JexlExpressionFactory (Apache Commons Jelly Core 1.1-jenkins-20230713 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.apache.commons.jelly.expression.jexl.JexlExpressionFactory

All Implemented Interfaces:

ExpressionFactory
```
public class JexlExpressionFactory
extends Object
implements ExpressionFactory
```
Represents a factory of Jexl expression which fully supports the Expression Language in JSTL and JSP. In addition this ExpressionFactory can also support Ant style variable names, where '.' is used inside variable names.

Version:

$Revision: 155420 $

Author:

James Strachan

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

JexlExpressionFactory()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Expression`	`createExpression(String text)`	Creates a new expression for the given text
`boolean`	`isSupportAntVariables()`
`protected boolean`	`isValidAntVariableName(String text)`
`void`	`setSupportAntVariables(boolean supportAntVariables)`	Sets whether we should allow Ant-style expresssions, using dots as part of variable name

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - JexlExpressionFactory
```
public JexlExpressionFactory()
```
- Method Detail
  - createExpression
```
public Expression createExpression(String text)
                            throws JellyException
```
    Description copied from interface: ExpressionFactory
    
    Creates a new expression for the given text
    
    Specified by:
    
    createExpression in interface ExpressionFactory
    
    Throws:
    
    JellyException
  - isSupportAntVariables
```
public boolean isSupportAntVariables()
```
    Returns:
    
    whether we should allow Ant-style expresssions, using dots as part of variable name
  - setSupportAntVariables
```
public void setSupportAntVariables(boolean supportAntVariables)
```
    Sets whether we should allow Ant-style expresssions, using dots as part of variable name
  - isValidAntVariableName
```
protected boolean isValidAntVariableName(String text)
```
    Returns:
    
    true if the given string is a valid Ant variable name, typically thats alphanumeric text with '.' etc.