    3");
+		SpelExpression expr = parser.parseRaw("2      +    3");
 		Assert.assertEquals(5,expr.getValue()); 
-		expr = parser.parse("2	+	3");
+		expr = parser.parseRaw("2	+	3");
 		Assert.assertEquals(5,expr.getValue());
-		expr = parser.parse("2\n+	3");
+		expr = parser.parseRaw("2\n+	3");
 		Assert.assertEquals(5,expr.getValue());
-		expr = parser.parse("2\r\n+\t3");
+		expr = parser.parseRaw("2\r\n+\t3");
 		Assert.assertEquals(5,expr.getValue());
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void arithmeticPlus1() throws EvaluationException,ParseException {
 		SpelExpressionParser parser = new SpelExpressionParser();
-		SpelExpression expr = parser.parse("2+2");
+		SpelExpression expr = parser.parseRaw("2+2");
 		Assert.assertNotNull(expr);
 		Assert.assertNotNull(expr.getAST());
 		Assert.assertEquals(4,expr.getValue());
@@ -85,14 +88,14 @@ public class SpelParserTests {
 	@Test
 	public void arithmeticPlus2() throws EvaluationException,ParseException {
 		SpelExpressionParser parser = new SpelExpressionParser();
-		SpelExpression expr = parser.parse("37+41");
+		SpelExpression expr = parser.parseRaw("37+41");
 		Assert.assertEquals(78,expr.getValue());
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void arithmeticMultiply1() throws EvaluationException,ParseException {
 		SpelExpressionParser parser = new SpelExpressionParser();
-		SpelExpression expr = parser.parse("2*3");
+		SpelExpression expr = parser.parseRaw("2*3");
 		Assert.assertNotNull(expr);
 		Assert.assertNotNull(expr.getAST());
 //		printAst(expr.getAST(),0);
@@ -102,7 +105,7 @@ public class SpelParserTests {
 	@Test
 	public void arithmeticPrecedence1() throws EvaluationException,ParseException {
 		SpelExpressionParser parser = new SpelExpressionParser();
-		SpelExpression expr = parser.parse("2*3+5");
+		SpelExpression expr = parser.parseRaw("2*3+5");
 		Assert.assertEquals(11,expr.getValue());
 	}
 
