ELSupport (Apache Tomcat 7.0.109 API Documentation)

java.lang.Object
- org.apache.el.lang.ELSupport

Direct Known Subclasses:

SimpleNode
```
public class ELSupport
extends Object
```
A helper class that implements the EL Specification

Author:

Jacob Hookom [jacob@hookom.net]

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description

ELSupport()

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`ELSupport()`

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`static Boolean`	`coerceToBoolean(Object obj)` Convert an object to Boolean.
`static Character`	`coerceToCharacter(Object obj)`
`static Enum<?>`	`coerceToEnum(Object obj, Class type)`
`protected static Number`	`coerceToNumber(Number number, Class<?> type)`
`static Number`	`coerceToNumber(Object obj, Class<?> type)`
`protected static Number`	`coerceToNumber(String val, Class<?> type)`
`static String`	`coerceToString(Object obj)` Coerce an object to a string
`static Object`	`coerceToType(Object obj, Class<?> type)`
`static int`	`compare(Object obj0, Object obj1)` Compare two objects, after coercing to the same type if appropriate.
`static boolean`	`equals(Object obj0, Object obj1)` Compare two objects for equality, after coercing to the same type if appropriate.
`static boolean`	`isBigDecimalOp(Object obj0, Object obj1)`
`static boolean`	`isBigIntegerOp(Object obj0, Object obj1)`
`static boolean`	`isDoubleOp(Object obj0, Object obj1)`
`static boolean`	`isLongOp(Object obj0, Object obj1)`
`static boolean`	`isStringFloat(String str)`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - ELSupport
```
public ELSupport()
```
- Method Detail
  - compare
```
public static final int compare(Object obj0,
          Object obj1)
                         throws ELException
```
    Compare two objects, after coercing to the same type if appropriate. If the objects are identical, or they are equal according to equals(Object, Object) then return 0. If either object is a BigDecimal, then coerce both to BigDecimal first. Similarly for Double(Float), BigInteger, and Long(Integer, Char, Short, Byte). Otherwise, check that the first object is an instance of Comparable, and compare against the second object. If that is null, return 1, otherwise return the result of comparing against the second object. Similarly, if the second object is Comparable, if the first is null, return -1, else return the result of comparing against the first object. A null object is considered as:
    - ZERO when compared with Numbers
    - the empty string for String compares
    - Otherwise null is considered to be lower than anything else.
    Parameters:
    obj0 - first object
    obj1 - second object
    
    Returns:
    -1, 0, or 1 if this object is less than, equal to, or greater than val.
    
    Throws:
    
    ELException - if neither object is Comparable
    
    ClassCastException - if the objects are not mutually comparable
  - equals
```
public static final boolean equals(Object obj0,
             Object obj1)
                            throws ELException
```
    Compare two objects for equality, after coercing to the same type if appropriate. If the objects are identical (including both null) return true. If either object is null, return false. If either object is Boolean, coerce both to Boolean and check equality. Similarly for Enum, String, BigDecimal, Double(Float), Long(Integer, Short, Byte, Character) Otherwise default to using Object.equals().
    
    Parameters:
    obj0 - the first object
    obj1 - the second object
    
    Returns:
    true if the objects are equal
    
    Throws:
    
    ELException
  - coerceToEnum
```
public static final Enum<?> coerceToEnum(Object obj,
                   Class type)
```
  - coerceToBoolean
```
public static final Boolean coerceToBoolean(Object obj)
                                     throws ELException
```
    Convert an object to Boolean. Null and empty string are false.
    
    Parameters:
    obj - the object to convert
    
    Returns:
    the Boolean value of the object
    
    Throws:
    
    ELException - if object is not Boolean or String
  - coerceToCharacter
```
public static final Character coerceToCharacter(Object obj)
                                         throws ELException
```
    Throws:
    
    ELException
  - coerceToNumber
```
protected static final Number coerceToNumber(Number number,
                    Class<?> type)
                                      throws ELException
```
    Throws:
    
    ELException
  - coerceToNumber
```
public static final Number coerceToNumber(Object obj,
                    Class<?> type)
                                   throws ELException
```
    Throws:
    
    ELException
  - coerceToNumber
```
protected static final Number coerceToNumber(String val,
                    Class<?> type)
                                      throws ELException
```
    Throws:
    
    ELException
  - coerceToString
```
public static final String coerceToString(Object obj)
```
    Coerce an object to a string
    
    Parameters:
    obj -
    
    Returns:
    the String value of the object
  - coerceToType
```
public static final Object coerceToType(Object obj,
                  Class<?> type)
                                 throws ELException
```
    Throws:
    
    ELException
  - isBigDecimalOp
```
public static final boolean isBigDecimalOp(Object obj0,
                     Object obj1)
```
  - isBigIntegerOp
```
public static final boolean isBigIntegerOp(Object obj0,
                     Object obj1)
```
  - isDoubleOp
```
public static final boolean isDoubleOp(Object obj0,
                 Object obj1)
```
  - isLongOp
```
public static final boolean isLongOp(Object obj0,
               Object obj1)
```
  - isStringFloat
```
public static final boolean isStringFloat(String str)
```

Class ELSupport

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Constructor Detail

ELSupport

Method Detail

compare

equals

coerceToEnum

coerceToBoolean

coerceToCharacter

coerceToNumber

coerceToNumber

coerceToNumber

coerceToString

coerceToType

isBigDecimalOp

isBigIntegerOp

isDoubleOp

isLongOp

isStringFloat