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1 | // Copyright 2004, 2005 The Apache Software Foundation |
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2 | // |
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3 | // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); |
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4 | // you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. |
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5 | // You may obtain a copy of the License at |
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6 | // |
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7 | // http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 |
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8 | // |
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9 | // Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software |
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10 | // distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, |
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11 | // WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. |
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12 | // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and |
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13 | // limitations under the License. |
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15 | package org.apache.tapestry.spec; |
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17 | import org.apache.hivemind.Locatable; |
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18 | import org.apache.hivemind.LocationHolder; |
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20 | /** |
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21 | * Stores a binding specification, which identifies the static value or OGNL |
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22 | * expression for the binding. The name of the binding (which matches a bindable |
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23 | * property of the contined component) is implicitly known. |
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24 | * |
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25 | * @author glongman@intelligentworks.com |
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26 | */ |
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27 | public interface IBindingSpecification extends LocationHolder, Locatable |
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28 | { |
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30 | /** |
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31 | * Returns the type of binding specification; this is generally |
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32 | * {@link org.apache.tapestry.spec.BindingType#PREFIXED}. |
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33 | */ |
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35 | BindingType getType(); |
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37 | /** |
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38 | * For a prefixed binding specification (the typical type), the value is a |
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39 | * binding reference; a string used to contruct the actual binding, and |
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40 | * consists of a prefix (such as "ognl:" or "message:") and a locator. The |
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41 | * prefix selects a {@link org.apache.tapestry.binding.BindingFactory}, and |
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42 | * the locator is passed to the factory, which uses it to construct the |
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43 | * {@link org.apache.tapestry.IBinding}instance. |
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44 | */ |
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46 | String getValue(); |
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48 | void setType(BindingType type); |
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50 | void setValue(String value); |
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51 | } |