Package javax.servlet.jsp.tagext

Class TagSupport

java.lang.Object
javax.servlet.jsp.tagext.TagSupport
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, IterationTag, JspTag, Tag
Direct Known Subclasses:
BodyTagSupport
public class TagSupport extends Object implements IterationTag, Serializable
A base class for defining new tag handlers implementing Tag.

The TagSupport class is a utility class intended to be used as the base class for new tag handlers. The TagSupport class implements the Tag and IterationTag interfaces and adds additional convenience methods including getter methods for the properties in Tag. TagSupport has one static method that is included to facilitate coordination among cooperating tags.

Many tag handlers will extend TagSupport and only redefine a few methods.

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  • Field Details

    • id

      protected String id
      The value of the id attribute of this tag; or null.

    • pageContext

      protected transient PageContext pageContext
      The PageContext.

  • Constructor Details

    • TagSupport

      public TagSupport()
      Default constructor, all subclasses are required to define only a public constructor with the same signature, and to call the superclass constructor. This constructor is called by the code generated by the JSP translator.

  • Method Details

    • findAncestorWithClass

      public static final Tag findAncestorWithClass(Tag from, Class klass)
      Find the instance of a given class type that is closest to a given instance. This method uses the getParent method from the Tag interface. This method is used for coordination among cooperating tags.

      The current version of the specification only provides one formal way of indicating the observable type of a tag handler: its tag handler implementation class, described in the tag-class subelement of the tag element. This is extended in an informal manner by allowing the tag library author to indicate in the description subelement an observable type. The type should be a subtype of the tag handler implementation class or void. This additional constraint can be exploited by a specialized container that knows about that specific tag library, as in the case of the JSP standard tag library.

      When a tag library author provides information on the observable type of a tag handler, client programmatic code should adhere to that constraint. Specifically, the Class passed to findAncestorWithClass should be a subtype of the observable type.

      Parameters:
      from - The instance from where to start looking.
      klass - The subclass of Tag or interface to be matched
      Returns:
      the nearest ancestor that implements the interface or is an instance of the class specified

    • doStartTag

      public int doStartTag() throws JspException
      Default processing of the start tag, returning SKIP_BODY.
      Specified by:
      doStartTag in interface Tag
      Returns:
      SKIP_BODY
      Throws:
      JspException - if an error occurs while processing this tag
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    • doEndTag

      public int doEndTag() throws JspException
      Default processing of the end tag returning EVAL_PAGE.
      Specified by:
      doEndTag in interface Tag
      Returns:
      EVAL_PAGE
      Throws:
      JspException - if an error occurs while processing this tag
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    • doAfterBody

      public int doAfterBody() throws JspException
      Default processing for a body.
      Specified by:
      doAfterBody in interface IterationTag
      Returns:
      SKIP_BODY
      Throws:
      JspException - if an error occurs while processing this tag
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    • release

      public void release()
      Release state.
      Specified by:
      release in interface Tag
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    • setParent

      public void setParent(Tag t)
      Set the nesting tag of this tag.
      Specified by:
      setParent in interface Tag
      Parameters:
      t - The parent Tag.
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    • getParent

      public Tag getParent()
      The Tag instance most closely enclosing this tag instance.
      Specified by:
      getParent in interface Tag
      Returns:
      the parent tag instance or null
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    • setId

      public void setId(String id)
      Set the id attribute for this tag.
      Parameters:
      id - The String for the id.

    • getId

      public String getId()
      The value of the id attribute of this tag; or null.
      Returns:
      the value of the id attribute, or null

    • setPageContext

      public void setPageContext(PageContext pageContext)
      Set the page context.
      Specified by:
      setPageContext in interface Tag
      Parameters:
      pageContext - The PageContext.
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    • setValue

      public void setValue(String k, Object o)
      Associate a value with a String key.
      Parameters:
      k - The key String.
      o - The value to associate.

    • getValue

      public Object getValue(String k)
      Get a the value associated with a key.
      Parameters:
      k - The string key.
      Returns:
      The value associated with the key, or null.

    • removeValue

      public void removeValue(String k)
      Remove a value associated with a key.
      Parameters:
      k - The string key.

    • getValues

      public Enumeration<String> getValues()
      Enumerate the keys for the values kept by this tag handler.
      Returns:
      An enumeration of all the keys for the values set, or null or an empty Enumeration if no values have been set.