Interface ElementAttributeValueParser

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultElementAttributeValueParser

public interface ElementAttributeValueParser

Helper interface for setting properties.

Version:

1.0 Aug 20, 2005

Author:

Willem Cazander

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Object	getConvertedParameterValue(String name, Object value, Element element)	Convert the value into a new value genereted by parameterConverters.
Object	getELParameterValue(String value, Element element)	Returns the object which is stored in the ELContext
Object	getParameterValue(String name, String value, Element element)	Does is all, Checks if value is EL parameter and lookups the object.
boolean	isELParameter(String name, String value, Element element)	Checks if the value is an EL parameter.

Method Details

isELParameter

boolean isELParameter(String name,
 String value,
 Element element)

Checks if the value is an EL parameter.

Parameters:

name - The name of the attribute.

value - The value of the attribute.

element - The element of the attribute.

Returns:

Returns true if value is EL parameter.

getELParameterValue

Object getELParameterValue(String value,
 Element element)
                    throws ElementAttributeValueParserException,
ObjectConverterException

Returns the object which is stored in the ELContext

Parameters:

value - The attribute value.

element - The element of the attribute.

Returns:

Returns the resolved el parameter value.

Throws:

ElementAttributeValueParserException

ObjectConverterException

getConvertedParameterValue

Object getConvertedParameterValue(String name,
 Object value,
 Element element)
                           throws ElementAttributeValueParserException,
ObjectConverterException

Convert the value into a new value genereted by parameterConverters.

Parameters:

name - The name of the attribute.

value - The value of the attribute.

element - The element of the attribute.

Returns:

Returns the converted attribute value.

Throws:

ElementAttributeValueParserException

ObjectConverterException

getParameterValue

Object getParameterValue(String name,
 String value,
 Element element)
                  throws ElementAttributeValueParserException,
ObjectConverterException

Does is all, Checks if value is EL parameter and lookups the object. and converts to new object via parameter converter and return value.

Parameters:

name - The name of the attribute.

value - The value of the attribute.

element - The element of the attribute.

Returns:

Returns the attribute value.

Throws:

ElementAttributeValueParserException

ObjectConverterException