Class BodyContent

java.lang.Object
java.io.Writer
jakarta.servlet.jsp.JspWriter
jakarta.servlet.jsp.tagext.BodyContent
All Implemented Interfaces:
Closeable, Flushable, Appendable, AutoCloseable

public abstract class BodyContent extends JspWriter
An encapsulation of the evaluation of the body of an action so it is available to a tag handler. BodyContent is a subclass of JspWriter.

Note that the content of BodyContent is the result of evaluation, so it will not contain actions and the like, but the result of their invocation.

BodyContent has methods to convert its contents into a String, to read its contents, and to clear the contents.

The buffer size of a BodyContent object is unbounded. A BodyContent object cannot be in autoFlush mode. It is not possible to invoke flush on a BodyContent object, as there is no backing stream.

Instances of BodyContent are created by invoking the pushBody and popBody methods of the PageContext class. A BodyContent is enclosed within another JspWriter (maybe another BodyContent object) following the structure of their associated actions.

A BodyContent is made available to a BodyTag through a setBodyContent() call. The tag handler can use the object until after the call to doEndTag().

  • Constructor Details

    • BodyContent

      protected BodyContent(JspWriter e)
      Protected constructor. Unbounded buffer, no autoflushing.
      Parameters:
      e - the enclosing JspWriter
  • Method Details

    • flush

      public void flush() throws IOException
      Redefined flush() so it is not legal.

      It is not valid to flush a BodyContent because there is no backing stream behind it.

      Specified by:
      flush in interface Flushable
      Specified by:
      flush in class JspWriter
      Throws:
      IOException - always thrown
    • clearBody

      public void clearBody()
      Clear the body without throwing any exceptions.
    • getReader

      public abstract Reader getReader()
      Return the value of this BodyContent as a Reader.
      Returns:
      the value of this BodyContent as a Reader
    • getString

      public abstract String getString()
      Return the value of the BodyContent as a String.
      Returns:
      the value of the BodyContent as a String
    • writeOut

      public abstract void writeOut(Writer out) throws IOException
      Write the contents of this BodyContent into a Writer. Subclasses may optimize common invocation patterns.
      Parameters:
      out - The writer into which to place the contents of this body evaluation
      Throws:
      IOException - if an I/O error occurred while writing the contents of this BodyContent to the given Writer
    • getEnclosingWriter

      public JspWriter getEnclosingWriter()
      Get the enclosing JspWriter.
      Returns:
      the enclosing JspWriter passed at construction time