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package jakarta.servlet.jsp;

import java.util.Enumeration;

import jakarta.el.ELContext;

JspContext serves as the base class for the PageContext class and abstracts all information that is not specific to servlets. This allows for Simple Tag Extensions to be used outside of the context of a request/response Servlet.

The JspContext provides a number of facilities to the page/component author and page implementor, including:

  • a single API to manage the various scoped namespaces
  • a mechanism to obtain the JspWriter for output
  • a mechanism to expose page directive attributes to the scripting environment

Methods Intended for Container Generated Code

The following methods enable the management of nested JspWriter streams to implement Tag Extensions: pushBody() and popBody()

Methods Intended for JSP authors

Some methods provide uniform access to the diverse objects representing scopes. The implementation must use the underlying machinery corresponding to that scope, so information can be passed back and forth between the underlying environment (e.g. Servlets) and JSP pages. The methods are: setAttribute(), getAttribute(), findAttribute(), removeAttribute(), getAttributesScope() and getAttributeNamesInScope().

The following methods provide convenient access to implicit objects: getOut()

The following methods provide programmatic access to the Expression Language evaluator: getExpressionEvaluator(), getVariableResolver()

Since:2.0
/** * <p> * <code>JspContext</code> serves as the base class for the * PageContext class and abstracts all information that is not specific * to servlets. This allows for Simple Tag Extensions to be used * outside of the context of a request/response Servlet. * <p> * The JspContext provides a number of facilities to the * page/component author and page implementor, including: * <ul> * <li>a single API to manage the various scoped namespaces * <li>a mechanism to obtain the JspWriter for output * <li>a mechanism to expose page directive attributes to the * scripting environment * </ul> * * <p><B>Methods Intended for Container Generated Code</B> * <p> * The following methods enable the <B>management of nested</B> JspWriter * streams to implement Tag Extensions: <code>pushBody()</code> and * <code>popBody()</code> * * <p><B>Methods Intended for JSP authors</B> * <p> * Some methods provide <B>uniform access</B> to the diverse objects * representing scopes. * The implementation must use the underlying machinery * corresponding to that scope, so information can be passed back and * forth between the underlying environment (e.g. Servlets) and JSP pages. * The methods are: * <code>setAttribute()</code>, <code>getAttribute()</code>, * <code>findAttribute()</code>, <code>removeAttribute()</code>, * <code>getAttributesScope()</code> and * <code>getAttributeNamesInScope()</code>. * * <p> * The following methods provide <B>convenient access</B> to implicit objects: * <code>getOut()</code> * * <p> * The following methods provide <B>programmatic access</b> to the * Expression Language evaluator: * <code>getExpressionEvaluator()</code>, <code>getVariableResolver()</code> * * @since 2.0 */
public abstract class JspContext {
Sole constructor. (For invocation by subclass constructors, typically implicit.)
/** * Sole constructor. (For invocation by subclass constructors, * typically implicit.) */
public JspContext() { // NOOP by default }
Register the name and value specified with page scope semantics. If the value passed in is null, this has the same effect as calling removeAttribute( name, PageContext.PAGE_SCOPE ).
Params:
  • name – the name of the attribute to set
  • value – the value to associate with the name, or null if the attribute is to be removed from the page scope.
Throws:
/** * Register the name and value specified with page scope semantics. * If the value passed in is <code>null</code>, this has the same * effect as calling * <code>removeAttribute( name, PageContext.PAGE_SCOPE )</code>. * * @param name the name of the attribute to set * @param value the value to associate with the name, or null if the * attribute is to be removed from the page scope. * @throws NullPointerException if the name is null */
public abstract void setAttribute(String name, Object value);
Register the name and value specified with appropriate scope semantics. If the value passed in is null, this has the same effect as calling removeAttribute( name, scope ).
Params:
  • name – the name of the attribute to set
  • value – the object to associate with the name, or null if the attribute is to be removed from the specified scope.
  • scope – the scope with which to associate the name/object
Throws:
/** * Register the name and value specified with appropriate * scope semantics. If the value passed in is <code>null</code>, * this has the same effect as calling * <code>removeAttribute( name, scope )</code>. * * @param name the name of the attribute to set * @param value the object to associate with the name, or null if * the attribute is to be removed from the specified scope. * @param scope the scope with which to associate the name/object * * @throws NullPointerException if the name is null * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the scope is invalid * @throws IllegalStateException if the scope is * PageContext.SESSION_SCOPE but the page that was requested * does not participate in a session or the session has been * invalidated. */
public abstract void setAttribute(String name, Object value, int scope);
Returns the object associated with the name in the page scope or null if not found.
Params:
  • name – the name of the attribute to get
Throws:
Returns:the object associated with the name in the page scope or null if not found.
/** * Returns the object associated with the name in the page scope or null * if not found. * * @param name the name of the attribute to get * @return the object associated with the name in the page scope * or null if not found. * * @throws NullPointerException if the name is null */
public abstract Object getAttribute(String name);
Return the object associated with the name in the specified scope or null if not found.
Params:
  • name – the name of the attribute to set
  • scope – the scope with which to associate the name/object
Throws:
Returns:the object associated with the name in the specified scope or null if not found.
/** * Return the object associated with the name in the specified * scope or null if not found. * * @param name the name of the attribute to set * @param scope the scope with which to associate the name/object * @return the object associated with the name in the specified * scope or null if not found. * * @throws NullPointerException if the name is null * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the scope is invalid * @throws IllegalStateException if the scope is * PageContext.SESSION_SCOPE but the page that was requested * does not participate in a session or the session has been * invalidated. */
public abstract Object getAttribute(String name, int scope);
Searches for the named attribute in page, request, session (if valid), and application scope(s) in order and returns the value associated or null.
Params:
  • name – the name of the attribute to search for
Throws:
Returns:the value associated or null
/** * Searches for the named attribute in page, request, session (if valid), * and application scope(s) in order and returns the value associated or * null. * * @param name the name of the attribute to search for * @return the value associated or null * @throws NullPointerException if the name is null */
public abstract Object findAttribute(String name);
Remove the object reference associated with the given name from all scopes. Does nothing if there is no such object.
Params:
  • name – The name of the object to remove.
Throws:
/** * Remove the object reference associated with the given name * from all scopes. Does nothing if there is no such object. * * @param name The name of the object to remove. * @throws NullPointerException if the name is null */
public abstract void removeAttribute(String name);
Remove the object reference associated with the specified name in the given scope. Does nothing if there is no such object.
Params:
  • name – The name of the object to remove.
  • scope – The scope where to look.
Throws:
/** * Remove the object reference associated with the specified name * in the given scope. Does nothing if there is no such object. * * @param name The name of the object to remove. * @param scope The scope where to look. * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the scope is invalid * @throws IllegalStateException if the scope is * PageContext.SESSION_SCOPE but the page that was requested * does not participate in a session or the session has been * invalidated. * @throws NullPointerException if the name is null */
public abstract void removeAttribute(String name, int scope);
Get the scope where a given attribute is defined.
Params:
  • name – the name of the attribute to return the scope for
Throws:
Returns:the scope of the object associated with the name specified or 0
/** * Get the scope where a given attribute is defined. * * @param name the name of the attribute to return the scope for * @return the scope of the object associated with the name specified or 0 * @throws NullPointerException if the name is null */
public abstract int getAttributesScope(String name);
Enumerate all the attributes in a given scope.
Params:
  • scope – the scope to enumerate all the attributes for
Throws:
Returns:an enumeration of names (java.lang.String) of all the attributes the specified scope
/** * Enumerate all the attributes in a given scope. * * @param scope the scope to enumerate all the attributes for * @return an enumeration of names (java.lang.String) of all the * attributes the specified scope * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the scope is invalid * @throws IllegalStateException if the scope is * PageContext.SESSION_SCOPE but the page that was requested * does not participate in a session or the session has been * invalidated. */
public abstract Enumeration<String> getAttributeNamesInScope(int scope);
The current value of the out object (a JspWriter).
Returns:the current JspWriter stream being used for client response
/** * The current value of the out object (a JspWriter). * * @return the current JspWriter stream being used for client response */
public abstract JspWriter getOut();
Provides programmatic access to the ExpressionEvaluator. The JSP Container must return a valid instance of an ExpressionEvaluator that can parse EL expressions.
Returns:A valid instance of an ExpressionEvaluator.
Since:2.0
Deprecated:As of JSP 2.1, replaced by JspApplicationContext.getExpressionFactory()
/** * Provides programmatic access to the ExpressionEvaluator. * The JSP Container must return a valid instance of an * ExpressionEvaluator that can parse EL expressions. * * @return A valid instance of an ExpressionEvaluator. * @since 2.0 * @deprecated As of JSP 2.1, replaced by * JspApplicationContext.getExpressionFactory() */
@Deprecated public abstract jakarta.servlet.jsp.el.ExpressionEvaluator getExpressionEvaluator(); public abstract ELContext getELContext();
Returns an instance of a VariableResolver that provides access to the implicit objects specified in the JSP specification using this JspContext as the context object.
Returns:A valid instance of a VariableResolver.
Since:2.0
Deprecated:As of JSP 2.1, replaced by jakarta.el.ELContext.getELResolver() which can be obtained by jspContext.getELContext().getELResolver()
/** * Returns an instance of a VariableResolver that provides access to the * implicit objects specified in the JSP specification using this JspContext * as the context object. * * @return A valid instance of a VariableResolver. * @since 2.0 * @deprecated As of JSP 2.1, * replaced by jakarta.el.ELContext.getELResolver() * which can be obtained by * jspContext.getELContext().getELResolver() */
@Deprecated public abstract jakarta.servlet.jsp.el.VariableResolver getVariableResolver();
Return a new JspWriter object that sends output to the provided Writer. Saves the current "out" JspWriter, and updates the value of the "out" attribute in the page scope attribute namespace of the JspContext.

