Package com.igormaznitsa.jcp.extension
Interface PreprocessorExtension
public interface PreprocessorExtension
The interface describes an extension which can be connected to a preprocessor
and to be notified about some calls and actions
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Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescriptionint
getUserFunctionArity
(String functionName) When a preprocessor meets a user defined function (the function starts with $) then it will ask for its arityboolean
processAction
(PreprocessorContext context, Value[] parameters) To process an action (it will be called if the preprocessor is met //#action directive)processUserFunction
(String functionName, Value[] arguments) Call to process a user function (the function starts with $)
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Method Details
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processAction
To process an action (it will be called if the preprocessor is met //#action directive)- Parameters:
context
- the current preprocessor context, must not be nullparameters
- the parameters of the action directive, must not be null- Returns:
- true if the action has been processed successfully or false, if it is false then exception will be thrown and preprocessing will be stopped
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processUserFunction
Call to process a user function (the function starts with $)- Parameters:
functionName
- the name of the function (without $ and in low case), must not be nullarguments
- the function arguments as an array, must not be null- Returns:
- a calculated value, it must not be null
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getUserFunctionArity
When a preprocessor meets a user defined function (the function starts with $) then it will ask for its arity- Parameters:
functionName
- the function name without $ and in low case, must not be null- Returns:
- the function arity (the argument number), zero or a great value
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