net.sf.mmm.util.pojo.path.api

Interface PojoPathFunctionManager

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultPojoPathFunctionManager, PojoPathFunctionManagerImpl

@ComponentSpecification
public interface PojoPathFunctionManager

This is the interface for a manager of PojoPathFunctions.
Typically a PojoPathNavigator instance will have an PojoPathFunctionManager to resolve PojoPathFunctions. Further the PojoPathContext can provide additional functions that are used prior.

Since:

1.1.0

Author:

Joerg Hohwiller (hohwille at users.sourceforge.net)

See Also:

getFunction(String)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
PojoPathFunction	getFunction(String functionName) This method gets a PojoPathFunction by its name.

Method Detail

getFunction

PojoPathFunction getFunction(String functionName)

This method gets a PojoPathFunction by its name. Therefore the PojoPathFunction instance has to be registered somehow in the implementation of this interface.

Parameters:

functionName - is the name of the requested PojoPathFunction excluding the prefix.

Returns:

the requested PojoPathFunction or null if no PojoPathFunction is registered for the given functionName.