javax.faces.view.facelets

Class MetaRuleset

java.lang.Object

javax.faces.view.facelets.MetaRuleset

public abstract class MetaRuleset
extends Object

A mutable set of rules to be used in auto-wiring state to a particular object instance. Rules assigned to this object will be composed into a single Metadata instance which will encapsulate the ruleset.

Since:

2.0

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
MetaRuleset()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
abstract MetaRuleset	add(Metadata metadata) Add another Metadata to this ruleset, returning this.
abstract MetaRuleset	addRule(MetaRule rule) Add another MetaRule to this ruleset, returning this.
abstract MetaRuleset	alias(String attribute, String property) Customize this MetaRuleset by removing the attribute named by argument attribute and re-adding it under the name given by the argument property, returning this.
abstract Metadata	finish() Take actions to apply the rule.
abstract MetaRuleset	ignore(String attribute) Customize this MetaRuleset instance to advise it to ignore the attribute named by the attribute argument, returning this.
abstract MetaRuleset	ignoreAll() Customize this MetaRuleset instance to advise it to ignore all attributes, returning this.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

MetaRuleset

public MetaRuleset()

Method Detail

ignore

public abstract MetaRuleset ignore(String attribute)

Customize this MetaRuleset instance to advise it to ignore the attribute named by the attribute argument, returning this.

Parameters:

attribute - the name of the attribute to ignore.

Returns:

the MetaRuleset with the given attribute ignored.

Since:

2.0

ignoreAll

public abstract MetaRuleset ignoreAll()

Customize this MetaRuleset instance to advise it to ignore all attributes, returning this.

Returns:

the ignoreAll MetaRuleset.

Since:

2.0

alias

public abstract MetaRuleset alias(String attribute,
                                  String property)

Customize this MetaRuleset by removing the attribute named by argument attribute and re-adding it under the name given by the argument property, returning this.

Parameters:

attribute - the attribute to remove.

property - the property to add.

Returns:

the aliased MetaRuleSet.

Since:

2.0

add

public abstract MetaRuleset add(Metadata metadata)

Add another Metadata to this ruleset, returning this.

Parameters:

metadata - the Metadata to add.

Returns:

the MetaRuleset with the Metadata added.

Since:

2.0

addRule

public abstract MetaRuleset addRule(MetaRule rule)

Add another MetaRule to this ruleset, returning this.

Parameters:

rule - the rule to add.

Returns:

the MetaRuleset with the MetaRule added.

Since:

2.0

finish

public abstract Metadata finish()

Take actions to apply the rule.

Returns:

the Metadata with the MetaRuleSet applied.