Package javax.servlet.jsp.tagext

Class TagLibraryInfo

java.lang.Object
javax.servlet.jsp.tagext.TagLibraryInfo
public abstract class TagLibraryInfo extends Object
Translation-time information associated with a taglib directive, and its underlying TLD file. Most of the information is directly from the TLD, except for the prefix and the uri values used in the taglib directive

  • Method Details

    • getURI

      public String getURI()
      The value of the uri attribute from the taglib directive for this library.
      Returns:
      the value of the uri attribute

    • getPrefixString

      public String getPrefixString()
      The prefix assigned to this taglib from the taglib directive
      Returns:
      the prefix assigned to this taglib from the taglib directive

    • getShortName

      public String getShortName()
      The preferred short name (prefix) as indicated in the TLD. This may be used by authoring tools as the preferred prefix to use when creating an taglib directive for this library.
      Returns:
      the preferred short name for the library

    • getReliableURN

      public String getReliableURN()
      The "reliable" URN indicated in the TLD (the uri element). This may be used by authoring tools as a global identifier to use when creating a taglib directive for this library.
      Returns:
      a reliable URN to a TLD like this

    • getInfoString

      public String getInfoString()
      Information (documentation) for this TLD.
      Returns:
      the info string for this tag lib

    • getRequiredVersion

      public String getRequiredVersion()
      A string describing the required version of the JSP container.
      Returns:
      the (minimal) required version of the JSP container.
      See Also:

    • getTags

      public TagInfo[] getTags()
      An array describing the tags that are defined in this tag library.
      Returns:
      the TagInfo objects corresponding to the tags defined by this tag library, or a zero length array if this tag library defines no tags

    • getTagFiles

      public TagFileInfo[] getTagFiles()
      An array describing the tag files that are defined in this tag library.
      Returns:
      the TagFileInfo objects corresponding to the tag files defined by this tag library, or a zero length array if this tag library defines no tags files
      Since:
      2.0

    • getTag

      public TagInfo getTag(String shortname)
      Get the TagInfo for a given tag name, looking through all the tags in this tag library.
      Parameters:
      shortname - The short name (no prefix) of the tag
      Returns:
      the TagInfo for the tag with the specified short name, or null if no such tag is found

    • getTagFile

      public TagFileInfo getTagFile(String shortname)
      Get the TagFileInfo for a given tag name, looking through all the tag files in this tag library.
      Parameters:
      shortname - The short name (no prefix) of the tag
      Returns:
      the TagFileInfo for the specified Tag file, or null if no Tag file is found
      Since:
      2.0

    • getFunctions

      public FunctionInfo[] getFunctions()
      An array describing the functions that are defined in this tag library.
      Returns:
      the functions defined in this tag library, or a zero length array if the tag library defines no functions.
      Since:
      2.0

    • getFunction

      public FunctionInfo getFunction(String name)
      Get the FunctionInfo for a given function name, looking through all the functions in this tag library.
      Parameters:
      name - The name (no prefix) of the function
      Returns:
      the FunctionInfo for the function with the given name, or null if no such function exists
      Since:
      2.0

    • getTagLibraryInfos

      public abstract TagLibraryInfo[] getTagLibraryInfos()
      Returns an array of TagLibraryInfo objects representing the entire set of tag libraries (including this TagLibraryInfo) imported by taglib directives in the translation unit that references this TagLibraryInfo. If a tag library is imported more than once and bound to different prefixes, only the TagLibraryInfo bound to the first prefix must be included in the returned array.
      Returns:
      Array of TagLibraryInfo objects representing the entire set of tag libraries (including this TagLibraryInfo) imported by taglib directives in the translation unit that references this TagLibraryInfo.
      Since:
      2.1