javax.el

Class ELContext

java.lang.Object

javax.el.ELContext

Direct Known Subclasses:

ELContextImpl, ELContextWrapper, EvaluationContext, StandardELContext

public abstract class ELContext
extends Object

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ELContext()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	addEvaluationListener(EvaluationListener listener) Register an EvaluationListener with this ELContext.
Object	convertToType(Object obj, Class<?> type) Coerce the supplied object to the requested type.
void	enterLambdaScope(Map<String,Object> arguments) Called when starting to evaluate a lambda expression so that the arguments are available to the EL context during evaluation.
void	exitLambdaScope() Called after evaluating a lambda expression to signal that the arguments are no longer required.
Object	getContext(Class key) Obtain the context object for the given key.
abstract ELResolver	getELResolver()
List<EvaluationListener>	getEvaluationListeners() Obtain the list of registered EvaluationListeners.
abstract FunctionMapper	getFunctionMapper()
ImportHandler	getImportHandler() Obtain the ImportHandler for this ELContext, creating one if necessary.
Object	getLambdaArgument(String name) Obtain the value of the lambda argument with the given name.
Locale	getLocale()
abstract VariableMapper	getVariableMapper()
boolean	isLambdaArgument(String name) Determine if the specified name is recognised as the name of a lambda argument.
boolean	isPropertyResolved()
void	notifyAfterEvaluation(String expression) Notify interested listeners that an expression has been evaluated.
void	notifyBeforeEvaluation(String expression) Notify interested listeners that an expression will be evaluated.
void	notifyPropertyResolved(Object base, Object property) Notify interested listeners that a property has been resolved.
void	putContext(Class key, Object contextObject) Add an object to this EL context under the given key.
void	setLocale(Locale locale)
void	setPropertyResolved(boolean resolved)
void	setPropertyResolved(Object base, Object property) Mark the given property as resolved and notfy any interested listeners.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ELContext

public ELContext()

Method Detail

setPropertyResolved

public void setPropertyResolved(boolean resolved)

setPropertyResolved

public void setPropertyResolved(Object base,
                       Object property)

Mark the given property as resolved and notfy any interested listeners.

Parameters:

base - The base object on which the property was found

property - The property that was resolved

Since:

EL 3.0

isPropertyResolved

public boolean isPropertyResolved()

putContext

public void putContext(Class key,
              Object contextObject)

Add an object to this EL context under the given key.

Parameters:

key - The key under which to store the object

contextObject - The object to add

Throws:

NullPointerException - If the supplied key or context is null

getContext

public Object getContext(Class key)

Obtain the context object for the given key.

Parameters:

key - The key of the required context object

Returns:

The value of the context object associated with the given key

Throws:

NullPointerException - If the supplied key is null

getELResolver

public abstract ELResolver getELResolver()

getImportHandler

public ImportHandler getImportHandler()

Obtain the ImportHandler for this ELContext, creating one if necessary. This method is not thread-safe.

Returns:

the ImportHandler for this ELContext.

Since:

EL 3.0

getFunctionMapper

public abstract FunctionMapper getFunctionMapper()

getLocale

public Locale getLocale()

setLocale

public void setLocale(Locale locale)

getVariableMapper

public abstract VariableMapper getVariableMapper()

addEvaluationListener

public void addEvaluationListener(EvaluationListener listener)

Register an EvaluationListener with this ELContext.

Parameters:

listener - The EvaluationListener to register

Since:

EL 3.0

getEvaluationListeners

public List<EvaluationListener> getEvaluationListeners()

Obtain the list of registered EvaluationListeners.

Returns:

A list of the EvaluationListener registered with this ELContext

Since:

EL 3.0

notifyBeforeEvaluation

public void notifyBeforeEvaluation(String expression)

Notify interested listeners that an expression will be evaluated.

Parameters:

expression - The expression that will be evaluated

Since:

EL 3.0

notifyAfterEvaluation

public void notifyAfterEvaluation(String expression)

Notify interested listeners that an expression has been evaluated.

Parameters:

expression - The expression that was evaluated

Since:

EL 3.0

notifyPropertyResolved

public void notifyPropertyResolved(Object base,
                          Object property)

Notify interested listeners that a property has been resolved.

Parameters:

base - The object on which the property was resolved

property - The property that was resolved

Since:

EL 3.0

isLambdaArgument

public boolean isLambdaArgument(String name)

Determine if the specified name is recognised as the name of a lambda argument.

Parameters:

name - The name of the lambda argument

Returns:

true if the name is recognised as the name of a lambda argument, otherwise false

Since:

EL 3.0

getLambdaArgument

public Object getLambdaArgument(String name)

Obtain the value of the lambda argument with the given name.

Parameters:

name - The name of the lambda argument

Returns:

The value of the specified argument

Since:

EL 3.0

enterLambdaScope

public void enterLambdaScope(Map<String,Object> arguments)

Called when starting to evaluate a lambda expression so that the arguments are available to the EL context during evaluation.

Parameters:

arguments - The arguments in scope for the current lambda expression.

Since:

EL 3.0

exitLambdaScope

public void exitLambdaScope()

Called after evaluating a lambda expression to signal that the arguments are no longer required.

Since:

EL 3.0

convertToType

public Object convertToType(Object obj,
                   Class<?> type)

Coerce the supplied object to the requested type.

Parameters:

obj - The object to be coerced

type - The type to which the object should be coerced

Returns:

An instance of the requested type.

Throws:

ELException - If the conversion fails

Since:

EL 3.0