net.ontopia.topicmaps.nav2.utils

Class ContextUtils

java.lang.Object

net.ontopia.topicmaps.nav2.utils.ContextUtils

public final class ContextUtils
extends Object

PUBLIC: Utility methods for working with the variable bindings in the Navigator context.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static TopicMapRepositoryIF	getRepository(javax.servlet.ServletContext servletContext) EXPERIMENTAL: Gets the topic map repository used by the navigator framework.
static Object	getSingleValue(String name, javax.servlet.jsp.PageContext pageContext) PUBLIC: Returns the first value in the collection bound to a specific variable in the current scope.
static Object	getSingleValue(String name, javax.servlet.ServletRequest request) PUBLIC: Returns the first value in the collection bound to a specific variable in the current scope.
static TopicMapIF	getTopicMap(javax.servlet.jsp.PageContext pageContext) EXPERIMENTAL: Get the topic map object the context tag is working with.
static TopicMapIF	getTopicMap(javax.servlet.ServletRequest request) EXPERIMENTAL: Get the topic map object the context tag is working with.
static Collection	getValue(String name, javax.servlet.jsp.PageContext pageContext) PUBLIC: Returns the value bound to a specific variable in the current scope.
static Collection	getValue(String name, javax.servlet.jsp.PageContext pageContext, Collection defaultValue) PUBLIC: Returns the value bound to a specific variable in the current scope.
static void	setSingleValue(String name, javax.servlet.jsp.PageContext pageContext, Object value) PUBLIC: Sets the value of the named variable to a collection consisting only of the single value given.
static void	setValue(String name, javax.servlet.jsp.PageContext pageContext, Collection value) PUBLIC: Sets the value of the named variable to the collection given.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getRepository

public static TopicMapRepositoryIF getRepository(javax.servlet.ServletContext servletContext)

EXPERIMENTAL: Gets the topic map repository used by the navigator framework.

Since:

3.4

getTopicMap

public static TopicMapIF getTopicMap(javax.servlet.ServletRequest request)

EXPERIMENTAL: Get the topic map object the context tag is working with. This method will give direct access to the same transaction as the context tag is using.

Since:

3.4

getTopicMap

public static TopicMapIF getTopicMap(javax.servlet.jsp.PageContext pageContext)

EXPERIMENTAL: Get the topic map object the context tag is working with. This method will give direct access to the same transaction as the context tag is using.

Since:

3.2.1

getValue

public static Collection getValue(String name,
                                  javax.servlet.jsp.PageContext pageContext)

PUBLIC: Returns the value bound to a specific variable in the current scope. The value returned will be null if the variable is unknown.

getValue

public static Collection getValue(String name,
                                  javax.servlet.jsp.PageContext pageContext,
                                  Collection defaultValue)

PUBLIC: Returns the value bound to a specific variable in the current scope. The value returned will be defaultValue if the variable is unknown.

getSingleValue

public static Object getSingleValue(String name,
                                    javax.servlet.jsp.PageContext pageContext)

PUBLIC: Returns the first value in the collection bound to a specific variable in the current scope. The value returned will be null if the variable is unknown or if the collection is empty.

getSingleValue

public static Object getSingleValue(String name,
                                    javax.servlet.ServletRequest request)

PUBLIC: Returns the first value in the collection bound to a specific variable in the current scope. The value returned will be null if the variable is unknown or if the collection is empty.

Since:

2.2.1

setValue

public static void setValue(String name,
                            javax.servlet.jsp.PageContext pageContext,
                            Collection value)

PUBLIC: Sets the value of the named variable to the collection given. The value can be null, which effectively unsets the variable.

setSingleValue

public static void setSingleValue(String name,
                                  javax.servlet.jsp.PageContext pageContext,
                                  Object value)

PUBLIC: Sets the value of the named variable to a collection consisting only of the single value given.