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TagAttributeInfo.java

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package javax.servlet.jsp.tagext;

/**
 * Information on the attributes of a Tag, available at translation time. This
 * class is instantiated from the Tag Library Descriptor file (TLD).
 * 
 * <p>
 * Only the information needed to generate code is included here. Other
 * information like SCHEMA for validation belongs elsewhere.
 */

public class TagAttributeInfo {
    /**
     * "id" is wired in to be ID. There is no real benefit in having it be
     * something else IDREFs are not handled any differently.
     */

    public static final String ID = "id";

    /**
     * Constructor for TagAttributeInfo. This class is to be instantiated only
     * from the TagLibrary code under request from some JSP code that is parsing
     * a TLD (Tag Library Descriptor).
     * 
     * @param name
     *            The name of the attribute.
     * @param required
     *            If this attribute is required in tag instances.
     * @param type
     *            The name of the type of the attribute.
     * @param reqTime
     *            Whether this attribute holds a request-time Attribute.
     */

    public TagAttributeInfo(String name, boolean required, String type,
            boolean reqTime) {
        this.name = name;
        this.required = required;
        this.type = type;
        this.reqTime = reqTime;
    }

    /**
     * JSP 2.0 Constructor for TagAttributeInfo. This class is to be
     * instantiated only from the TagLibrary code under request from some JSP
     * code that is parsing a TLD (Tag Library Descriptor).
     * 
     * @param name
     *            The name of the attribute.
     * @param required
     *            If this attribute is required in tag instances.
     * @param type
     *            The name of the type of the attribute.
     * @param reqTime
     *            Whether this attribute holds a request-time Attribute.
     * @param fragment
     *            Whether this attribute is of type JspFragment
     * 
     * @since 2.0
     */

    public TagAttributeInfo(String name, boolean required, String type,
            boolean reqTime, boolean fragment) {
        this(name, required, type, reqTime);
        this.fragment = fragment;
    }

    /**
     * @since JSP 2.1
     */
    public TagAttributeInfo(String name, boolean required, String type,
            boolean reqTime, boolean fragment, String description,
            boolean deferredValue, boolean deferredMethod,
            String expectedTypeName, String methodSignature) {
        this(name, required, type, reqTime, fragment);
        this.description = description;
        this.deferredValue = deferredValue;
        this.deferredMethod = deferredMethod;
        this.expectedTypeName = expectedTypeName;
        this.methodSignature = methodSignature;
    }

    /**
     * The name of this attribute.
     * 
     * @return the name of the attribute
     */

    public String getName() {
        return name;
    }

    /**
     * The type (as a String) of this attribute.
     * 
     * @return the type of the attribute
     */

    public String getTypeName() {
        return type;
    }

    /**
     * Whether this attribute can hold a request-time value.
     * 
     * @return if the attribute can hold a request-time value.
     */

    public boolean canBeRequestTime() {
        return reqTime;
    }

    /**
     * Whether this attribute is required.
     * 
     * @return if the attribute is required.
     */
    public boolean isRequired() {
        return required;
    }

    /**
     * Convenience static method that goes through an array of TagAttributeInfo
     * objects and looks for "id".
     * 
     * @param a
     *            An array of TagAttributeInfo
     * @return The TagAttributeInfo reference with name "id"
     */
    public static TagAttributeInfo getIdAttribute(TagAttributeInfo a[]) {
        for (int i = 0; i < a.length; i++) {
            if (a[i].getName().equals(ID)) {
                return a[i];
            }
        }
        return null; // no such attribute
    }

    /**
     * Whether this attribute is of type JspFragment.
     * 
     * @return if the attribute is of type JspFragment
     * 
     * @since 2.0
     */
    public boolean isFragment() {
        return fragment;
    }

    /**
     * Returns a String representation of this TagAttributeInfo, suitable for
     * debugging purposes.
     * 
     * @return a String representation of this TagAttributeInfo
     */
    public String toString() {
        StringBuffer b = new StringBuffer(64);
        b.append("name = " + name + " ");
        b.append("type = " + type + " ");
        b.append("reqTime = " + reqTime + " ");
        b.append("required = " + required + " ");
        b.append("fragment = " + fragment + " ");
        b.append("deferredValue = " + deferredValue + " ");
        b.append("expectedTypeName = " + expectedTypeName + " ");
        b.append("deferredMethod = " + deferredMethod + " ");
        b.append("methodSignature = " + methodSignature);
        return b.toString();
    }

    /*
     * private fields
     */
    private String name;

    private String type;

    private boolean reqTime;

    private boolean required;

    /*
     * private fields for JSP 2.0
     */
    private boolean fragment;

    /*
     * private fields for JSP 2.1
     */
    private String description;

    private boolean deferredValue;

    private boolean deferredMethod;

    private String expectedTypeName;

    private String methodSignature;

    public boolean isDeferredMethod() {
        return deferredMethod;
    }

    public boolean isDeferredValue() {
        return deferredValue;
    }

    public String getDescription() {
        return description;
    }

    public String getExpectedTypeName() {
        return expectedTypeName;
    }

    public String getMethodSignature() {
        return methodSignature;
    }
}