- java.lang.Object
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- javax.faces.view.facelets.TagHandler
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- javax.faces.view.facelets.MetaTagHandler
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- All Implemented Interfaces:
- FaceletHandler
- Direct Known Subclasses:
- DelegatingMetaTagHandler
public abstract class MetaTagHandler extends TagHandler
Every kind of markup element in Facelets VDL that has attributes that need to take action on a JSF Java API artifact is associated with an instance of this class. This class is an abstraction to enable a rule based method for directing how different kinds of elements take different kinds of actions in the JSF Java API. For example, consider this markup:
<h:inputText value="#{user.userid}" valueChangeListener="#{user.newUserId}" />
This markup element corresponds to an instance of
HtmlInputText
in the view.HtmlImputText
has a number of attributes that are to be exposed to the page author.HtmlInputText
also implementsEditableValueHolder
, which extendsValueHolder
. Each of these interfaces also expose a number of attributes to the page author.Facelets employes the strategy pattern to allow the manner in which all possible attributes are handled based on the nature of the JSF Java API artifact associated with the markup element.
Subclasses override the
createMetaRuleset(java.lang.Class)
method to return aMetaRuleset
instance encapsulating all the strategies for all the attributes that make sense for this particular markup element. The runtime calls thesetAttributes(FaceletContext, Object)
method to cause those rules to be executed and applied.- Since:
- 2.0
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Field Summary
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Fields inherited from class javax.faces.view.facelets.TagHandler
nextHandler, tag, tagId
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Constructor Summary
Constructors Constructor and Description MetaTagHandler(TagConfig config)
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Method Summary
All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods Modifier and Type Method and Description protected abstract MetaRuleset
createMetaRuleset(Class type)
Extend this method in order to add your own rules.protected void
setAttributes(FaceletContext ctx, Object instance)
Invoking/extending this method will cause the results of the created MetaRuleset to auto-wire state to the passed instance.-
Methods inherited from class javax.faces.view.facelets.TagHandler
getAttribute, getRequiredAttribute, toString
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Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
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Methods inherited from interface javax.faces.view.facelets.FaceletHandler
apply
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Constructor Detail
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MetaTagHandler
public MetaTagHandler(TagConfig config)
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Method Detail
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createMetaRuleset
protected abstract MetaRuleset createMetaRuleset(Class type)
Extend this method in order to add your own rules.- Parameters:
type
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setAttributes
protected void setAttributes(FaceletContext ctx, Object instance)
Invoking/extending this method will cause the results of the created MetaRuleset to auto-wire state to the passed instance.- Parameters:
ctx
-instance
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Document created the 11/06/2005, last modified the 18/08/2025
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