Package org.apache.commons.jelly

Class MapTagSupport

java.lang.Object

org.apache.commons.jelly.TagSupport

org.apache.commons.jelly.DynaTagSupport

org.apache.commons.jelly.MapTagSupport

All Implemented Interfaces:

DynaTag, Tag

Direct Known Subclasses:

SetPropertiesTag, UseBeanTag

public abstract class MapTagSupport
extends DynaTagSupport

MapTag is a DynaTag implementation which uses a Map to store its attribute values in. Derived tags can then process this Map, change values, add or remove attributes or perform some other form of processsing pretty easily.

Version:

$Revision: 155420 $

Author:

James Strachan

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.apache.commons.jelly.TagSupport

body, context, parent

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
MapTagSupport()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
protected Map	createAttributes()	A Factory Method which allows derived tags to overload the Map implementation used by this tag
protected Map	getAttributes()	Helper method which allows derived tags to access the attributes associated with this tag
void	setAttribute(String name, Object value)	Sets an attribute value of this tag before the tag is invoked

Methods inherited from class org.apache.commons.jelly.DynaTagSupport

getAttributeType

Methods inherited from class org.apache.commons.jelly.TagSupport

findAncestorWithClass, findAncestorWithClass, findAncestorWithClass, findAncestorWithClass, findAncestorWithClass, findAncestorWithClass, getBody, getBodyText, getBodyText, getContext, getParent, invokeBody, isEscapeText, isTrim, setBody, setContext, setEscapeText, setParent, setTrim, trimBody

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.commons.jelly.Tag

doTag, getBody, getContext, getParent, invokeBody, setBody, setContext, setParent

Constructor Details

MapTagSupport

public MapTagSupport()

Method Details

setAttribute

public void setAttribute(String name,
 Object value)

Sets an attribute value of this tag before the tag is invoked

getAttributes

protected Map getAttributes()

Helper method which allows derived tags to access the attributes associated with this tag

createAttributes

protected Map createAttributes()

A Factory Method which allows derived tags to overload the Map implementation used by this tag