Source for org.jfree.formula.lvalues.AbstractLValue

   1: /**
   2:  * =========================================
   3:  * LibFormula : a free Java formula library
   4:  * =========================================
   5:  *
   6:  * Project Info:  http://reporting.pentaho.org/libformula/
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  24:  *
  25:  *
  26:  * ------------
  27:  * $Id: AbstractLValue.java 3521 2007-10-16 10:55:14Z tmorgner $
  28:  * ------------
  29:  * (C) Copyright 2006-2007, by Pentaho Corporation.
  30:  */
  31: package org.jfree.formula.lvalues;
  32: 
  33: import org.jfree.formula.FormulaContext;
  34: import org.jfree.formula.EvaluationException;
  35: import org.jfree.formula.typing.Type;
  36: 
  37: /**
  38:  * Creation-Date: 01.11.2006, 18:19:00
  39:  *
  40:  * @author Thomas Morgner
  41:  */
  42: public abstract class AbstractLValue implements LValue
  43: {
  44:   private static final LValue[] EMPTY_CHILDS = new LValue[0];
  45: 
  46:   private transient FormulaContext context;
  47: 
  48:   protected AbstractLValue()
  49:   {
  50:   }
  51: 
  52:   public void initialize(final FormulaContext context) throws EvaluationException
  53:   {
  54:     this.context = context;
  55:   }
  56: 
  57:   public FormulaContext getContext()
  58:   {
  59:     if (context == null)
  60:     {
  61:       throw new NullPointerException();
  62:     }
  63:     return context;
  64:   }
  65: 
  66:   public Object clone() throws CloneNotSupportedException
  67:   {
  68:     return super.clone();
  69:   }
  70: 
  71:   /**
  72:    * Returns any dependent lvalues (parameters and operands, mostly).
  73:    *
  74:    * @return
  75:    */
  76:   public LValue[] getChildValues()
  77:   {
  78:     return EMPTY_CHILDS;
  79:   }
  80: 
  81:   /**
  82:    * Querying the value type is only valid *after* the value has been
  83:    * evaluated.
  84:    *
  85:    * @return
  86:    */
  87:   public Type getValueType()
  88:   {
  89:     return null;
  90:   }
  91: }