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30 package mir.generator.tal.interfaces;
32 import java.util.Iterator;
34 public interface TALExpressionParser {
35 public Object preparseExpression(String anExpression);
36 public Object preparseStringExpression(String anExpression);
37 public Object preparseBooleanExpression(String anExpression);
38 public Object preparseReferenceExpression(String anExpression);
39 public Object preparseListExpression(String anExpression);
40 public Object preparseTRUE();
41 public Object preparseFALSE();
43 public Object evaluateExpression(Object aContext, Object aPreparsedExpression);
44 public String evaluateStringExpression(Object aContext, Object aPreparsedExpression);
45 public boolean evaluateBooleanExpression(Object aContext, Object aPreparsedExpression);
46 public Iterator evaluateListExpression(Object aContext, Object aPreparsedExpression);
47 public void processAssignment(Object aContext, Object aPreparsedReferenceExpression, Object aPreparsedExpression);
50 * process a direct assignment of an object to a preparsed reference expression
53 * @param aPreparsedReferenceExpression
56 public void processDirectAssignment(Object aContext, Object aPreparsedReferenceExpression, Object aValue);
60 * process an assigment to a pseudo variable. The pseudo variable will have a java
61 * identifier-like name.
64 * @param aPreparsedReferenceExpression
67 public void processPseudoAssignment(Object aContext, String aName, Object aValue);