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Description: source: package: org.apache.commons.jexl3.introspection, interface: JexlPropertySet

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    018package org.apache.commons.jexl3.introspection;
    019
    020import org.apache.commons.jexl3.JexlException;
    021
    022/**
    023 * Interface used for setting values that appear to be properties.
    024 * Ex.
    025 * <code>
    026 * ${foo.bar = "hello"}
    027 * </code>
    028 *
    029 * @since 1.0
    030 */
    031public interface JexlPropertySet {
    032
    033    /**
    034     * Method used to set the property value of an object.
    035     *
    036     * @param obj Object on which the property setter will be called with the value
    037     * @param arg value to be set
    038     * @return the value returned from the set operation (impl specific)
    039     * @throws Exception on any error.
    040     */
    041    Object invoke(Object obj, Object arg) throws Exception;
    042
    043    /**
    044     * Specifies if this JexlPropertySet is cacheable and able to be reused for
    045     * this class of object it was returned for.
    046     *
    047     * @return true if can be reused for this class, false if not
    048     */
    049    boolean isCacheable();
    050
    051    /**
    052     * Checks whether a tryInvoke failed or not.
    053     *
    054     * @param rval the value returned by tryInvoke
    055     * @return true if tryInvoke failed, false otherwise
    056     */
    057    boolean tryFailed(Object rval);
    058
    059    /**
    060     * Attempts to reuse this JexlPropertySet, checking that it is compatible with
    061     * the actual set of arguments.
    062     *
    063     * @param obj the object to invoke the get upon
    064     * @param key the property key to get
    065     * @param value the property value to set
    066     * @return the result of the method invocation that should be checked by tryFailed to determine if it succeeded
    067     * or failed.
    068     * @throws JexlException.TryFailed if the underlying method was invoked but threw an exception
    069     * ({@link java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException})
    070     */
    071    Object tryInvoke(Object obj, Object key, Object value) throws JexlException.TryFailed;
    072}