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= Expression Execution

This section describes the different ways to execute expressions in QLExpress4.

== Use Map as the context

- `execute(String, Map<String,Object>, QLOptions)`
- Description: According to the method comments, use a `Map` as the context; the keys in the `Map` are the variable names used in the script, and the values are the corresponding variable values.
- Typical scenario: Build a `Map` from external business data and pass it in so the script can access variables directly by name.

[source,java,indent=0]
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        Express4Runner express4Runner = new Express4Runner(InitOptions.DEFAULT_OPTIONS);
        Map<String, Object> context = new HashMap<>();
        context.put("a", 1);
        context.put("b", 2);
        context.put("c", 3);
        Object result = express4Runner.execute("a + b * c", context, QLOptions.DEFAULT_OPTIONS).getResult();
        assertEquals(7, result);
----

== Use object fields as the context

- `execute(String, Object, QLOptions)`
- Description: Use a plain Java object as the context; variable names in the script correspond to the object's field names (or accessible getters).
- Typical scenario: When you already have a DTO/POJO that carries the context data, pass the object directly so the script can read its fields.

// Note: This references the test code for execution with an object context.
[source,java,indent=0]
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        MyObj myObj = new MyObj();
        myObj.a = 1;
        myObj.b = "test";
        
        Express4Runner express4Runner = new Express4Runner(InitOptions.DEFAULT_OPTIONS);
        Object result = express4Runner.execute("a+b", myObj, QLOptions.DEFAULT_OPTIONS).getResult();
        assertEquals("1test", result);
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== Use a set of aliased objects

- `executeWithAliasObjects(String, QLOptions, Object...)`
- Description: Pass objects annotated with `@QLAlias`; the annotation value becomes the variable name in the context. Objects without the annotation are ignored.
- Typical scenario: Expose object properties/methods with Chinese (or domain-specific) aliases so rule authors can write scripts more intuitively.

[source,java,indent=0]
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        Order order = new Order();
        order.setOrderNum("OR123455");
        order.setAmount(100);
        
        User user = new User();
        user.setName("jack");
        user.setVip(true);
        
        // Calculate the Final Order Amount
        Express4Runner express4Runner =
            new Express4Runner(InitOptions.builder().securityStrategy(QLSecurityStrategy.open()).build());
        Number result = (Number)express4Runner
            .executeWithAliasObjects("用户.是vip? 订单.金额 * 0.8 : 订单.金额", QLOptions.DEFAULT_OPTIONS, order, user)
            .getResult();
        assertEquals(80, result.intValue());
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== Use a custom `ExpressContext`

- `execute(String, ExpressContext, QLOptions)`
- Description: This overload allows passing a custom context that implements `ExpressContext` (for example, a dynamic variable context). The other `execute` overloads ultimately delegate to this method.
- Typical scenario: When you need on-demand, by-name evaluation of variable values, read/write isolation, or integration with external storage, a custom context is the most flexible choice.

[source,java,indent=0]
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        Express4Runner express4Runner = new Express4Runner(InitOptions.DEFAULT_OPTIONS);
        
        Map<String, Object> staticContext = new HashMap<>();
        staticContext.put("语文", 88);
        staticContext.put("数学", 99);
        staticContext.put("英语", 95);
        
        QLOptions defaultOptions = QLOptions.DEFAULT_OPTIONS;
        DynamicVariableContext dynamicContext =
            new DynamicVariableContext(express4Runner, staticContext, defaultOptions);
        dynamicContext.put("平均成绩", "(语文+数学+英语)/3.0");
        dynamicContext.put("是否优秀", "平均成绩>90");
        
        // dynamic var
        assertTrue((Boolean)express4Runner.execute("是否优秀", dynamicContext, defaultOptions).getResult());
        assertEquals(94,
            ((Number)express4Runner.execute("平均成绩", dynamicContext, defaultOptions).getResult()).intValue());
        // static var
        assertEquals(187,
            ((Number)express4Runner.execute("语文+数学", dynamicContext, defaultOptions).getResult()).intValue());
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