ELPageTag.java

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 * $Id: ELPageTag.java 471754 2006-11-06 14:55:09Z husted $
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package org.apache.strutsel.taglib.bean;

import org.apache.struts.taglib.bean.PageTag;
import org.apache.strutsel.taglib.utils.EvalHelper;

import javax.servlet.jsp.JspException;

/**
 * Define a scripting variable that exposes the requested page context item as
 * a scripting variable and a page scope bean. <p> This class is a subclass of
 * the class <code>org.apache.struts.taglib.bean.PageTag</code> which provides
 * most of the described functionality.  This subclass allows all attribute
 * values to be specified as expressions utilizing the JavaServer Pages
 * Standard Library expression language.
 *
 * @version $Rev: 471754 $
 */
public class ELPageTag extends PageTag {
    /**
     * Instance variable mapped to "id" tag attribute. (Mapping set in
     * associated BeanInfo class.)
     */
    private String idExpr;

    /**
     * Instance variable mapped to "property" tag attribute. (Mapping set in
     * associated BeanInfo class.)
     */
    private String propertyExpr;

    /**
     * Getter method for "id" tag attribute. (Mapping set in associated
     * BeanInfo class.)
     */
    public String getIdExpr() {
        return (idExpr);
    }

    /**
     * Getter method for "property" tag attribute. (Mapping set in associated
     * BeanInfo class.)
     */
    public String getPropertyExpr() {
        return (propertyExpr);
    }

    /**
     * Setter method for "id" tag attribute. (Mapping set in associated
     * BeanInfo class.)
     */
    public void setIdExpr(String idExpr) {
        this.idExpr = idExpr;
    }

    /**
     * Setter method for "property" tag attribute. (Mapping set in associated
     * BeanInfo class.)
     */
    public void setPropertyExpr(String propertyExpr) {
        this.propertyExpr = propertyExpr;
    }

    /**
     * Resets attribute values for tag reuse.
     */
    public void release() {
        super.release();
        setIdExpr(null);
        setPropertyExpr(null);
    }

    /**
     * Process the start tag.
     *
     * @throws JspException if a JSP exception has occurred
     */
    public int doStartTag() throws JspException {
        evaluateExpressions();

        return (super.doStartTag());
    }

    /**
     * Processes all attribute values which use the JSTL expression evaluation
     * engine to determine their values.
     *
     * @throws JspException if a JSP exception has occurred
     */
    private void evaluateExpressions()
        throws JspException {
        String string = null;

        if ((string =
                EvalHelper.evalString("id", getIdExpr(), this, pageContext)) != null) {
            setId(string);
        }

        if ((string =
                EvalHelper.evalString("property", getPropertyExpr(), this,
                    pageContext)) != null) {
            setProperty(string);
        }
    }
}