1 /*
2 * Copyright 2004-2009 the original author or authors.
3 *
4 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
5 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
6 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
7 *
8 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
9 *
10 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
11 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
12 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
13 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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15 */
16
17 package org.springmodules.validation.valang.functions;
18
19 /**
20 * <p>A function is an implementation that returns a value based on one of more arguments.
21 * A function instance is created for each occurrence of the function in the validation language.</p>
22 *
23 * @author Steven Devijver
24 * @since Apr 23, 2005
25 */
26 public interface Function {
27
28 /**
29 * <p>Gets the result of the function.
30 *
31 * @param target the target bean
32 * @return the result of the function
33 */
34 public Object getResult(Object target);
35
36 }