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Interface Variables

All Known Implementing Classes:: BasicVariables

public interface Variables

Variables provide access to a global set of values accessible via XPath. XPath can reference variables using the "$varname" syntax. To use a custom implementation of this interface, pass it to JXPathContext.setVariables() 55

Version:: $Revision: 1.6 $ $Date: 2004/02/29 14:17:42 $

Method Summary

void declareVariable(java.lang.String varName, java.lang.Object value)
          Defines a new variable with the specified value or modifies the value of an existing variable.

java.lang.Object getVariable(java.lang.String varName)
          Returns the value of the specified variable.

boolean isDeclaredVariable(java.lang.String varName)
          Returns true if the specified variable is declared.

void undeclareVariable(java.lang.String varName)
          Removes an existing variable.

Method Detail

isDeclaredVariable

public boolean isDeclaredVariable(java.lang.String varName)

Returns true if the specified variable is declared.

getVariable

public java.lang.Object getVariable(java.lang.String varName)

Returns the value of the specified variable. Throws IllegalArgumentException if there is no such variable.

declareVariable

public void declareVariable(java.lang.String varName,
                            java.lang.Object value)

Defines a new variable with the specified value or modifies the value of an existing variable. May throw UnsupportedOperationException.

undeclareVariable

public void undeclareVariable(java.lang.String varName)

Removes an existing variable. May throw UnsupportedOperationException.