1 /* 2 * Copyright 1999-2004 The Apache Software Foundation. 3 * 4 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); 5 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. 6 * You may obtain a copy of the License at 7 * 8 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 9 * 10 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software 11 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, 12 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. 13 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and 14 * limitations under the License. 15 */ 16 package org.apache.cocoon.components.variables; 17 18 import org.apache.cocoon.sitemap.PatternException; 19 20 /** 21 * Object that resolves the {...} patterns and returns the current value. 22 * 23 * NOTE: This interface is work in progress, so chances are that it will 24 * change. 25 * 26 * @author <a HREF="mailto:cziegeler@apache.org">Carsten Ziegeler</a> 27 * 28 * @version CVS $Id: VariableResolver.java 30932 2004-07-29 17:35:38Z vgritsenko $ 29 */ 30 public interface VariableResolver { 31 32 /** 33 * Resolve all {...} patterns . 34 */ 35 String resolve() 36 throws PatternException; 37 } 38