bundles/org.apache.tomcat/src/javax/el/MethodExpression.java

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package javax.el;

/**
 *
 */
public abstract class MethodExpression extends Expression {

    private static final long serialVersionUID = 8163925562047324656L;

    public abstract MethodInfo getMethodInfo(ELContext context) throws NullPointerException, PropertyNotFoundException, MethodNotFoundException, ELException;
    
    public abstract Object invoke(ELContext context, Object[] params) throws NullPointerException, PropertyNotFoundException, MethodNotFoundException, ELException;
    
    /**
     * @since EL 2.2
     * 
     * Note: The spelling mistake is deliberate.
     * isParmetersProvided()  - Specification definition
     * isParametersProvided() - Corrected spelling
     */
    public boolean isParmetersProvided() {
        // Expected to be over-ridden by implementation
        return false;
    }
}