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17
18 package javax.el;
19
20 /**
21  *
22  * @since 2.1
23  */

24 public abstract class ExpressionFactory {
25
26     public abstract Object JavaDoc coerceToType(Object JavaDoc obj, Class JavaDoc<?> expectedType)
27             throws ELException;
28
29     public abstract ValueExpression createValueExpression(ELContext context,
30             String JavaDoc expression, Class JavaDoc<?> expectedType)
31             throws NullPointerException JavaDoc, ELException;
32
33     public abstract ValueExpression createValueExpression(Object JavaDoc instance,
34             Class JavaDoc<?> expectedType);
35
36     public abstract MethodExpression createMethodExpression(ELContext context,
37             String JavaDoc expression, Class JavaDoc<?> expectedReturnType,
38             Class JavaDoc<?>[] expectedParamTypes) throws ELException,
39             NullPointerException JavaDoc;
40 }
41
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