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package javax.servlet.jsp.tagext;

Information on the attributes of a Tag, available at translation time. This class is instantiated from the Tag Library Descriptor file (TLD).

Only the information needed to generate code is included here. Other information like SCHEMA for validation belongs elsewhere.

/** * Information on the attributes of a Tag, available at translation time. This * class is instantiated from the Tag Library Descriptor file (TLD). * * <p> * Only the information needed to generate code is included here. Other * information like SCHEMA for validation belongs elsewhere. */
public class TagAttributeInfo {
"id" is wired in to be ID. There is no real benefit in having it be something else IDREFs are not handled any differently.
/** * "id" is wired in to be ID. There is no real benefit in having it be * something else IDREFs are not handled any differently. */
public static final String ID = "id";
Constructor for TagAttributeInfo. 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).
Params:
  • name – The name of the attribute.
  • required – If this attribute is required in tag instances.
  • type – The name of the type of the attribute.
  • reqTime – Whether this attribute holds a request-time Attribute.
/** * Constructor for TagAttributeInfo. 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). * * @param name * The name of the attribute. * @param required * If this attribute is required in tag instances. * @param type * The name of the type of the attribute. * @param reqTime * Whether this attribute holds a request-time Attribute. */
public TagAttributeInfo(String name, boolean required, String type, boolean reqTime) { this(name, required, type, reqTime, false); }
JSP 2.0 Constructor for TagAttributeInfo. 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).
Params:
  • name – The name of the attribute.
  • required – If this attribute is required in tag instances.
  • type – The name of the type of the attribute.
  • reqTime – Whether this attribute holds a request-time Attribute.
  • fragment – Whether this attribute is of type JspFragment
Since:2.0
/** * JSP 2.0 Constructor for TagAttributeInfo. 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). * * @param name * The name of the attribute. * @param required * If this attribute is required in tag instances. * @param type * The name of the type of the attribute. * @param reqTime * Whether this attribute holds a request-time Attribute. * @param fragment * Whether this attribute is of type JspFragment * * @since 2.0 */
public TagAttributeInfo(String name, boolean required, String type, boolean reqTime, boolean fragment) { this(name, required, type, reqTime, fragment, null, false, false, null, null); }
JSP 2.1 Constructor for TagAttributeInfo. 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).
Params:
  • name – The name of the attribute.
  • required – If this attribute is required in tag instances.
  • type – The name of the type of the attribute.
  • reqTime – Whether this attribute holds a request-time Attribute.
  • fragment – Whether this attribute is of type JspFragment
  • description – Description of this attribute
  • deferredValue – Does this attribute accept value expressions (written as Strings) as attribute values the evaluation of which is deferred until calculated by the tag
  • deferredMethod – Does this attribute accept method expressions (written as Strings) as attribute values the evaluation of which is deferred until calculated by the tag
  • expectedTypeName – The expected type when the deferred value is evaluated
  • methodSignature – The expected method signature if a deferred method
Since:JSP 2.1
/** * JSP 2.1 Constructor for TagAttributeInfo. 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). * * @param name * The name of the attribute. * @param required * If this attribute is required in tag instances. * @param type * The name of the type of the attribute. * @param reqTime * Whether this attribute holds a request-time Attribute. * @param fragment * Whether this attribute is of type JspFragment * @param description * Description of this attribute * @param deferredValue * Does this attribute accept value expressions (written as * Strings) as attribute values the evaluation of which is * deferred until calculated by the tag * @param deferredMethod * Does this attribute accept method expressions (written as * Strings) as attribute values the evaluation of which is * deferred until calculated by the tag * @param expectedTypeName * The expected type when the deferred value is evaluated * @param methodSignature * The expected method signature if a deferred method * * @since JSP 2.1 */
public TagAttributeInfo(String name, boolean required, String type, boolean reqTime, boolean fragment, String description, boolean deferredValue, boolean deferredMethod, String expectedTypeName, String methodSignature) { this.name = name; this.required = required; this.type = type; this.reqTime = reqTime; this.fragment = fragment; this.description = description; this.deferredValue = deferredValue; this.deferredMethod = deferredMethod; this.expectedTypeName = expectedTypeName; this.methodSignature = methodSignature; }
The name of this attribute.
Returns:the name of the attribute
/** * The name of this attribute. * * @return the name of the attribute */
public String getName() { return name; }
The type (as a String) of this attribute.
Returns:the type of the attribute
/** * The type (as a String) of this attribute. * * @return the type of the attribute */
public String getTypeName() { return type; }
Whether this attribute can hold a request-time value.
Returns:if the attribute can hold a request-time value.
/** * Whether this attribute can hold a request-time value. * * @return if the attribute can hold a request-time value. */
public boolean canBeRequestTime() { return reqTime; }
Whether this attribute is required.
Returns:if the attribute is required.
/** * Whether this attribute is required. * * @return if the attribute is required. */
public boolean isRequired() { return required; }
Convenience static method that goes through an array of TagAttributeInfo objects and looks for "id".
Params:
  • a – An array of TagAttributeInfo
Returns:The TagAttributeInfo reference with name "id"
/** * Convenience static method that goes through an array of TagAttributeInfo * objects and looks for "id". * * @param a * An array of TagAttributeInfo * @return The TagAttributeInfo reference with name "id" */
public static TagAttributeInfo getIdAttribute(TagAttributeInfo a[]) { for (int i = 0; i < a.length; i++) { if (a[i].getName().equals(ID)) { return a[i]; } } return null; // no such attribute }
Whether this attribute is of type JspFragment.
Returns:if the attribute is of type JspFragment
Since:2.0
/** * Whether this attribute is of type JspFragment. * * @return if the attribute is of type JspFragment * * @since 2.0 */
public boolean isFragment() { return fragment; }
Returns a String representation of this TagAttributeInfo, suitable for debugging purposes.
Returns:a String representation of this TagAttributeInfo
/** * Returns a String representation of this TagAttributeInfo, suitable for * debugging purposes. * * @return a String representation of this TagAttributeInfo */
@Override public String toString() { StringBuilder b = new StringBuilder(64); b.append("name = " + name + " "); b.append("type = " + type + " "); b.append("reqTime = " + reqTime + " "); b.append("required = " + required + " "); b.append("fragment = " + fragment + " "); b.append("deferredValue = " + deferredValue + " "); b.append("expectedTypeName = " + expectedTypeName + " "); b.append("deferredMethod = " + deferredMethod + " "); b.append("methodSignature = " + methodSignature); return b.toString(); } /* * private fields */ private final String name; private final String type; private final boolean reqTime; private final boolean required; /* * private fields for JSP 2.0 */ private final boolean fragment; /* * private fields for JSP 2.1 */ private final String description; private final boolean deferredValue; private final boolean deferredMethod; private final String expectedTypeName; private final String methodSignature; public boolean isDeferredMethod() { return deferredMethod; } public boolean isDeferredValue() { return deferredValue; } public String getDescription() { return description; } public String getExpectedTypeName() { return expectedTypeName; } public String getMethodSignature() { return methodSignature; } }