Method assign

src/bsh/LHS.java:189–253

Assign a value to the LHS.

( Object val, boolean strictJava )

		Assign a value to the LHS.
	*/
	public Object assign( Object val, boolean strictJava ) 
		throws UtilEvalError
	{
		if ( type == VARIABLE )
		{
			// Set the variable in namespace according to localVar flag
			if ( localVar )
				nameSpace.setLocalVariable( varName, val, strictJava );
			else
				nameSpace.setVariable( varName, val, strictJava );
		} else 
		if ( type == FIELD )
		{
			try {
				// This should probably be in Reflect.java
				Reflect.setAccessible(field);
				field.set( object, Primitive.unwrap(val));
				return val;
			}
			catch( NullPointerException e) {   
    			throw new UtilEvalError(
					"LHS ("+field.getName()+") not a static field.",e);
			}     
   			catch( IllegalAccessException e2) {   
				throw new UtilEvalError(
					"LHS ("+field.getName()+") can't access field: "+e2,e2);
			}     
			catch( IllegalArgumentException e3) 
			{
				String type = val instanceof Primitive ?
					((Primitive)val).getType().getName()
					: val.getClass().getName();
				throw new UtilEvalError(
					"Argument type mismatch. " + (val == null ? "null" : type )
					+ " not assignable to field "+field.getName());
			}
		}
		else 
		if ( type == PROPERTY )
		{
			CollectionManager cm = CollectionManager.getCollectionManager();
			if ( cm.isMap( object ) )
				cm.putInMap( object/*map*/, propName, Primitive.unwrap(val) );
			else
				try {
					Reflect.setObjectProperty(object, propName, val);
				}
				catch(ReflectError e) {
					Interpreter.debug("Assignment: " + e.getMessage());
					throw new UtilEvalError("No such property: " + propName);
				}
		} else 
		if ( type == INDEX )
			try {
				Reflect.setIndex(object, index, val);
			} catch ( UtilTargetError e1 ) { // pass along target error
				throw e1;
			} catch ( Exception e ) {