org.springframework.data.rest.webmvc.json.patch

Class PathToSpEL

java.lang.Object

org.springframework.data.rest.webmvc.json.patch.PathToSpEL

public class PathToSpEL
extends Object

Utilities for converting patch paths to/from SpEL expressions. For example, "/foo/bars/1/baz" becomes "foo.bars[1].baz".

Author:

Craig Walls, Oliver Gierke

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
PathToSpEL()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Expression	pathToExpression(String path) Converts a patch path to an Expression.
static Expression	pathToParentExpression(String path) Produces an expression targeting the parent of the object that the given path targets.
static Expression	spelToExpression(String spel) Convenience method to convert a SpEL String to an Expression.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

PathToSpEL

public PathToSpEL()

Method Detail

pathToExpression

public static Expression pathToExpression(String path)

Converts a patch path to an Expression.

Parameters:

path - the patch path to convert.

Returns:

an Expression

spelToExpression

public static Expression spelToExpression(String spel)

Convenience method to convert a SpEL String to an Expression.

Parameters:

spel - the SpEL expression as a String

Returns:

an Expression

pathToParentExpression

public static Expression pathToParentExpression(String path)

Produces an expression targeting the parent of the object that the given path targets.

Parameters:

path - the path to find a parent expression for.

Returns:

an Expression targeting the parent of the object specified by path.