org.apache.struts.tiles.xmlDefinition
Class DefinitionsFactory

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.struts.tiles.xmlDefinition.DefinitionsFactory

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public class DefinitionsFactory
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.io.Serializable

A factory for definitions. This factory allows to retrieve definitions by their keys.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

protected java.util.Map

definitions Underlying map containing all definitions.

Constructor Summary

DefinitionsFactory(XmlDefinitionsSet xmlDefinitions)
Constructor.

Method Summary

ComponentDefinition	getDefinition(java.lang.String name, javax.servlet.ServletRequest request, javax.servlet.ServletContext servletContext) Get a definition by its name.
void	putDefinition(ComponentDefinition definition) Put definition in set.
java.lang.String	toString() Return String representation.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

definitions

protected java.util.Map definitions

Underlying map containing all definitions.

Constructor Detail

DefinitionsFactory

public DefinitionsFactory(XmlDefinitionsSet xmlDefinitions)
                   throws NoSuchDefinitionException

Constructor. Create a factory initialized with definitions from XmlDefinitionsSet.

Parameters:

xmlDefinitions - Resolved definition from XmlDefinitionSet.

Throws:

NoSuchDefinitionException - If an error occurs while resolving inheritance

Method Detail

getDefinition

public ComponentDefinition getDefinition(java.lang.String name,
                                         javax.servlet.ServletRequest request,
                                         javax.servlet.ServletContext servletContext)
                                  throws NoSuchDefinitionException,
                                         DefinitionsFactoryException

Get a definition by its name.

Parameters:

name - Name of the definition.

request - Servlet request.

servletContext - Servlet context.

Throws:

DefinitionsFactoryException - An error occur while getting definition.

NoSuchDefinitionException - No definition found for specified name Implementation can throw more accurate exception as a subclass of this exception.

putDefinition

public void putDefinition(ComponentDefinition definition)

Put definition in set.

Parameters:

definition - Definition to put.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Return String representation.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

String representation.