TagAttributeInfo.java
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package jakarta.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).
* <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.
*/
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).
*
* @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).
*
* @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 JSP 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).
*
* @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.
*
* @return the name of the attribute
*/
public String getName() {
return name;
}
/**
* 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.
*
* @return if the attribute can hold a request-time value.
*/
public boolean canBeRequestTime() {
return reqTime;
}
/**
* 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".
*
* @param tagAttributeInfos An array of TagAttributeInfo
*
* @return The TagAttributeInfo reference with name "id"
*/
public static TagAttributeInfo getIdAttribute(TagAttributeInfo[] tagAttributeInfos) {
for (TagAttributeInfo tagAttributeInfo : tagAttributeInfos) {
if (tagAttributeInfo.getName().equals(ID)) {
return tagAttributeInfo;
}
}
return null; // no such attribute
}
/**
* Whether this attribute is of type JspFragment.
*
* @return if the attribute is of type JspFragment
*
* @since JSP 2.0
*/
public boolean isFragment() {
return fragment;
}
/**
* 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;
/**
* Does the attribute expect to be passed a deferred method?
*
* @return {@code true} if a deferred method expression is expected, otherwise {@code false}
*/
public boolean isDeferredMethod() {
return deferredMethod;
}
/**
* Does the attribute expect to be passed a deferred value?
*
* @return {@code true} if a deferred value expression is expected, otherwise {@code false}
*/
public boolean isDeferredValue() {
return deferredValue;
}
/**
* Obtain the description for the attribute,
*
* @return the description
*/
public String getDescription() {
return description;
}
/**
* Obtain the type name, as a string, expected by this attribute.
*
* @return the type name, as a string
*/
public String getExpectedTypeName() {
return expectedTypeName;
}
/**
* If this is a deferred method attribute, obtain the expected method signature.
*
* @return The expected method signature or {@code null} if this attribute is not a deferred method attribute
*/
public String getMethodSignature() {
return methodSignature;
}
}