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package org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps;

import java.util.Collection;

import org.apache.openjpa.kernel.StoreContext;

/**
 * An in-memory representation of an {@link Expression}.
 *
 * @author Abe White
 */
public class Exp
    implements Expression {

    /**
     * Evaluate the expression for the given candidate.
     */
    public final boolean evaluate(Object candidate, Object orig,
        StoreContext ctx, Object[] params) {
        try {
            return eval(candidate, candidate, ctx, params);
        } catch (ClassCastException cce) {
            return false;
        } catch (NullPointerException npe) {
            return false;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Evaluate the expression for the given candidate group.
     */
    public final boolean evaluate(Collection candidates,
        StoreContext ctx, Object[] params) {
        try {
            return eval(candidates, ctx, params);
        } catch (ClassCastException cce) {
            return false;
        } catch (NullPointerException npe) {
            return false;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Evaluate the expression for the given context candidate and original
     * candidate.
     */
    protected boolean eval(Object candidate, Object orig,
        StoreContext ctx, Object[] params) {
        return true;
    }

    /**
     * Evaluate the expression for the given group.
     */
    protected boolean eval(Collection candidates, StoreContext ctx,
        Object[] params) {
        return true;
	}

    public void acceptVisit(ExpressionVisitor visitor) {
        visitor.enter(this);
        visitor.exit(this);
    }
}