functionmapper.java

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package org.jbpm.jpdl.el;

/**
 * <p>The interface to a map between EL function names and methods.</p>
 *
 * <p>Classes implementing this interface may, for instance, consult tag library
 * information to resolve the map. </p>
 *
 * @since 2.0
 */
public interface FunctionMapper {
  /**
   * Resolves the specified local name and prefix into a Java.lang.Method.
   * Returns null if the prefix and local name are not found.
   * 
   * @param prefix the prefix of the function, or "" if no prefix.
   * @param localName the short name of the function
   * @return the result of the method mapping.  Null means no entry found.
   **/
  public java.lang.reflect.Method resolveFunction(String prefix, 
      String localName);
}