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package javax.el;

import java.util.Iterator;

/**
 * @author Jacob Hookom [jacob/hookom.net]
 *
 */
public abstract class ELResolver {

    public static final String RESOLVABLE_AT_DESIGN_TIME = "resolvableAtDesignTime";
    
    public static final String TYPE = "type";
    
    public abstract Object getValue(ELContext context, Object base, Object property) throws NullPointerException, PropertyNotFoundException, ELException;
    
    public abstract Class<?> getType(ELContext context, Object base, Object property) throws NullPointerException, PropertyNotFoundException, ELException;
    
    public abstract void setValue(ELContext context, Object base, Object property, Object value) throws NullPointerException, PropertyNotFoundException, PropertyNotWritableException, ELException;

    public abstract boolean isReadOnly(ELContext context, Object base, Object property) throws NullPointerException, PropertyNotFoundException, ELException;
    
    public abstract Iterator<java.beans.FeatureDescriptor> getFeatureDescriptors(ELContext context, Object base);
    
    public abstract Class<?> getCommonPropertyType(ELContext context, Object base);
    
    /**
     * @since EL 2.2
     */
    public Object invoke(@SuppressWarnings("unused") ELContext context,
            @SuppressWarnings("unused") Object base,
            @SuppressWarnings("unused") Object method,
            @SuppressWarnings("unused") Class<?>[] paramTypes,
            @SuppressWarnings("unused") Object[] params) {
        return null;
    }
}