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27 package mir.generator.tal.interfaces;
29 import java.util.Iterator;
31 public interface TALExpressionParser {
32 public Object preparseExpression(String anExpression);
33 public Object preparseStringExpression(String anExpression);
34 public Object preparseBooleanExpression(String anExpression);
35 public Object preparseReferenceExpression(String anExpression);
36 public Object preparseListExpression(String anExpression);
37 public Object preparseTRUE();
38 public Object preparseFALSE();
40 public Object evaluateExpression(Object aContext, Object aPreparsedExpression);
41 public String evaluateStringExpression(Object aContext, Object aPreparsedExpression);
42 public boolean evaluateBooleanExpression(Object aContext, Object aPreparsedExpression);
43 public Iterator evaluateListExpression(Object aContext, Object aPreparsedExpression);
44 public void processAssignment(Object aContext, Object aPreparsedReferenceExpression, Object aPreparsedExpression);
47 * process a direct assignment of an object to a preparsed reference expression
50 public void processDirectAssignment(Object aContext, Object aPreparsedReferenceExpression, Object aValue);
53 * process an assigment to a pseudo variable. The pseudo variable will have a java
54 * identifier-like name.
57 public void processPseudoAssignment(Object aContext, String aName, Object aValue);
60 * Retrieve the value of a pseudo variable
63 public Object evaluatePseudoVariable(Object aContext, String aName);