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59  * $Id: FalseFunction.java,v 1.9 2005/06/26 16:07:22 elharo Exp $
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61
62
63 package org.jaxen.function;
64
65 import java.util.List JavaDoc;
66
67 import org.jaxen.Context;
68 import org.jaxen.Function;
69 import org.jaxen.FunctionCallException;
70
71 /**
72  * <p><b>4.3</b> <code><i>boolean</i> false()</code>
73  *
74  * <p>Returns false.</p>
75  *
76  * @author bob mcwhirter (bob @ werken.com)
77  *
78  * @see <a HREF="http://www.w3.org/TR/xpath#function-false">Section 4.3 of the XPath Specification</a>
79  */
80 public class FalseFunction implements Function
81 {
82
83     /**
84      * Create a new <code>FalseFunction</code> object.
85      */
86     public FalseFunction() {}
87     
88     /** Returns <code>Boolean.FALSE</code>
89      *
90      * @param context the context at the point in the
91      * expression when the function is called
92      * @param args an empty list
93      *
94      * @return <code>Boolean.FALSE</code>
95      *
96      * @throws FunctionCallException if <code>args</code> is not empty
97      */
98     public Object JavaDoc call(Context context,
99                        List JavaDoc args) throws FunctionCallException
100     {
101         if (args.size() == 0)
102         {
103             return evaluate();
104         }
105
106         throw new FunctionCallException( "false() requires no arguments." );
107     }
108
109     /**
110      * Returns false.
111      *
112      * @return <code>Boolean.FALSE</code>
113      */
114     public static Boolean JavaDoc evaluate()
115     {
116         return Boolean.FALSE;
117     }
118 }
119
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