Invokes the specified method against the target object. @param context The current execution context. @param target The object to invoke the m

The core method executed to compile a specific expression. It is expected that this expression always return a {@link Node} with a non null {@link org

Gets a javassist safe class string for the given class instance. This is especially useful for handling array vs. normal class casting strings. @para

@param targetClass @param staticMethods if true (false) returns only the (non-)static methods @return Returns the map of methods for a given class

The type of reference. @return The type.

Gets the currently configured {@link TypeConverter} for the given context - if any. @param context The context to get the converter from. @return The

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Sets the root object to use for all expressions in the given context - doesn't necessarily replace root object instances explicitly passed in to other

Gets a bean by name. @param name @return the related bean by name

@param targetClass @param propertyName @param findSets @return Returns the list of (g)setter of a class for a given property name @

Returns a Java string representing the textual method that should be called to access a particular element. (ie "get") @param context The current exe

Converts the given value to a given type. The OGNL context, target, member and name of property being set are given. This method should be able to han

Gets the core expression to execute first before any return foo logic is started. @return The core standalone expression that shouldn't be pre-pended

Returns an iterator over the elements of the given target object. @param target the object to get the elements of @return an iterator over the elemen

The expression that sets the value, ie the part after <code><class type> refName = <expression></code>. @return The setting expression.

Returns true if this property is described by an IndexedPropertyDescriptor and that if followed by an index specifier it will call the index get/set m

Used in places where the preferred {@link #getSuperOrInterfaceClass(java.lang.reflect.Method, Class)} isn't possible because the method isn't known fo

Tells whether the given object is compatible with the given class ---that is, whether the given object can be passed as an argument to a method or con

This method returns a child node. The children are numbered from zero, left to right.

Returns a new Number object of an appropriate type to hold the given real value. The type of the returned object is always either Float or Double, and

Prints the stack trace for this (and possibly the encapsulated) exception on System.err.

Evaluates the given OGNL expression tree to insert a value into the object graph rooted at the given root object. The default context is set for the g

Used by {@link #getRootExpression(org.apache.commons.ognl.Node, Object, org.apache.commons.ognl.OgnlContext)} to determine if the expression needs to

Used primarily by AST types like {@link org.apache.commons.ognl.ASTChain} where <code>foo.bar.id</code> type references may need to be cast multiple t

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Loads a new class definition via javassist for the specified class. @param searchClass The class to load. @return The javassist class equivalent. @th

This method returns the property descriptors for the given class as a Map. @param targetClass The class to get the descriptors for. @return Map map o

Returns true if object1 is equal to object2 in either the sense that they are the same object or, if both are non-null if they are equal in the <CODE>

Invoked just before storing a class type within a cache instance. @param type The class that is to be stored. @return True if the class can be cached

Used by {@link #castExpression(org.apache.commons.ognl.OgnlContext, org.apache.commons.ognl.Node, String)} to store the cast Java source string in to

Tells whether the given array of objects is compatible with the given array of classes---that is, whether the given array of objects can be passed as

Clears all of the cached reflection information normally used to improve the speed of expressions that operate on the same classes or are executed mul

Compares two objects for equality, even if it has to convert one of them to the other type. If both objects are numeric they are converted to the wide

Returns true if the last evaluation that was done on this context is retained and available through <code>getLastEvaluation()</code>. The default is t