Method parse

java/org/apache/el/parser/ELParser.java:21–27

Parses an EL expression string into an AST node. @param ref the EL expression string to parse @return the root AST node of the parsed expression @throws ELException if the expression cannot be parsed

(String ref)

     * @throws ELException if the expression cannot be parsed
     */
    public static Node parse(String ref) throws ELException {
        try {
            return new ELParser(new StringReader(ref)).CompositeExpression();
        } catch (ParseException pe) {
            throw new ELException(pe.getMessage());
        }
    }

    /*
     * CompositeExpression Allow most flexible parsing, restrict by examining type of returned node