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package org.springframework.binding.expression.support;

import java.util.Collection;

import org.springframework.binding.expression.EvaluationException;
import org.springframework.binding.expression.Expression;
import org.springframework.binding.expression.SetValueAttempt;
import org.springframework.core.style.ToStringCreator;
import org.springframework.util.Assert;

/**
 * A settable expression that adds non-null values to a collection.
 * 
 * @author Keith Donald
 */
public class CollectionAddingExpression implements Expression {

	/**
	 * The expression that resolves a mutable collection reference.
	 */
	private Expression collectionExpression;

	/**
	 * Creates a collection adding property expression.
	 * @param collectionExpression the collection expression
	 */
	public CollectionAddingExpression(Expression collectionExpression) {
		this.collectionExpression = collectionExpression;
	}

	public Object getValue(Object context) throws EvaluationException {
		return collectionExpression.getValue(context);
	}

	public void setValue(Object context, Object value) throws EvaluationException {
		Object result = getValue(context);
		if (result == null) {
			throw new EvaluationException(new SetValueAttempt(this, context, value), new IllegalArgumentException(
					"The collection expression evaluated to a [null] reference"));
		}
		Assert.isInstanceOf(Collection.class, result, "Not a collection: ");
		if (value != null) {
			// add the value to the collection
			((Collection) result).add(value);
		}
	}

	public String toString() {
		return new ToStringCreator(this).append("collectionExpression", collectionExpression).toString();
	}
}