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007// Copyright (C) 2006-2006 Pentaho
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009*/
010package mondrian.calc;
011
012import mondrian.olap.Evaluator;
013
014/**
015 * Compiled expression whose result is a <code>boolean</code>.
016 *
017 * <p>When implementing this interface, it is convenient to extend
018 * {@link mondrian.calc.impl.AbstractBooleanCalc}, but it is not required.
019 *
020 * @author jhyde
021 * @since Sep 27, 2005
022 */
023public interface BooleanCalc extends Calc {
024    /**
025     * Evaluates this expression to yield a <code>boolean</code> value.
026     * If the result is null, returns the special
027     * {@link mondrian.olap.fun.FunUtil#BooleanNull} value.
028     *
029     * @param evaluator Evaluation context
030     * @return evaluation result
031     */
032    boolean evaluateBoolean(Evaluator evaluator);
033}
034
035// End BooleanCalc.java