diff --git a/spring-framework-reference/src/expressions.xml b/spring-framework-reference/src/expressions.xml
index faacbd465ce..69d57fc2bc2 100644
--- a/spring-framework-reference/src/expressions.xml
+++ b/spring-framework-reference/src/expressions.xml
@@ -95,6 +95,10 @@
User defined functions
+
+ List projections
+
+
Templated expressions
@@ -564,7 +568,7 @@ boolean falseValue = parser.parseExpression(expression).getValue(societyContext,
supported are modulus (%) and exponential power (^). Standard operator
precedence is enforced. These operators are demonstrated below
- // Addition
+ // Addition
int two = parser.parseExpression("1 + 1").getValue(Integer.class); // 2
String testString = parser.parseExpression("'test' + ' ' + 'string'").getValue(String.class); // 'test string'
@@ -605,7 +609,7 @@ int minusTwentyOne = parser.parseExpression("1+2-3*8").getValue(Integer.class);
This would typically be done within a call to SetValue but can also be
done inside a call to GetValue
- Inventor inventor = new Inventor();
+ Inventor inventor = new Inventor();
StandardEvaluationContext inventorContext = new StandardEvaluationContext();
inventorContext.setRootObject(inventor);
@@ -627,7 +631,7 @@ String aleks = parser.parseExpression("Name = 'Alexandar Seovic'").getValue(inve
java.lang.Class (the 'type'). Static methods are invoked using this
operator as well
- Class dateClass = parser.parseExpression("T(java.util.Date)").getValue(Class.class);
+ Class dateClass = parser.parseExpression("T(java.util.Date)").getValue(Class.class);
boolean isEqual = parser.parseExpression("T(java.math.RoundingMode).CEILING < T(java.math.RoundingMode).FLOOR").getValue(Boolean.class);
@@ -641,7 +645,7 @@ boolean isEqual = parser.parseExpression("T(java.math.RoundingMode).CEILING <
qualified classname should be used for all but the primitive type and
String (where int, float, etc, can be used).
- Inventor einstein =
+ Inventor einstein =
parser.parseExpression("new org.spring.samples.spel.inventor.Inventor('Albert Einstein', 'German')").getValue(Inventor.class);
//create new inventor instance within add method of List
@@ -656,7 +660,7 @@ parser.parseExpression("Members.add(new org.spring.samples.spel.inventor.Invento
#variableName. Variables are set using the method setVariable on the
StandardEvaluationContext.
- Inventor tesla = new Inventor("Nikola Tesla", "Serbian");
+ Inventor tesla = new Inventor("Nikola Tesla", "Serbian");
StandardEvaluationContext context = new StandardEvaluationContext();
context.setVariable("newName", "Mike Tesla");
context.setRootObject(tesla);
@@ -689,13 +693,14 @@ System.out.println(tesla.getName()) // "Mike Tesla"
In this case, the boolean false results in returning the string
value 'falseExp'. A less artificial example is shown below.
- parser.parseExpression("Name").setValue(societyContext, "IEEE");
+ parser.parseExpression("Name").setValue(societyContext, "IEEE");
societyContext.setVariable("queryName", "Nikola Tesla");
expression = "isMember(#queryName)? #queryName + ' is a member of the ' " +
"+ Name + ' Society' : #queryName + ' is not a member of the ' + Name + ' Society'";
-String queryResultString = parser.parseExpression(expression).getValue(societyContext, String.class);
+String queryResultString = parser.parseExpression(expression).getValue(societyContext, String.class);
+// queryResultString = "Nikola Tesla is a member of the IEEE Society"
@@ -711,7 +716,7 @@ String queryResultString = parser.parseExpression(expression).getValue(societyCo
original element list. For example, selection would allow us to easily
get a list of Serbian inventors:
- List<Inventor> list = (List<Inventor>) parser.parseExpression("Members.?{Nationality == 'Serbian'}").getValue(societyContext);
+ List<Inventor> list = (List<Inventor>) parser.parseExpression("Members.?{Nationality == 'Serbian'}").getValue(societyContext);