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Improve Javadoc for SpEL's Expression API

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Sam Brannen 2024-08-17 15:59:00 +02:00
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commit e50383e921
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spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/Expression.java
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@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public interface Expression {
String getExpressionString();
/**
* Evaluate this expression in the default standard context.
* Evaluate this expression in the default context and return the result of evaluation.
* @return the evaluation result
* @throws EvaluationException if there is a problem during evaluation
*/
@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ public interface Expression {
Object getValue() throws EvaluationException;
/**
* Evaluate this expression in the default context. If the result
* of the evaluation does not match (and cannot be converted to)
* Evaluate this expression in the default context and return the result of evaluation.
* <p>If the result of the evaluation does not match (and cannot be converted to)
* the expected result type then an exception will be thrown.
* @param desiredResultType the type the caller would like the result to be
* @return the evaluation result
@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ public interface Expression {
<T> T getValue(@Nullable Class<T> desiredResultType) throws EvaluationException;
/**
* Evaluate this expression against the specified root object.
* Evaluate this expression in the default context against the specified root object
* and return the result of evaluation.
* @param rootObject the root object against which to evaluate the expression
* @return the evaluation result
* @throws EvaluationException if there is a problem during evaluation
@ -68,9 +69,10 @@ public interface Expression {
Object getValue(@Nullable Object rootObject) throws EvaluationException;
/**
* Evaluate this expression in the default context against the specified root
* object. If the result of the evaluation does not match (and cannot be
* converted to) the expected result type then an exception will be thrown.
* Evaluate this expression in the default context against the specified root object
* and return the result of evaluation.
* <p>If the result of the evaluation does not match (and cannot be converted to)
* the expected result type then an exception will be thrown.
* @param rootObject the root object against which to evaluate the expression
* @param desiredResultType the type the caller would like the result to be
* @return the evaluation result
@ -81,8 +83,7 @@ public interface Expression {
throws EvaluationException;
/**
* Evaluate this expression in the provided context and return the result
* of evaluation.
* Evaluate this expression in the provided context and return the result of evaluation.
* @param context the context in which to evaluate the expression
* @return the evaluation result
* @throws EvaluationException if there is a problem during evaluation
@ -91,9 +92,10 @@ public interface Expression {
Object getValue(EvaluationContext context) throws EvaluationException;
/**
* Evaluate this expression in the provided context and return the result
* of evaluation, but use the supplied root context as an override for any
* default root object specified in the context.
* Evaluate this expression in the provided context against the specified root object
* and return the result of evaluation.
* <p>The supplied root object will be used as an override for any default root object
* configured in the context.
* @param context the context in which to evaluate the expression
* @param rootObject the root object against which to evaluate the expression
* @return the evaluation result
@ -103,10 +105,9 @@ public interface Expression {
Object getValue(EvaluationContext context, @Nullable Object rootObject) throws EvaluationException;
/**
* Evaluate this expression in the provided context which can resolve references
* to properties, methods, types, etc. The type of the evaluation result is
* expected to be of a particular type, and an exception will be thrown if it
* is not and cannot be converted to that type.
* Evaluate this expression in the provided context and return the result of evaluation.
* <p>If the result of the evaluation does not match (and cannot be converted to)
* the expected result type then an exception will be thrown.
* @param context the context in which to evaluate the expression
* @param desiredResultType the type the caller would like the result to be
* @return the evaluation result
@ -117,11 +118,12 @@ public interface Expression {
throws EvaluationException;
/**
* Evaluate this expression in the provided context which can resolve references
* to properties, methods, types, etc. The type of the evaluation result is
* expected to be of a particular type, and an exception will be thrown if it
* is not and cannot be converted to that type.j
* <p>The supplied root object overrides any specified in the supplied context.
* Evaluate this expression in the provided context against the specified root object
* and return the result of evaluation.
* <p>The supplied root object will be used as an override for any default root object
* configured in the context.
* <p>If the result of the evaluation does not match (and cannot be converted to)
* the expected result type then an exception will be thrown.
* @param context the context in which to evaluate the expression
* @param rootObject the root object against which to evaluate the expression
* @param desiredResultType the type the caller would like the result to be
@ -163,9 +165,9 @@ public interface Expression {
/**
* Return the most general type that can be passed to the
* {@link #setValue(EvaluationContext, Object, Object)} method for the given
* context.
* <p>The supplied root object overrides any specified in the supplied context.
* {@link #setValue(EvaluationContext, Object, Object)} method for the given context.
* <p>The supplied root object will be used as an override for any default root object
* configured in the context.
* @param context the context in which to evaluate the expression
* @param rootObject the root object against which to evaluate the expression
* @return the most general type of value that can be set in this context
@ -207,7 +209,8 @@ public interface Expression {
* Return a descriptor for the most general type that can be passed to the
* {@link #setValue(EvaluationContext, Object, Object)} method for the given
* context.
* <p>The supplied root object overrides any specified in the supplied context.
* <p>The supplied root object will be used as an override for any default root object
* configured in the context.
* @param context the context in which to evaluate the expression
* @param rootObject the root object against which to evaluate the expression
* @return a type descriptor for values that can be set in this context
@ -235,7 +238,8 @@ public interface Expression {
/**
* Determine if this expression can be written to, i.e. setValue() can be called.
* <p>The supplied root object overrides any specified in the supplied context.
* <p>The supplied root object will be used as an override for any default root object
* configured in the context.
* @param context the context in which the expression should be checked
* @param rootObject the root object against which to evaluate the expression
* @return {@code true} if the expression is writable; {@code false} otherwise
@ -244,7 +248,7 @@ public interface Expression {
boolean isWritable(EvaluationContext context, @Nullable Object rootObject) throws EvaluationException;
/**
* Set this expression in the provided context to the value provided.
* Set this expression in the default context to the value provided.
* @param rootObject the root object against which to evaluate the expression
* @param value the new value
* @throws EvaluationException if there is a problem during evaluation
@ -261,7 +265,8 @@ public interface Expression {
/**
* Set this expression in the provided context to the value provided.
* <p>The supplied root object overrides any specified in the supplied context.
* <p>The supplied root object will be used as an override for any default root object
* configured in the context.
* @param context the context in which to set the value of the expression
* @param rootObject the root object against which to evaluate the expression
* @param value the new value