org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node

Class ASTReference

java.lang.Object

org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.SimpleNode

org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTReference

All Implemented Interfaces:

Node, Renderable

public class ASTReference
extends SimpleNode

This class is responsible for handling the references in VTL ($foo). Please look at the Parser.jjt file which is what controls the generation of this class.

Version:

$Id: ASTReference.java 1873244 2020-01-28 10:48:29Z cbrisson $

Author:

Jason van Zyl, Geir Magnusson Jr., Christoph Reck, Kent Johnson

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
boolean	strictEscape Indicates if we are using modified escape behavior in strict mode.
boolean	strictRef Indicates if we are running in strict reference mode.
protected Info	uberInfo

Fields inherited from class org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.SimpleNode

children, column, first, firstImage, id, info, invalid, last, lastImage, line, literal, log, parent, parser, rsvc, state, template

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ASTReference(int id)
ASTReference(Parser p, int id)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	evaluate(InternalContextAdapter context) Computes boolean value of this reference Returns the actual value of reference return type boolean, and 'true' if value is not null
Object	execute(Object o, InternalContextAdapter context) gets an Object that 'is' the value of the reference
String	getRootString() Returns the 'root string', the reference key
Object	getRootVariableValue(InternalContextAdapter context)
Object	init(InternalContextAdapter context, Object data)
Object	jjtAccept(ParserVisitor visitor, Object data)
static String	printClass(Class clazz) Utility class to handle nulls when printing a class type
boolean	render(InternalContextAdapter context, Writer writer) gets the value of the reference and outputs it to the writer.
boolean	setValue(InternalContextAdapter context, Object value) Sets the value of a complex reference (something like $foo.bar) Currently used by ASTSetReference()
Object	value(InternalContextAdapter context)

Methods inherited from class org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.SimpleNode

childrenAccept, cleanupParserAndTokens, dump, dump, dump, getColumn, getFirstToken, getFirstTokenImage, getInfo, getLastToken, getLastTokenImage, getLine, getLocation, getParser, getRuntimeServices, getTemplate, getTemplateName, getType, isInvalid, jjtAddChild, jjtClose, jjtGetChild, jjtGetNumChildren, jjtGetParent, jjtOpen, jjtSetParent, literal, saveTokenImages, setFirstToken, setInfo, setInvalid, toString, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

strictRef

public boolean strictRef

Indicates if we are running in strict reference mode.

strictEscape

public boolean strictEscape

Indicates if we are using modified escape behavior in strict mode. mainly we allow \$abc -> to render as $abc

uberInfo

protected Info uberInfo

Constructor Detail

ASTReference

public ASTReference(int id)

Parameters:

id -

ASTReference

public ASTReference(Parser p,
                    int id)

Parameters:

p -

id -

Method Detail

jjtAccept

public Object jjtAccept(ParserVisitor visitor,
                        Object data)

Specified by:

jjtAccept in interface Node

Overrides:

jjtAccept in class SimpleNode

Returns:

The Node execution result object.

See Also:

SimpleNode.jjtAccept(org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ParserVisitor, java.lang.Object)

init

public Object init(InternalContextAdapter context,
                   Object data)
            throws TemplateInitException

Specified by:

init in interface Node

Overrides:

init in class SimpleNode

Returns:

The init result.

Throws:

TemplateInitException

See Also:

SimpleNode.init(org.apache.velocity.context.InternalContextAdapter, java.lang.Object)

getRootString

public String getRootString()

Returns the 'root string', the reference key

Returns:

the root string.

execute

public Object execute(Object o,
                      InternalContextAdapter context)
               throws MethodInvocationException

gets an Object that 'is' the value of the reference

Specified by:

execute in interface Node

Overrides:

execute in class SimpleNode

Parameters:

o - Object parameter, unused per se, but non-null by convention inside an #if/#elseif evaluation

context - context used to generate value

Returns:

The execution result.

Throws:

MethodInvocationException

See Also:

Node.execute(java.lang.Object, org.apache.velocity.context.InternalContextAdapter)

render

public boolean render(InternalContextAdapter context,
                      Writer writer)
               throws IOException,
                      MethodInvocationException

gets the value of the reference and outputs it to the writer.

Specified by:

render in interface Node

Specified by:

render in interface Renderable

Overrides:

render in class SimpleNode

Parameters:

context - context of data to use in getting value

writer - writer to render to

Returns:

True if rendering was successful.

Throws:

IOException

MethodInvocationException

See Also:

Node.render(org.apache.velocity.context.InternalContextAdapter, java.io.Writer)

evaluate

public boolean evaluate(InternalContextAdapter context)
                 throws MethodInvocationException

Computes boolean value of this reference Returns the actual value of reference return type boolean, and 'true' if value is not null

Specified by:

evaluate in interface Node

Overrides:

evaluate in class SimpleNode

Parameters:

context - context to compute value with

Returns:

True if evaluation was ok.

Throws:

MethodInvocationException

See Also:

Node.evaluate(org.apache.velocity.context.InternalContextAdapter)

value

public Object value(InternalContextAdapter context)
             throws MethodInvocationException

Specified by:

value in interface Node

Overrides:

value in class SimpleNode

Returns:

The node value.

Throws:

MethodInvocationException

See Also:

SimpleNode.value(org.apache.velocity.context.InternalContextAdapter)

printClass

public static String printClass(Class clazz)

Utility class to handle nulls when printing a class type

Parameters:

clazz -

Returns:

class name, or the string "null"

setValue

public boolean setValue(InternalContextAdapter context,
                        Object value)
                 throws MethodInvocationException

Sets the value of a complex reference (something like $foo.bar) Currently used by ASTSetReference()

Parameters:

context - context object containing this reference

value - Object to set as value

Returns:

true if successful, false otherwise

Throws:

MethodInvocationException

See Also:

ASTSetDirective

getRootVariableValue

public Object getRootVariableValue(InternalContextAdapter context)

Parameters:

context -

Returns:

The evaluated value of the variable.

Throws:

MethodInvocationException