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017 package org.apache.commons.jxpath;
018
019 import java.util.Set;
020
021 /**
022 * A group of Function objects sharing a common namespace or a set of
023 * common namespaces. Use the classes
024 * {@link ClassFunctions ClassFunctions} and
025 * {@link PackageFunctions PackageFunctions}
026 * to register extension functions implemented as Java methods.
027 *
028 * @author Dmitri Plotnikov
029 * @version $Revision: 652845 $ $Date: 2008-05-02 12:46:46 -0500 (Fri, 02 May 2008) $
030 */
031 public interface Functions {
032
033 /**
034 * Returns all namespaces in which this function collection defines
035 * functions.
036 * @return Set
037 */
038 Set getUsedNamespaces();
039
040 /**
041 * Returns a Function, if any, for the specified namespace,
042 * name and parameter types.
043 * @param namespace ns
044 * @param name function name
045 * @param parameters Object[]
046 * @return Function
047 */
048 Function getFunction(String namespace, String name, Object[] parameters);
049 }