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016package org.kuali.rice.krad.uif.element;
017
018import org.kuali.rice.krad.datadictionary.parse.BeanTag;
019
020/**
021 * Content element that renders a non-breaking space HTML <code>&amp;nbsp;</code> tag
022 *
023 * @author Kuali Rice Team (rice.collab@kuali.org)
024 */
025@BeanTag(name = "space", parent = "Uif-Space")
026public class Space extends ContentElementBase {
027    private static final long serialVersionUID = 4655642965438419569L;
028
029    public Space() {
030        super();
031    }
032
033    /**
034     * Indicates that this element renders itself and does not use a template
035     *
036     * <p>
037     * Since this method returns true, the renderOutput property provides
038     * the HTML string representing this element.
039     * </p>
040     *
041     * @return true - this object renders itself
042     * {@inheritDoc}
043     */
044    @Override
045    public boolean isSelfRendered() {
046        return true;
047    }
048
049    /**
050     * Provides the HTML string to be used to render a non-breaking space
051     *
052     * <p>The HTML for a Space element is <code>&amp;nbsp;</code></p>
053     *
054     * @return the HTML string for a non-breaking space
055     * {@inheritDoc}
056     */
057    @Override
058    public String getRenderedHtmlOutput() {
059        return "&nbsp;";
060    }
061}