https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework: Spring Core (Spring IO)
  • Juergen Hoeller 
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package org.springframework.util;

import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;


Simple strategy interface for resolving a String value. Used by ConfigurableBeanFactory. 
Author:Juergen Hoeller
See Also:
  • resolveAliases.resolveAliases
  • BeanDefinitionVisitor.BeanDefinitionVisitor(StringValueResolver)
  • PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer
Since:2.5
/**
 * Simple strategy interface for resolving a String value.
 * Used by {@link org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableBeanFactory}.
 *
 * @author Juergen Hoeller
 * @since 2.5
 * @see org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableBeanFactory#resolveAliases
 * @see org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinitionVisitor#BeanDefinitionVisitor(StringValueResolver)
 * @see org.springframework.beans.factory.config.PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer
 */
@FunctionalInterface
public interface StringValueResolver {

	
Resolve the given String value, for example parsing placeholders.

Params:
  • strVal – the original String value (never null)
Throws:
Returns:the resolved String value (may be null when resolved to a null value), possibly the original String value itself (in case of no placeholders to resolve or when ignoring unresolvable placeholders)
/**
	 * Resolve the given String value, for example parsing placeholders.
	 * @param strVal the original String value (never {@code null})
	 * @return the resolved String value (may be {@code null} when resolved to a null
	 * value), possibly the original String value itself (in case of no placeholders
	 * to resolve or when ignoring unresolvable placeholders)
	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException in case of an unresolvable String value
	 */
	@Nullable
	String resolveStringValue(String strVal);

}