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  * 

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 package org.apache.commons.workflow.core;

 import java.util.EmptyStackException;

 import org.apache.commons.workflow.Context;

 import org.apache.commons.workflow.StepException;

 import org.apache.commons.workflow.base.BaseStep;

 /**

  * <p>Pop the top value from the evaluation stack and throw it away.</p>

  *

  * @version $Revision: 155475 $ $Date: 2005-02-26 13:31:11 +0000 (Sat, 26 Feb 2005) $

  * @author Craig R. McClanahan

  */

 public class PopStep extends BaseStep {

     // ----------------------------------------------------------= Constructors

     /**

      * Construct a default instance of this Step.

      */

     public PopStep() {

         super();

     }

     /**

      * Construct an instance of this Step with the specified identifier.

      *

      * @param id Step identifier

      */

     public PopStep(String id) {

         super();

         setId(id);

     }

     // --------------------------------------------------------- Public Methods

     /**

      * Perform the executable actions related to this Step, in the context of

      * the specified Context.

      *

      * @param context The Context that is tracking our execution state

      *

      * @exception StepException if a processing error has occurred

      */

     public void execute(Context context) throws StepException {

         // Pop the evaluation stack

         Object value = null;

         try {

             value = context.pop();

         } catch (EmptyStackException e) {

             throw new StepException("Evaluation stack is empty", e, this);

         }

     }

 }