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The BodyTag interface extends IterationTag by defining additional methods that let a tag handler manipulate the content of evaluating its body.
It is the responsibility of the tag handler to manipulate the body content. For example the tag handler may take the body content, convert it into a String using the bodyContent.getString method and then use it. Or the tag handler may take the body content and write it out into its enclosing JspWriter using the bodyContent.writeOut method.
A tag handler that implements BodyTag is treated as one that implements IterationTag, except that the doStartTag method can return SKIP_BODY, EVAL_BODY_INCLUDE or EVAL_BODY_BUFFERED.
If EVAL_BODY_INCLUDE is returned, then evaluation happens as in IterationTag.
If EVAL_BODY_BUFFERED is returned, then a BodyContent object will be created (by code generated by the JSP compiler) to capture the body evaluation. The code generated by the JSP compiler obtains the BodyContent object by calling the pushBody method of the current pageContext, which additionally has the effect of saving the previous out value. The page compiler returns this object by calling the popBody method of the PageContext class; the call also restores the value of out.
The interface provides one new property with a setter method and one new action method.
Properties
There is a new property: bodyContent, to contain the BodyContent object, where the JSP Page implementation object will place the evaluation (and reevaluation, if appropriate) of the body. The setter method (setBodyContent) will only be invoked if doStartTag() returns EVAL_BODY_BUFFERED.
Methods
In addition to the setter method for the bodyContent property, there is a new action methods: doInitBody(), which is invoked right after setBodyContent() and before the body evaluation. This method is only invoked if doStartTag() returns EVAL_BODY_BUFFERED.
Lifecycle
Lifecycle details are described by the transition diagram below. Exceptions that are thrown during the computation of doStartTag(), setBodyContent(), doInitBody(), BODY, doAfterBody() interrupt the execution sequence and are propagated up the stack, unless the tag handler implements the TryCatchFinally interface; see that interface for details.
Empty and Non-Empty Action
If the TagLibraryDescriptor file indicates that the action must always have an empty action, by an <body-content> entry of "empty", then the doStartTag() method must return SKIP_BODY. Otherwise, the doStartTag() method may return SKIP_BODY, EVAL_BODY_INCLUDE, or EVAL_BODY_BUFFERED.
If SKIP_BODY is returned the body is not evaluated, and doEndTag() is invoked.
If EVAL_BODY_INCLUDE is returned, setBodyContent() is not invoked, doInitBody() is not invoked, the body is evaluated and "passed through" to the current out, doAfterBody() is invoked and then, after zero or more iterations, doEndTag() is invoked.
If EVAL_BODY_BUFFERED is returned, setBodyContent() is invoked, doInitBody() is invoked, the body is evaluated, doAfterBody() is invoked, and then, after zero or more iterations, doEndTag() is invoked.
Field Summary | |
static int |
EVAL_BODY_BUFFERED
Request the creation of new buffer, a BodyContent on which to evaluate the body of this tag. |
static int |
EVAL_BODY_TAG
Deprecated. As of Java JSP API 1.2, use BodyTag.EVAL_BODY_BUFFERED or IterationTag.EVAL_BODY_AGAIN. |
Fields inherited from interface javax.servlet.jsp.tagext.IterationTag |
EVAL_BODY_AGAIN |
Fields inherited from interface javax.servlet.jsp.tagext.Tag |
EVAL_BODY_INCLUDE, EVAL_PAGE, SKIP_BODY, SKIP_PAGE |
Method Summary | |
void |
doInitBody()
Prepare for evaluation of the body. |
void |
setBodyContent(BodyContent b)
Set the bodyContent property. |
Methods inherited from interface javax.servlet.jsp.tagext.IterationTag |
doAfterBody |
Methods inherited from interface javax.servlet.jsp.tagext.Tag |
doEndTag, doStartTag, getParent, release, setPageContext, setParent |
Field Detail |
public static final int EVAL_BODY_TAG
public static final int EVAL_BODY_BUFFERED
Method Detail |
public void setBodyContent(BodyContent b)
When setBodyContent is invoked, the value of the implicit object out has already been changed in the pageContext object. The BodyContent object passed will have not data on it but may have been reused (and cleared) from some previous invocation.
The BodyContent object is available and with the appropriate content until after the invocation of the doEndTag method, at which case it may be reused.
b
- the BodyContentpublic void doInitBody() throws JspException
The JSP container will resynchronize any variable values that are indicated as so in TagExtraInfo after the invocation of doInitBody().
JspException
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