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    017
    018package org.apache.commons.jexl3.introspection;
    019
    020import org.apache.commons.jexl3.JexlException;
    021
    022/**
    023 * Interface for getting values that appear to be properties.
    024 * Ex.
    025 * <code>
    026 * ${foo.bar}
    027 * </code>
    028 *
    029 * @since 1.0
    030 */
    031public interface JexlPropertyGet {
    032    /**
    033     * Method used to get the property value of an object.
    034     *
    035     * @param obj the object to get the property value from.
    036     * @return the property value.
    037     * @throws Exception on any error.
    038     */
    039    Object invoke(Object obj) throws Exception;
    040
    041    /**
    042     * Specifies if this JexlPropertyGet is cacheable and able to be reused for
    043     * this class of object it was returned for.
    044     *
    045     * @return true if can be reused for this class, false if not
    046     */
    047    boolean isCacheable();
    048
    049    /**
    050     * Checks whether a tryInvoke failed or not.
    051     *
    052     * @param rval the value returned by tryInvoke
    053     * @return true if tryInvoke failed, false otherwise
    054     */
    055    boolean tryFailed(Object rval);
    056
    057    /**
    058     * Attempts to reuse this JexlPropertyGet, checking that it is compatible with
    059     * the actual set of arguments.
    060     *
    061     * @param obj the object to invoke the property get upon
    062     * @param key the property key to get
    063     * @return the result of the method invocation that should be checked by tryFailed to determine if it succeeded
    064     * or failed.
    065     * @throws JexlException.TryFailed if the underlying method was invoked but threw an exception
    066     * ({@link java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException})
    067     */
    068    Object tryInvoke(Object obj, Object key) throws JexlException.TryFailed;
    069}