org.springframework.binding.expression
Interface SettableExpression

All Superinterfaces:

Expression

All Known Implementing Classes:

CollectionAddingExpression

public interface SettableExpression
extends Expression

An evaluator that is capable of setting a value on a target object at the path defined by this expression.

Author:

Keith Donald

Method Summary

void	evaluateToSet(java.lang.Object target, java.lang.Object value, EvaluationContext context) Evaluate this expression against the target object to set its value to the value provided.

Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.binding.expression.Expression

evaluate

Method Detail

evaluateToSet

void evaluateToSet(java.lang.Object target,
                   java.lang.Object value,
                   EvaluationContext context)
                   throws EvaluationException

Evaluate this expression against the target object to set its value to the value provided.

Parameters:

target - the target object

value - the new value to be set

context - the evaluation context

Throws:

EvaluationException - an exception occured during evaluation