Package org.apache.commons.el

Class StringLiteral

java.lang.Object

org.apache.commons.el.Expression

org.apache.commons.el.Literal

org.apache.commons.el.StringLiteral

public class StringLiteral
extends Literal

An expression representing a String literal value.

Version:

$Change: 181177 $$DateTime: 2001/06/26 08:45:09 $$Author: luehe $

Author:

Nathan Abramson - Art Technology Group

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.apache.commons.el.Literal

mValue

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
StringLiteral(Object pValue)	Constructor

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static StringLiteral	fromLiteralValue(String pValue)	Returns a StringLiteral with the given string value
static StringLiteral	fromToken(String pToken)	Returns a StringLiteral parsed from the given token (enclosed by single or double quotes)
String	getExpressionString()	Returns the expression in the expression language syntax
static String	getValueFromToken(String pToken)	Parses the given token into the literal value
(package private) static boolean	isJavaIdentifier(String pValue)	Returns true if the specified value is a legal java identifier
static String	toIdentifierToken(String pValue)	Converts the specified value to an identifier token, escaping it as a string literal if necessary.
static String	toStringToken(String pValue)	Converts the specified value to a String token, using " as the enclosing quotes and escaping any characters that need escaping.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.commons.el.Literal

evaluate, getValue, setValue

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

StringLiteral

StringLiteral(Object pValue)

Constructor

Method Details

fromToken

public static StringLiteral fromToken(String pToken)

Returns a StringLiteral parsed from the given token (enclosed by single or double quotes)

fromLiteralValue

public static StringLiteral fromLiteralValue(String pValue)

Returns a StringLiteral with the given string value

getValueFromToken

public static String getValueFromToken(String pToken)

Parses the given token into the literal value

toStringToken

public static String toStringToken(String pValue)

Converts the specified value to a String token, using " as the enclosing quotes and escaping any characters that need escaping.

toIdentifierToken

public static String toIdentifierToken(String pValue)

Converts the specified value to an identifier token, escaping it as a string literal if necessary.

isJavaIdentifier

static boolean isJavaIdentifier(String pValue)

Returns true if the specified value is a legal java identifier

getExpressionString

public String getExpressionString()

Returns the expression in the expression language syntax

Specified by:

getExpressionString in class Expression