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package org.springframework.data.mapping.model;

import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;


SPI for components that can evaluate Spring EL expressions.

Author:Oliver Gierke
/**
 * SPI for components that can evaluate Spring EL expressions.
 *
 * @author Oliver Gierke
 */
public interface SpELExpressionEvaluator {

	
Evaluates the given expression.

Params:
  • expression – 
Returns:
/**
	 * Evaluates the given expression.
	 *
	 * @param expression
	 * @return
	 */
	@Nullable
	<T> T evaluate(String expression);
}