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017
018 package org.apache.commons.jexl2.introspection;
019
020 /**
021 * Interface used for regular method invocation.
022 * Ex.
023 * <code>
024 * ${foo.bar()}
025 * </code>
026 *
027 * @since 1.0
028 */
029 public interface JexlMethod {
030 /**
031 * Invocation method, called when the method invocation should be performed
032 * and a value returned.
033
034 * @param obj the object
035 * @param params method parameters.
036 * @return the result
037 * @throws Exception on any error.
038 */
039 Object invoke(Object obj, Object[] params) throws Exception;
040
041 /**
042 * Attempts to reuse this JexlMethod, checking that it is compatible with
043 * the actual set of arguments.
044 * Related to isCacheable since this method is often used with cached JexlMethod instances.
045 * @param obj the object to invoke the method upon
046 * @param name the method name
047 * @param params the method arguments
048 * @return the result of the method invocation that should be checked by tryFailed to determine if it succeeded
049 * or failed.
050 */
051 Object tryInvoke(String name, Object obj, Object[] params);
052
053 /**
054 * Checks whether a tryInvoke failed or not.
055 * @param rval the value returned by tryInvoke
056 * @return true if tryInvoke failed, false otherwise
057 */
058 boolean tryFailed(Object rval);
059
060 /**
061 * Specifies if this JexlMethod is cacheable and able to be reused for this
062 * class of object it was returned for.
063 *
064 * @return true if can be reused for this class, false if not
065 */
066 boolean isCacheable();
067
068 /**
069 * returns the return type of the method invoked.
070 * @return return type
071 */
072 Class<?> getReturnType();
073 }