TagInfo (Servlet and JavaServer Pages API Documentation)

javax.servlet.jsp.tagext
Class TagInfo


java.lang.Object

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public class TagInfo
extends java.lang.Object

Tag information for a tag in a Tag Library; This class is instantiated from the Tag Library Descriptor file (TLD) and is available only at translation time.


Field Summary
static java.lang.String BODY_CONTENT_EMPTY
          static constant for getBodyContent() when it is empty
static java.lang.String BODY_CONTENT_JSP
          static constant for getBodyContent() when it is JSP
static java.lang.String BODY_CONTENT_TAG_DEPENDENT
          static constant for getBodyContent() when it is Tag dependent
 
Constructor Summary
TagInfo(java.lang.String tagName, java.lang.String tagClassName, java.lang.String bodycontent, java.lang.String infoString, TagLibraryInfo taglib, TagExtraInfo tagExtraInfo, TagAttributeInfo[] attributeInfo)
          Constructor for TagInfo from data in the JSP 1.1 format for TLD.
TagInfo(java.lang.String tagName, java.lang.String tagClassName, java.lang.String bodycontent, java.lang.String infoString, TagLibraryInfo taglib, TagExtraInfo tagExtraInfo, TagAttributeInfo[] attributeInfo, java.lang.String displayName, java.lang.String smallIcon, java.lang.String largeIcon, TagVariableInfo[] tvi)
          Constructor for TagInfo from data in the JSP 1.2 format for TLD.
 
Method Summary
 TagAttributeInfo[] getAttributes()
          Attribute information (in the TLD) on this tag.
 java.lang.String getBodyContent()
          The bodycontent information for this tag.
 java.lang.String getDisplayName()
          Get the displayName
 java.lang.String getInfoString()
          The information string for the tag.
 java.lang.String getLargeIcon()
          Get the path to the large icon
 java.lang.String getSmallIcon()
          Get the path to the small icon
 java.lang.String getTagClassName()
          Name of the class that provides the handler for this tag.
 TagExtraInfo getTagExtraInfo()
          The instance (if any) for extra tag information
 TagLibraryInfo getTagLibrary()
          The instance of TabLibraryInfo we belong to.
 java.lang.String getTagName()
          The name of the Tag.
 TagVariableInfo[] getTagVariableInfos()
          Get TagVariableInfo objects associated with this TagInfo
 VariableInfo[] getVariableInfo(TagData data)
          Information on the scripting objects created by this tag at runtime.
 boolean isValid(TagData data)
          Translation-time validation of the attributes.
 void setTagExtraInfo(TagExtraInfo tei)
          Set the instance for extra tag information
 void setTagLibrary(TagLibraryInfo tl)
          Set the TagLibraryInfo property.
 java.lang.String toString()
          Stringify for debug purposes...
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

BODY_CONTENT_JSP


public static final java.lang.String BODY_CONTENT_JSP
static constant for getBodyContent() when it is JSP

See Also:
Constant Field Values

BODY_CONTENT_TAG_DEPENDENT


public static final java.lang.String BODY_CONTENT_TAG_DEPENDENT
static constant for getBodyContent() when it is Tag dependent

See Also:
Constant Field Values

BODY_CONTENT_EMPTY


public static final java.lang.String BODY_CONTENT_EMPTY
static constant for getBodyContent() when it is empty

See Also:
Constant Field Values
Constructor Detail

TagInfo


public TagInfo(java.lang.String tagName,
               java.lang.String tagClassName,
               java.lang.String bodycontent,
               java.lang.String infoString,
               TagLibraryInfo taglib,
               TagExtraInfo tagExtraInfo,
               TagAttributeInfo[] attributeInfo)
Constructor for TagInfo from data in the JSP 1.1 format for TLD. This class is to be instantiated only from the TagLibrary code under request from some JSP code that is parsing a TLD (Tag Library Descriptor). Note that, since TagLibibraryInfo reflects both TLD information and taglib directive information, a TagInfo instance is dependent on a taglib directive. This is probably a design error, which may be fixed in the future.

