Package javax.servlet.jsp.tagext

Class TagLibraryInfo

  • public abstract class TagLibraryInfo
extends java.lang.Object
    Translation-time information associated with a taglib directive, and its underlying TLD file. Most of the information is directly from the TLD, except for the prefix and the uri values used in the taglib directive

    • Method Summary

      All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      FunctionInfo getFunction​(java.lang.String name)
      Get the FunctionInfo for a given function name, looking through all the functions in this tag library.
      FunctionInfo[] getFunctions()
      An array describing the functions that are defined in this tag library.
      java.lang.String getInfoString()
      Information (documentation) for this TLD.
      java.lang.String getPrefixString()
      The prefix assigned to this taglib from the taglib directive
      java.lang.String getReliableURN()
      The "reliable" URN indicated in the TLD (the uri element).
      java.lang.String getRequiredVersion()
      A string describing the required version of the JSP container.
      java.lang.String getShortName()
      The preferred short name (prefix) as indicated in the TLD.
      TagInfo getTag​(java.lang.String shortname)
      Get the TagInfo for a given tag name, looking through all the tags in this tag library.
      TagFileInfo getTagFile​(java.lang.String shortname)
      Get the TagFileInfo for a given tag name, looking through all the tag files in this tag library.
      TagFileInfo[] getTagFiles()
      An array describing the tag files that are defined in this tag library.
      abstract TagLibraryInfo[] getTagLibraryInfos()
      Returns an array of TagLibraryInfo objects representing the entire set of tag libraries (including this TagLibraryInfo) imported by taglib directives in the translation unit that references this TagLibraryInfo.
      TagInfo[] getTags()
      An array describing the tags that are defined in this tag library.
      java.lang.String getURI()
      The value of the uri attribute from the taglib directive for this library.

      • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

    • Method Detail

      • getURI

        public java.lang.String getURI()
        The value of the uri attribute from the taglib directive for this library.
        Returns:
        the value of the uri attribute

      • getPrefixString

        public java.lang.String getPrefixString()
        The prefix assigned to this taglib from the taglib directive
        Returns:
        the prefix assigned to this taglib from the taglib directive

      • getShortName

        public java.lang.String getShortName()
        The preferred short name (prefix) as indicated in the TLD. This may be used by authoring tools as the preferred prefix to use when creating an taglib directive for this library.
        Returns:
        the preferred short name for the library

      • getReliableURN

        public java.lang.String getReliableURN()
        The "reliable" URN indicated in the TLD (the uri element). This may be used by authoring tools as a global identifier to use when creating a taglib directive for this library.
        Returns:
        a reliable URN to a TLD like this

      • getInfoString

        public java.lang.String getInfoString()
        Information (documentation) for this TLD.
        Returns:
        the info string for this tag lib

      • getRequiredVersion

        public java.lang.String getRequiredVersion()
        A string describing the required version of the JSP container.
        Returns:
        the (minimal) required version of the JSP container.
        See Also:
        JspEngineInfo

      • getTags

        public TagInfo[] getTags()
        An array describing the tags that are defined in this tag library.
        Returns:
        the TagInfo objects corresponding to the tags defined by this tag library, or a zero length array if this tag library defines no tags

      • getTagFiles

        public TagFileInfo[] getTagFiles()
        An array describing the tag files that are defined in this tag library.
        Returns:
        the TagFileInfo objects corresponding to the tag files defined by this tag library, or a zero length array if this tag library defines no tags files
        Since:
        2.0

      • getTag

        public TagInfo getTag​(java.lang.String shortname)
        Get the TagInfo for a given tag name, looking through all the tags in this tag library.
        Parameters:
        shortname - The short name (no prefix) of the tag
        Returns:
        the TagInfo for the tag with the specified short name, or null if no such tag is found

      • getTagFile

        public TagFileInfo getTagFile​(java.lang.String shortname)
        Get the TagFileInfo for a given tag name, looking through all the tag files in this tag library.
        Parameters:
        shortname - The short name (no prefix) of the tag
        Returns:
        the TagFileInfo for the specified Tag file, or null if no Tag file is found
        Since:
        2.0

      • getFunctions

        public FunctionInfo[] getFunctions()
        An array describing the functions that are defined in this tag library.
        Returns:
        the functions defined in this tag library, or a zero length array if the tag library defines no functions.
        Since:
        2.0

      • getFunction

        public FunctionInfo getFunction​(java.lang.String name)
        Get the FunctionInfo for a given function name, looking through all the functions in this tag library.
        Parameters:
        name - The name (no prefix) of the function
        Returns:
        the FunctionInfo for the function with the given name, or null if no such function exists
        Since:
        2.0

      • getTagLibraryInfos

        public abstract TagLibraryInfo[] getTagLibraryInfos()
        Returns an array of TagLibraryInfo objects representing the entire set of tag libraries (including this TagLibraryInfo) imported by taglib directives in the translation unit that references this TagLibraryInfo. If a tag library is imported more than once and bound to different prefixes, only the TagLibraryInfo bound to the first prefix must be included in the returned array.
        Returns:
        Array of TagLibraryInfo objects representing the entire set of tag libraries (including this TagLibraryInfo) imported by taglib directives in the translation unit that references this TagLibraryInfo.
        Since:
        2.1