@@ -110,7 +113,7 @@ public class SpelParserTests {
 	public void generalExpressions() throws Exception {
 		try {
 			SpelExpressionParser parser = new SpelExpressionParser();
-			parser.parse("new String[3]");
+			parser.parseRaw("new String[3]");
 			Assert.fail();
 		} catch (ParseException e) {
 			Assert.assertTrue(e instanceof SpelParseException);
@@ -120,7 +123,7 @@ public class SpelParserTests {
 		}
 		try {
 			SpelExpressionParser parser = new SpelExpressionParser();
-			parser.parse("new String");
+			parser.parseRaw("new String");
 			Assert.fail();
 		} catch (ParseException e) {
 			Assert.assertTrue(e instanceof SpelParseException);
@@ -130,7 +133,7 @@ public class SpelParserTests {
 		}
 		try {
 			SpelExpressionParser parser = new SpelExpressionParser();
-			parser.parse("new String(3,");
+			parser.parseRaw("new String(3,");
 			Assert.fail();
 		} catch (ParseException e) {
 			Assert.assertTrue(e instanceof SpelParseException);
@@ -140,7 +143,7 @@ public class SpelParserTests {
 		}
 		try {
 			SpelExpressionParser parser = new SpelExpressionParser();
-			parser.parse("new String(3");
+			parser.parseRaw("new String(3");
 			Assert.fail();
 		} catch (ParseException e) {
 			Assert.assertTrue(e instanceof SpelParseException);
@@ -150,7 +153,7 @@ public class SpelParserTests {
 		}
 		try {
 			SpelExpressionParser parser = new SpelExpressionParser();
-			parser.parse("new String(");
+			parser.parseRaw("new String(");
 			Assert.fail();
 		} catch (ParseException e) {
 			Assert.assertTrue(e instanceof SpelParseException);
@@ -160,7 +163,7 @@ public class SpelParserTests {
 		}
 		try {
 			SpelExpressionParser parser = new SpelExpressionParser();
-			parser.parse("\"abc");
+			parser.parseRaw("\"abc");
 			Assert.fail();
 		} catch (ParseException e) {
 			Assert.assertTrue(e instanceof SpelParseException);
@@ -170,7 +173,7 @@ public class SpelParserTests {
 		}
 		try {
 			SpelExpressionParser parser = new SpelExpressionParser();
-			parser.parse("'abc");
+			parser.parseRaw("'abc");
 			Assert.fail();
 		} catch (ParseException e) {
 			Assert.assertTrue(e instanceof SpelParseException);
@@ -184,69 +187,69 @@ public class SpelParserTests {
 	@Test
 	public void arithmeticPrecedence2() throws EvaluationException,ParseException {
 		SpelExpressionParser parser = new SpelExpressionParser();
-		SpelExpression expr = parser.parse("2+3*5");
+		SpelExpression expr = parser.parseRaw("2+3*5");
 		Assert.assertEquals(17,expr.getValue());
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void arithmeticPrecedence3() throws EvaluationException,ParseException {
-		SpelExpression expr = new SpelExpressionParser().parse("3+10/2");
+		SpelExpression expr = new SpelExpressionParser().parseRaw("3+10/2");
 		Assert.assertEquals(8,expr.getValue());
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void arithmeticPrecedence4() throws EvaluationException,ParseException {
-		SpelExpression expr = new SpelExpressionParser().parse("10/2+3");
+		SpelExpression expr = new SpelExpressionParser().parseRaw("10/2+3");
 		Assert.assertEquals(8,expr.getValue());
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void arithmeticPrecedence5() throws EvaluationException,ParseException {
-		SpelExpression expr = new SpelExpressionParser().parse("(4+10)/2");
+		SpelExpression expr = new SpelExpressionParser().parseRaw("(4+10)/2");
 		Assert.assertEquals(7,expr.getValue());
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void arithmeticPrecedence6() throws EvaluationException,ParseException {
-		SpelExpression expr = new SpelExpressionParser().parse("(3+2)*2");
+		SpelExpression expr = new SpelExpressionParser().parseRaw("(3+2)*2");
 		Assert.assertEquals(10,expr.getValue());
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void booleanOperators() throws EvaluationException,ParseException {
-		SpelExpression expr = new SpelExpressionParser().parse("true");
+		SpelExpression expr = new SpelExpressionParser().parseRaw("true");
 		Assert.assertEquals(Boolean.TRUE,expr.getValue(Boolean.class));
-		expr = new SpelExpressionParser().parse("false");
+		expr = new SpelExpressionParser().parseRaw("false");
 		Assert.assertEquals(Boolean.FALSE,expr.getValue(Boolean.class));
-		expr = new SpelExpressionParser().parse("false and false");
+		expr = new SpelExpressionParser().parseRaw("false and false");
 		Assert.assertEquals(Boolean.FALSE,expr.getValue(Boolean.class));
-		expr = new SpelExpressionParser().parse("true and (true or false)");
+		expr = new SpelExpressionParser().parseRaw("true and (true or false)");
 		Assert.assertEquals(Boolean.TRUE,expr.getValue(Boolean.class));
-		expr = new SpelExpressionParser().parse("true and true or false");
+		expr = new SpelExpressionParser().parseRaw("true and true or false");
 		Assert.assertEquals(Boolean.TRUE,expr.getValue(Boolean.class));
-		expr = new SpelExpressionParser().parse("!true");
+		expr = new SpelExpressionParser().parseRaw("!true");
 		Assert.assertEquals(Boolean.FALSE,expr.getValue(Boolean.class));
-		expr = new SpelExpressionParser().parse("!(false or true)");
+		expr = new SpelExpressionParser().parseRaw("!(false or true)");
 		Assert.assertEquals(Boolean.FALSE,expr.getValue(Boolean.class));
 	}
 	
 	@Test
 	public void testStringLiterals() throws EvaluationException,ParseException {
-		SpelExpression expr = new SpelExpressionParser().parse("'howdy'");
+		SpelExpression expr = new SpelExpressionParser().parseRaw("'howdy'");
 		Assert.assertEquals("howdy",expr.getValue());	
-		expr = new SpelExpressionParser().parse("'hello '' world'");
+		expr = new SpelExpressionParser().parseRaw("'hello '' world'");
 		Assert.assertEquals("hello ' world",expr.getValue());	
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void testStringLiterals2() throws EvaluationException,ParseException {
-		SpelExpression expr = new SpelExpressionParser().parse("'howdy'.substring(0,2)");
+		SpelExpression expr = new SpelExpressionParser().parseRaw("'howdy'.substring(0,2)");
 		Assert.assertEquals("ho",expr.getValue());	
 	}
 	
 	@Test
 	public void testPositionalInformation() throws EvaluationException, ParseException {
-		SpelExpression expr = new SpelExpressionParser().parse("true and true or false");
+		SpelExpression expr = new SpelExpressionParser().parseRaw("true and true or false");
 		SpelNode rootAst = expr.getAST();
 		OpOr operatorOr = (OpOr)rootAst;
 		OpAnd operatorAnd = (OpAnd)operatorOr.getLeftOperand();
@@ -354,7 +357,7 @@ public class SpelParserTests {
 	private void checkNumber(String expression, Object value, Class<?> type) {
 		try {
 			SpelExpressionParser parser = new SpelExpressionParser();
-			SpelExpression expr = parser.parse(expression);
+			SpelExpression expr = parser.parseRaw(expression);
 			Object o = expr.getValue();
 			Assert.assertEquals(value,o);
 			Assert.assertEquals(type,o.getClass());
@@ -367,7 +370,7 @@ public class SpelParserTests {
 	private void checkNumberError(String expression, SpelMessage expectedMessage) {
 		try {
 			SpelExpressionParser parser = new SpelExpressionParser();
-			parser.parse(expression);
+			parser.parseRaw(expression);
 			Assert.fail();
 		} catch (ParseException e) {
 			Assert.assertTrue(e instanceof SpelParseException);