ELPutListTag.java

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

import org.apache.struts.tiles.taglib.PutListTag;
import org.apache.strutsel.taglib.utils.EvalHelper;

import javax.servlet.jsp.JspException;

/**
 * PutList tag implementation. <p> This class is a subclass of the class
 * <code>org.apache.struts.taglib.tiles.PutListTag</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 ELPutListTag extends PutListTag {
    /**
     * Instance variable mapped to "name" tag attribute. (Mapping set in
     * associated BeanInfo class.)
     */
    private String nameExpr;

    /**
     * Getter method for "name" tag attribute. (Mapping set in associated
     * BeanInfo class.)
     */
    public String getNameExpr() {
        return (nameExpr);
    }

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

    /**
     * Resets attribute values for tag reuse.
     */
    public void release() {
        super.release();
        setNameExpr(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("name", getNameExpr(), this, pageContext)) != null) {
            setName(string);
        }
    }
}