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/* gvSIG. Sistema de Informaci�n Geogr�fica de la Generalitat Valenciana

 *

 * Copyright (C) 2004 IVER T.I. and Generalitat Valenciana.

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package org.gvsig.sldsupport.filterencoding.operations;

import java.util.ArrayList;

/**

 * Interface that all the operators of an expression to be parsed

 * has to implement

 *

 * @author Pepe Vidal Salvador - jose.vidal.salvador@iver.es

 */

public interface Expression {

        public String getName();

        /**

         * Returns true if the expression is correctly evaluated using the

         * HashTable for that

         *

         * @param symbol_table

         * @return

         * @throws ExpressionException

         */

        public Object evaluate() throws ExpressionException;

        /**

         * Returns an String containing the pattern for the operator. That is, the

         * type of its arguments and its solution

         *

         * @return String with the pattern

         */

        public String getPattern();

        /**

         * Adds an argument (which is an Expression) to the operator in the

         * ith position.

         *

         * @param i position where the argument will be added

         * @param arg argument to be added

         */

        public void addArgument(int i, Expression arg);

        /**

         * Obtains the arguments of the Expression

         *

         * @return ArrayList with the arguments

         */

        public ArrayList<Expression> getArguments() ;

        /**

         * Sets the arguments of the Expression

         *

         * @param arguments

         */

        public void setArguments(ArrayList<Expression> arguments);

        /**

         * Checks if the semantic of the Expression is correct using for that

         * the values of the HashTable if it is necessary

         *

         * @param symbol_table which contains the symbols

         * @throws ExpressionException

         */

        public void check() throws ExpressionException;

}