JavaEE API 8.0.1 · javax.faces.component.UIComponentBase

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
private static class	UIComponentBase.AttributesMap
private static class	UIComponentBase.BehaviorsMap
private static class	UIComponentBase.ChildrenList
private static class	UIComponentBase.ChildrenListIterator
private static class	UIComponentBase.FacetsAndChildrenIterator
private static class	UIComponentBase.FacetsMap
private static class	UIComponentBase.FacetsMapEntrySet
private static class	UIComponentBase.FacetsMapEntrySetEntry
private static class	UIComponentBase.FacetsMapEntrySetIterator
private static class	UIComponentBase.FacetsMapKeySet
private static class	UIComponentBase.FacetsMapKeySetIterator
private static class	UIComponentBase.FacetsMapValues
private static class	UIComponentBase.FacetsMapValuesIterator
private static class	UIComponentBase.PassThroughAttributesMap<K, V>

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
private static final String	ADDED
private UIComponentBase.AttributesMap	attributes The `Map` containing our attributes, keyed by attribute name.
private UIComponentBase.BehaviorsMap	behaviors behaviors associated with this component.
private static final int	CHILD_STATE
private List<UIComponent>	children
private String	clientId The assigned client identifier for this component.
private Map<Class<?>, Map<String, PropertyDescriptor>>	descriptors Each entry is an map of `PropertyDescriptor`s describing the properties of a concrete `UIComponent` implementation, keyed by the corresponding `java.lang.Class`.
private static final Object[]	EMPTY_ARRAY
private static final Iterator<UIComponent>	EMPTY_ITERATOR
private static final Object[]	EMPTY_OBJECT_ARRAY An EMPTY_OBJECT_ARRAY argument list to be passed to reflection methods.
private Map<String, UIComponent>	facets
private String	id The component identifier for this component.
private AttachedObjectListHolder<FacesListener>	listeners
private Map<Class<? extends SystemEvent>, List<SystemEventListener>>	listenersByEventClass
private static Logger	LOGGER Hides javax.faces.component.UIComponent.LOGGER.
private static final int	MY_STATE
private UIComponent	parent The parent component for this component.
private Map<String, PropertyDescriptor>	pdMap Reference to the map of `PropertyDescriptor`s for this class in the `descriptors Map.`
private boolean	transientFlag Flag indicating a desire to now participate in state saving.

