nz.net.ultraq.thymeleaf.expressions

Class ExpressionProcessor

java.lang.Object

nz.net.ultraq.thymeleaf.expressions.ExpressionProcessor

public class ExpressionProcessor
extends Object

A simplified API for working with Thymeleaf expressions.

Author:

Emanuel Rabina

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ExpressionProcessor(org.thymeleaf.context.IExpressionContext context) Constructor, sets the execution context.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
org.thymeleaf.standard.expression.IStandardExpression	parse(String expression) Parses an expression, returning the matching expression type.
org.thymeleaf.standard.expression.FragmentExpression	parseFragmentExpression(String expression) Parses an expression under the assumption it is a fragment expression.
Object	process(String expression) Parses and executes an expression, returning the result of the expression having been parsed and executed.
String	processAsString(String expression) Parse and execute an expression, returning the result as a string.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ExpressionProcessor

public ExpressionProcessor(org.thymeleaf.context.IExpressionContext context)

Constructor, sets the execution context.

Parameters:

context -

Method Detail

parse

public org.thymeleaf.standard.expression.IStandardExpression parse(String expression)

Parses an expression, returning the matching expression type.

Parameters:

expression -

Returns:

Matching expression type.

parseFragmentExpression

public org.thymeleaf.standard.expression.FragmentExpression parseFragmentExpression(String expression)

Parses an expression under the assumption it is a fragment expression. This method will wrap fragment expressions written in Thymeleaf 2 syntax as a temporary backwards compatibility measure for those migrating their web apps to Thymeleaf 3.

Parameters:

expression -

Returns:

A fragment expression.

process

public Object process(String expression)

Parses and executes an expression, returning the result of the expression having been parsed and executed.

Parameters:

expression -

Returns:

The result of the expression being executed.

processAsString

public String processAsString(String expression)

Parse and execute an expression, returning the result as a string. Useful for expressions that expect a simple result.

Parameters:

expression -

Returns:

The expression as a string.