org.apache.struts.tiles.xmlDefinition
Class XmlDefinition

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.struts.tiles.ComponentDefinition
      org.apache.struts.tiles.xmlDefinition.XmlDefinition

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public class XmlDefinition
extends ComponentDefinition

A definition read from an XML definitions file.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

protected static org.apache.commons.logging.Log

log Commons Logging instance.

Fields inherited from class org.apache.struts.tiles.ComponentDefinition

ACTION, attributes, controller, CONTROLLER, controllerType, name, path, role, URL

Constructor Summary

XmlDefinition()
Constructor.

Method Summary

void	addAttribute(XmlAttribute attribute) Add an attribute to this component.
java.lang.String	getExtends() Get extends.
boolean	isExtending() Get extends flag.
void	overload(XmlDefinition child) Overload this definition with passed child.
void	resolveInheritance(XmlDefinitionsSet definitionsSet) Resolve inheritance.
void	setExtends(java.lang.String name) Set extends.
void	setIsVisited(boolean isVisited) Set isVisited.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.struts.tiles.ComponentDefinition

createController, createControllerFromClassname, getAttribute, getAttributes, getController, getControllerInstance, getControllerType, getName, getOrCreateController, getPage, getPath, getRole, getTemplate, put, put, put, put, putAttribute, setController, setControllerClass, setControllerInstance, setControllerType, setControllerUrl, setName, setPage, setPath, setRole, setTemplate, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

log

protected static org.apache.commons.logging.Log log

Commons Logging instance.

Constructor Detail

XmlDefinition

public XmlDefinition()

Constructor.

Method Detail

addAttribute

public void addAttribute(XmlAttribute attribute)

Add an attribute to this component.

Parameters:

attribute - Attribute to add.

setExtends

public void setExtends(java.lang.String name)

Set extends.

Parameters:

name - Name of the extended definition.

getExtends

public java.lang.String getExtends()

Get extends.

Returns:

Name of the extended definition.

isExtending

public boolean isExtending()

Get extends flag.

setIsVisited

public void setIsVisited(boolean isVisited)

Set isVisited.

resolveInheritance

public void resolveInheritance(XmlDefinitionsSet definitionsSet)
                        throws NoSuchDefinitionException

Resolve inheritance. First, resolve parent's inheritance, then set path to the parent's path. Also copy attributes setted in parent, and not set in child If instance doesn't extend anything, do nothing.

Throws:

NoSuchDefinitionException - If an inheritance can not be solved.

overload

public void overload(XmlDefinition child)

Overload this definition with passed child. All attributes from child are copied to this definition. Previous attributes with same name are disguarded. Special attribute 'path','role' and 'extends' are overloaded if defined in child.

Parameters:

child - Child used to overload this definition.