com.bea.p13n.expression
Interface Optimizer

public interface Optimizer

The Optimizer interface is implemented by the class that can optimize an Expression.

Method Summary

void	optimize(Expression expression) Performs an optimization on the supplied expression.
void	reset() Resets the state of the optimizer.

Method Detail

optimize

public void optimize(Expression expression)
              throws ExpressionException

Performs an optimization on the supplied expression. The expression is modified (rewritten) in place.

Parameters:

expression - the expression to be optimized.

Throws:

ExpressionException - if an error occurs during optimization of the supplied expression.

reset

public void reset()

Resets the state of the optimizer.