net.sourceforge.sqlunit.matchers
Class ExpressionMatcher

java.lang.Object
  net.sourceforge.sqlunit.matchers.ExpressionMatcher

All Implemented Interfaces:

IMatcher

public class ExpressionMatcher
extends java.lang.Object
implements IMatcher

Allows the caller to specify an expression in Apache JEXL (Java Extended Expression Language). The expression must evaluate to a boolean expression (true or false). The source and target are referenced in the expression using the pseudo-variables expected.value and actual.value.

Version:

$Revision: 1.1 $

Author:

Sujit Pal (spal@users.sourceforge.net)

Constructor Summary

ExpressionMatcher()
Instantiate a ExpressionMatcher object

Method Summary

boolean

isEqual(java.lang.String source, java.lang.String target, java.util.Map args) Returns the result of the specified expression.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ExpressionMatcher

public ExpressionMatcher()

Instantiate a ExpressionMatcher object

Method Detail

isEqual

public boolean isEqual(java.lang.String source,
                       java.lang.String target,
                       java.util.Map args)
                throws SQLUnitException

Returns the result of the specified expression. If the expression does not evaluate to either true or false, then an exception is thrown.

Specified by:

isEqual in interface IMatcher

Parameters:

source - the value of the source to match.

target - the value of the target to match.

args - any extra parameters specified as name-value pairs with embedded arg elements.

Returns:

true if the source and target are equal according to the Matcher.

Throws:

SQLUnitException - if there was a problem.