The returned JspWriter must implement all methods and behave as though it were unbuffered. More specifically:

  • clear() must throw an IOException
  • clearBuffer() does nothing
  • getBufferSize() always returns 0
  • getRemaining() always returns 0
Params:
  • writer – The Writer for the returned JspWriter to send output to.
Returns:a new JspWriter that writes to the given Writer.
Since:2.0
/** * Return a new JspWriter object that sends output to the * provided Writer. Saves the current "out" JspWriter, * and updates the value of the "out" attribute in the * page scope attribute namespace of the JspContext. * <p>The returned JspWriter must implement all methods and * behave as though it were unbuffered. More specifically: * </p> * <ul> * <li>clear() must throw an IOException</li> * <li>clearBuffer() does nothing</li> * <li>getBufferSize() always returns 0</li> * <li>getRemaining() always returns 0</li> * </ul> * * @param writer The Writer for the returned JspWriter to send * output to. * @return a new JspWriter that writes to the given Writer. * @since 2.0 */
public JspWriter pushBody( java.io.Writer writer ) { return null; // XXX to implement }
Return the previous JspWriter "out" saved by the matching pushBody(), and update the value of the "out" attribute in the page scope attribute namespace of the JspContext.
Returns:the saved JspWriter.
/** * Return the previous JspWriter "out" saved by the matching * pushBody(), and update the value of the "out" attribute in * the page scope attribute namespace of the JspContext. * * @return the saved JspWriter. */
public JspWriter popBody() { return null; // XXX to implement } }