org.eclnt.jsfserver.util

Class StyleManager

java.lang.Object

org.eclnt.jsfserver.util.StyleManager

public class StyleManager
extends java.lang.Object

Access to style definitions. In general the style information is read when starting the web application - so you should only access the get-methods in order to gather for style information.

Please also check class StyleUtil, which contains useful methods in the area of style management.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
static class	StyleManager.CSSStyleParser
static class	StyleManager.Style
static class	StyleManager.StyleAttributeValue Concrete attribute-value-pair.
static class	StyleManager.StyleParser
static class	StyleManager.StyleTagInfo Style information for a tag.
static class	StyleManager.StyleValue Style value that is added to the style via:
static class	StyleManager.StyleVariant

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
StyleManager()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static java.lang.String	combineStyleWithAdditionalStyles(java.lang.String xml, java.lang.String styleName, java.lang.ClassLoader cl) Combines the CSS-style-xml with additional style information coming from additional styles coming from the classloader (page bean components).
static java.util.List<java.lang.String>	getAvailableRuntimeStyles()
static StyleManager.Style	getStyle(java.lang.String styleName) Reads style at runtime.
static java.util.List<java.lang.String>	getStyleExtensionSequence(java.lang.String styleName) Reads extension sequence for a given style.
static java.lang.String	getStyleValue(java.lang.String valueName)
static java.lang.String	getStyleValue(java.lang.String styleName, java.lang.String valueName) Get style value.
static java.lang.String	getTagAttributeValue(java.lang.String variantName, java.lang.String tagNameWithPrefix, java.lang.String attributeName) Convenience method - returning the style value for a certain tag.
static StyleManager.StyleTagInfo	getTagInfo(java.lang.String variantName, java.lang.String tagNameWithPrefix) Convenience method - returning the style information for the style that is used within the current session of the user.
static StyleManager.StyleTagInfo	getTagInfo(java.lang.String styleName, java.lang.String variantName, java.lang.String tagNameWithPrefix) Central method for getting style information for a certain tag.
static StyleManager.Style	readDesignTimeStyle(java.lang.String styleName, java.lang.String styleFileName)
static StyleManager.Style	readDesignTimeStyle(java.lang.String styleName, java.lang.String styleFileName, java.lang.ClassLoader cl)
static void	registerStyle(java.lang.String styleName)
static void	reset() Allows to reset the stlye manager without restarting Tomcat...
static java.lang.String	updatePrefix(java.lang.String tagName)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

StyleManager

public StyleManager()

Method Detail

reset

public static void reset()

Allows to reset the stlye manager without restarting Tomcat...

updatePrefix

public static java.lang.String updatePrefix(java.lang.String tagName)

getTagInfo

public static StyleManager.StyleTagInfo getTagInfo(java.lang.String variantName,
                                                   java.lang.String tagNameWithPrefix)

Convenience method - returning the style information for the style that is used within the current session of the user. This method must only be used within the context of a request processing.

getTagAttributeValue

public static java.lang.String getTagAttributeValue(java.lang.String variantName,
                                                    java.lang.String tagNameWithPrefix,
                                                    java.lang.String attributeName)

Convenience method - returning the style value for a certain tag.

Parameters:

variantName - e.g. "default"

tagNameWithPrefix - e.g. "t:field"

attributeName - e.g. "background"

Returns:

Style value, null if not defined.

getStyleValue

public static java.lang.String getStyleValue(java.lang.String valueName)

getStyleValue

public static java.lang.String getStyleValue(java.lang.String styleName,
                                             java.lang.String valueName)

Get style value. Style values are the values defined via .

getStyle

public static StyleManager.Style getStyle(java.lang.String styleName)

Reads style at runtime.

getStyleExtensionSequence

public static java.util.List<java.lang.String> getStyleExtensionSequence(java.lang.String styleName)

Reads extension sequence for a given style. The first style in the list is the most basic style, the last style in the list is the style passed via parameter "styleName". This is a runtime function.

getTagInfo

public static StyleManager.StyleTagInfo getTagInfo(java.lang.String styleName,
                                                   java.lang.String variantName,
                                                   java.lang.String tagNameWithPrefix)

Central method for getting style information for a certain tag.

Parameters:

tagNameWithPrefix - Full tag name, including prefix, e.g. "t:field".

Returns:

Null if nothing found.

registerStyle

public static void registerStyle(java.lang.String styleName)

getAvailableRuntimeStyles

public static java.util.List<java.lang.String> getAvailableRuntimeStyles()

readDesignTimeStyle

public static StyleManager.Style readDesignTimeStyle(java.lang.String styleName,
                                                     java.lang.String styleFileName)

readDesignTimeStyle

public static StyleManager.Style readDesignTimeStyle(java.lang.String styleName,
                                                     java.lang.String styleFileName,
                                                     java.lang.ClassLoader cl)

combineStyleWithAdditionalStyles

public static java.lang.String combineStyleWithAdditionalStyles(java.lang.String xml,
                                                                java.lang.String styleName,
                                                                java.lang.ClassLoader cl)

Combines the CSS-style-xml with additional style information coming from additional styles coming from the classloader (page bean components).