javax.servlet.jsp.tagext

Class TagVariableInfo

java.lang.Object

javax.servlet.jsp.tagext.TagVariableInfo

public class TagVariableInfo
extends java.lang.Object

TagVariableInfo objects create runtime variables available to the tags.

For example, a NESTED variable could be used like:

 <mytag:loop name='i' min='0' max='10'>
   Iter: <%= i %>
 </mytag:loop>
 

Since:

JSP 1.2

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
TagVariableInfo(java.lang.String nameGiven, java.lang.String nameFromAttribute, java.lang.String className, boolean declare, int scope) Creates information for a variable.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.String	getClassName() Returns the variable's Java class.
boolean	getDeclare() True if the variable should be declared.
java.lang.String	getNameFromAttribute() Returns the attribute name that will contain the variable name
java.lang.String	getNameGiven() Returns the variable name, if it's static.
int	getScope() Returns the variable's scope.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

TagVariableInfo

public TagVariableInfo(java.lang.String nameGiven,
                       java.lang.String nameFromAttribute,
                       java.lang.String className,
                       boolean declare,
                       int scope)

Creates information for a variable.

Parameters:

nameGiven - name of the variable

nameFromAttribute - name of the variable

className - the java classname of the variable

declare - true if the variable should be declared

scope - the scope of the variable

Method Detail

getNameGiven

public java.lang.String getNameGiven()

Returns the variable name, if it's static.

getNameFromAttribute

public java.lang.String getNameFromAttribute()

Returns the attribute name that will contain the variable name

getClassName

public java.lang.String getClassName()

Returns the variable's Java class.

getDeclare

public boolean getDeclare()

True if the variable should be declared. If false, the JSP engine assumes the variable is already declared and just assigns the value.

getScope

public int getScope()

Returns the variable's scope.

• AT_BEGIN - available as soon as the tag starts
• NESTED - only available in the tag body
• AT_END - only available after the tag ends.