org.apache.cocoon.selection
Interface Selector

All Superinterfaces:

Component

All Known Subinterfaces:

SwitchSelector

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractRegexpSelector, AbstractSwitchSelector, AjaxRequestSelector, BrowserSelector, CookieSelector, ExceptionSelector, HeaderSelector, HostSelector, MailCommandSelector, MediaSelector, NamedPatternsSelector, ParameterSelector, RegexpHeaderSelector, RegexpRequestParameterSelector, RequestAttributeSelector, RequestMethodSelector, RequestParameterSelector, RequestSelector, ResourceExistsSelector, SessionAttributeSelector, SessionStateSelector, SimpleSelector, XPathExceptionSelector

public interface Selector
extends Component

Version:

CVS $Id: Selector.html 1304258 2012-03-23 10:09:27Z ilgrosso $

Author:

Giacomo Pati, Leo Sutic

Field Summary

static String

ROLE

Method Summary

boolean

select(String expression, Map objectModel, Parameters parameters) Selectors test pattern against some objects in a Map model and signals success with the returned boolean value

Field Detail

ROLE

static final String ROLE

Method Detail

select

boolean select(String expression,
               Map objectModel,
               Parameters parameters)

Selectors test pattern against some objects in a Map model and signals success with the returned boolean value

Parameters:

expression - The expression to test.

objectModel - The Map containing object of the calling environment which may be used to select values to test the expression.

parameters - The sitemap parameters, as specified by <parameter/> tags.

Returns:

boolean Signals successfull test.