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 package org.apache.commons.el;

 import javax.servlet.jsp.el.ELException;

 import javax.servlet.jsp.el.FunctionMapper;

 import javax.servlet.jsp.el.VariableResolver;

 /**

  *

  * <p>Represents an operator that obtains the value of another value's

  * property.  This is a specialization of ArraySuffix - a.b is

  * equivalent to a["b"]

  * 

  * @author Nathan Abramson - Art Technology Group

  * @author Shawn Bayern

  * @version $Change: 181177 $$DateTime: 2001/06/26 08:45:09 $$Author: bayard $

  **/

 public class PropertySuffix

   extends ArraySuffix

 {

   //-------------------------------------

   // Properties

   //-------------------------------------

   // property name

   String mName;

   public String getName ()

   { return mName; }

   public void setName (String pName)

   { mName = pName; }

   //-------------------------------------

   /**

    *

    * Constructor

    **/

   public PropertySuffix (String pName)

   {

     super (null);

     mName = pName;

   }

   //-------------------------------------

   /**

    *

    * Gets the value of the index

    **/

   Object evaluateIndex (VariableResolver pResolver, FunctionMapper functions)

     throws ELException

   {

     return mName;

   }

   //-------------------------------------

   /**

    *

    * Returns the operator symbol

    **/

   String getOperatorSymbol ()

   {

     return ".";

   }

   //-------------------------------------

   // ValueSuffix methods

   //-------------------------------------

   /**

    *

    * Returns the expression in the expression language syntax

    **/

   public String getExpressionString ()

   {

     return "." + StringLiteral.toIdentifierToken (mName);

   }

   //-------------------------------------

 }