*/
public static ExpressionDefinition toExpressionDefinition(Predicate predicate) {
if (predicate instanceof SimpleBuilder) {
SimpleBuilder builder = (SimpleBuilder) predicate;
// we keep the original expression by using the constructor that accepts an expression
SimpleExpression answer = new SimpleExpression(builder);
answer.setExpression(builder.getText());
return answer;
} else if (predicate instanceof XPathBuilder) {
XPathBuilder builder = (XPathBuilder) predicate;
// we keep the original expression by using the constructor that accepts an expression
XPathExpression answer = new XPathExpression(builder);
answer.setExpression(builder.getText());
return answer;
}
if (predicate instanceof ExpressionDefinition) {
return (ExpressionDefinition) predicate;