Parameters:
tagName - The name of this tag
tagClassName - The name of the tag handler class
bodycontent - Information on the body content of these tags
infoString - The (optional) string information for this tag
taglib - The instance of the tag library that contains us.
tagExtraInfo - The instance providing extra Tag info. May be null
attributeInfo - An array of AttributeInfo data from descriptor. May be null;

TagInfo


public TagInfo(java.lang.String tagName,
               java.lang.String tagClassName,
               java.lang.String bodycontent,
               java.lang.String infoString,
               TagLibraryInfo taglib,
               TagExtraInfo tagExtraInfo,
               TagAttributeInfo[] attributeInfo,
               java.lang.String displayName,
               java.lang.String smallIcon,
               java.lang.String largeIcon,
               TagVariableInfo[] tvi)
Constructor for TagInfo from data in the JSP 1.2 format for TLD. This class is to be instantiated only from the TagLibrary code under request from some JSP code that is parsing a TLD (Tag Library Descriptor). Note that, since TagLibibraryInfo reflects both TLD information and taglib directive information, a TagInfo instance is dependent on a taglib directive. This is probably a design error, which may be fixed in the future.

Parameters:
tagName - The name of this tag
tagClassName - The name of the tag handler class
bodycontent - Information on the body content of these tags
infoString - The (optional) string information for this tag
taglib - The instance of the tag library that contains us.
tagExtraInfo - The instance providing extra Tag info. May be null
attributeInfo - An array of AttributeInfo data from descriptor. May be null;
displayName - A short name to be displayed by tools
smallIcon - Path to a small icon to be displayed by tools
largeIcon - Path to a large icon to be displayed by tools
Method Detail

getTagName


public java.lang.String getTagName()
The name of the Tag.

Returns:
The (short) name of the tag.

getAttributes


public TagAttributeInfo[] getAttributes()
Attribute information (in the TLD) on this tag. The return is an array describing the attributes of this tag, as indicated in the TLD. A null return means no attributes.

Returns:
The array of TagAttributeInfo for this tag.

getVariableInfo


public VariableInfo[] getVariableInfo(TagData data)
Information on the scripting objects created by this tag at runtime. This is a convenience method on the associated TagExtraInfo class.

Default is null if the tag has no "id" attribute, otherwise, {"id", Object}

Parameters:
data - TagData describing this action.
Returns:
Array of VariableInfo elements.

isValid


public boolean isValid(TagData data)
Translation-time validation of the attributes. This is a convenience method on the associated TagExtraInfo class.

Parameters:
data - The translation-time TagData instance.
Returns:
Whether the data is valid.

setTagExtraInfo


public void setTagExtraInfo(TagExtraInfo tei)
Set the instance for extra tag information

Parameters:
tei - the TagExtraInfo instance

getTagExtraInfo


public TagExtraInfo getTagExtraInfo()
The instance (if any) for extra tag information

Returns:
The TagExtraInfo instance, if any.

getTagClassName


public java.lang.String getTagClassName()
Name of the class that provides the handler for this tag.

Returns:
The name of the tag handler class.

getBodyContent


public java.lang.String getBodyContent()
The bodycontent information for this tag.

Returns:
the body content string.

getInfoString


public java.lang.String getInfoString()
The information string for the tag.

Returns:
the info string

setTagLibrary


public void setTagLibrary(TagLibraryInfo tl)
Set the TagLibraryInfo property. Note that a TagLibraryInfo element is dependent not just on the TLD information but also on the specific taglib instance used. This means that a fair amount of work needs to be done to construct and initialize TagLib objects. If used carefully, this setter can be used to avoid having to create new TagInfo elements for each taglib directive.

Parameters:
tl - the TagLibraryInfo to assign

getTagLibrary


public TagLibraryInfo getTagLibrary()
The instance of TabLibraryInfo we belong to.

Returns:
the tab library instance we belong to.

getDisplayName


public java.lang.String getDisplayName()
Get the displayName

Returns:
A short name to be displayed by tools

getSmallIcon


public java.lang.String getSmallIcon()
Get the path to the small icon

Returns:
Path to a small icon to be displayed by tools

getLargeIcon


public java.lang.String getLargeIcon()
Get the path to the large icon

Returns:
Path to a large icon to be displayed by tools

getTagVariableInfos


public TagVariableInfo[] getTagVariableInfos()
Get TagVariableInfo objects associated with this TagInfo

Returns:
A TagVariableInfo object associated with this

toString


public java.lang.String toString()
Stringify for debug purposes...

Overrides:
toString in class java.lang.Object


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