javax.servlet.jsp.tagext
Class TagLibraryInfo

java.lang.Object
  javax.servlet.jsp.tagext.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

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.
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