impl/src/main/java/org/apache/taglibs/standard/util/ExpressionUtil.java

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package org.apache.taglibs.standard.util;

import javax.el.ExpressionFactory;
import javax.el.ValueExpression;
import javax.servlet.jsp.JspApplicationContext;
import javax.servlet.jsp.JspFactory;
import javax.servlet.jsp.PageContext;

/**
 * Helper functions for working with EL expressions.
 */
public class ExpressionUtil {

    /**
     * Create a value expression.
     *
     * @param pageContext  the context in which the expression will be parsed
     * @param expression   the expression
     * @param expectedType the expected type of result
     * @return a parsed expression
     */
    public static ValueExpression createValueExpression(PageContext pageContext, String expression, Class<?> expectedType) {
        ExpressionFactory factory = getExpressionFactory(pageContext);
        return factory.createValueExpression(pageContext.getELContext(), expression, expectedType);
    }

    /**
     * Return the JSP's ExpressionFactory.
     *
     * @param pageContext the context for the JSP
     * @return the ExpressionFactory to use for EL expressions in that JSP
     */
    public static ExpressionFactory getExpressionFactory(PageContext pageContext) {
        JspApplicationContext appContext = JspFactory.getDefaultFactory().getJspApplicationContext(pageContext.getServletContext());
        return appContext.getExpressionFactory();
    }
}