Access	Constructor and Description
public	UIComponentBase()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
public void	addClientBehavior(String the logical name of the client-side event to attach the behavior to. eventName, ClientBehavior the `javax.faces.component.behavior.Behavior` instance to attach for the specified event name. behavior) This is a default implementation of `javax.faces.component.behavior.ClientBehaviorHolder#addClientBehavior`.
protected void	addFacesListener(FacesListener The `FacesListener` to be registered listener) Implements abstract javax.faces.component.UIComponent.addFacesListener. Add the specified `FacesListener` to the set of listeners registered to receive event notifications from this `UIComponent`.
private void	assertClientBehaviorHolder() `UIComponentBase` has stub methods from the `ClientBehaviorHolder` interface, but these method should be used only with componets that really implement holder interface.
public void	broadcast(FacesEvent The `FacesEvent` to be broadcast event) Implements abstract javax.faces.component.UIComponent.broadcast. Broadcast the specified `FacesEvent` to all registered event listeners who have expressed an interest in events of this type.
public void	clearInitialState() Overrides javax.faces.component.UIComponent.clearInitialState. Implements javax.faces.component.PartialStateHolder.clearInitialState. For each of the attached objects on this instance that implement `PartialStateHolder`, call `PartialStateHolder#clearInitialState` on the attached object.
public void	decode(FacesContext `FacesContext` for the request we are processing context) Implements abstract javax.faces.component.UIComponent.decode. Decode any new state of this `UIComponent` from the request contained in the specified `FacesContext`, and store this state as needed.
private static void	disconnectFromView(FacesContext context, Application application, UIComponent component)
private void	doPostAddProcessing(FacesContext context, UIComponent added)
private void	doPreRemoveProcessing(FacesContext context, UIComponent toRemove)
public void	encodeBegin(FacesContext `FacesContext` for the response we are creating context) Implements abstract javax.faces.component.UIComponent.encodeBegin. If our `rendered` property is `true`, render the beginning of the current state of this `UIComponent` to the response contained in the specified `FacesContext`.
public void	encodeChildren(FacesContext `FacesContext` for the response we are creating context) Implements abstract javax.faces.component.UIComponent.encodeChildren. If our `rendered` property is `true`, render the child `UIComponent`s of this `UIComponent`.
public void	encodeEnd(FacesContext `FacesContext` for the response we are creating context) Implements abstract javax.faces.component.UIComponent.encodeEnd. If our `rendered` property is `true`, render the ending of the current state of this `UIComponent`.
private static void	eraseParent(UIComponent `UIComponent` to have any parent erased component) If the specified `UIComponent` has a non-null parent, remove it as a child or facet (as appropriate) of that parent.
public UIComponent	findComponent(String Search expression identifying the `UIComponent` to be returned expr) Implements abstract javax.faces.component.UIComponent.findComponent. Search for and return the `UIComponent` with an `id` that matches the specified search expression (if any), according to the algorithm described below.
private static UIComponent	findComponent(UIComponent Base `UIComponent` from which to search base, String Component identifier to be matched id, boolean checkId) Return the `UIComponent` (if any) with the specified `id`, searching recursively starting at the specified `base`, and examining the base component itself, followed by examining all the base component's facets and children (unless the base component is a `NamingContainer`, in which case the recursive scan is skipped.
public Map<String, Object>	getAttributes() Implements abstract javax.faces.component.UIComponent.getAttributes. Return a mutable `Map` representing the attributes (and properties, see below) associated wth this `UIComponent`, keyed by attribute name (which must be a String).
public int	getChildCount() Implements abstract javax.faces.component.UIComponent.getChildCount. Return the number of child `UIComponent`s that are associated with this `UIComponent`.
public List<UIComponent>	getChildren() Implements abstract javax.faces.component.UIComponent.getChildren. Return a mutable `List` representing the child `UIComponent`s associated with this component.
public Map<String, List<ClientBehavior>>	Returns: behaviors associated with this component. getClientBehaviors() This is a default implementation of `javax.faces.component.behavior.ClientBehaviorHolder#getClientBehaviors`.
public String	getClientId(FacesContext The `FacesContext` for the current request context) Implements abstract javax.faces.component.UIComponent.getClientId. Return a client-side identifier for this component, generating one if necessary.
public String	Returns: the default event name. getDefaultEventName() This is a default implementation of `javax.faces.component.behavior.ClientBehaviorHolder#getDefaultEventName`.
pack-priv Map<String, PropertyDescriptor>	getDescriptorMap()
public Collection<String>	Returns: the collection of event names. getEventNames() This is a default implementation of `javax.faces.component.behavior.ClientBehaviorHolder#getEventNames`.
protected FacesContext	getFacesContext() Implements abstract javax.faces.component.UIComponent.getFacesContext. Convenience method to return the `FacesContext` instance for the current request.
protected FacesListener[]	getFacesListeners(Class<T> Class that must be implemented by a `FacesListener` for it to be returned clazz) Implements abstract javax.faces.component.UIComponent.getFacesListeners. Return an array of registered `FacesListener`s that are instances of the specified class.
public UIComponent	getFacet(String Name of the desired facet name) Implements abstract javax.faces.component.UIComponent.getFacet. Convenience method to return the named facet, if it exists, or `null` otherwise.
public int	getFacetCount() Overrides javax.faces.component.UIComponent.getFacetCount. Return the number of facet `UIComponent`s that are associated with this `UIComponent`.
public Map<String, UIComponent>	getFacets() Implements abstract javax.faces.component.UIComponent.getFacets. Return a mutable `Map` representing the facet `UIComponent`s associated with this `UIComponent`, keyed by facet name (which must be a String).
public Iterator<UIComponent>	getFacetsAndChildren() Implements abstract javax.faces.component.UIComponent.getFacetsAndChildren. Return an `Iterator` over the facet followed by child `UIComponent`s of this `UIComponent`.
public String	getId() Implements abstract javax.faces.component.UIComponent.getId. Return the component identifier of this `UIComponent`.
public List<SystemEventListener>	getListenersForEventClass(Class<? extends SystemEvent> the `Class` of event for which the listeners must be returned. eventClass) Overrides javax.faces.component.UIComponent.getListenersForEventClass. Implements javax.faces.event.SystemEventListenerHolder.getListenersForEventClass. Return the `SystemEventListener` instances registered on this `UIComponent` instance that are interested in events of type `eventClass`.
private UIComponent	getNamingContainerAncestor()
public UIComponent	getParent() Implements abstract javax.faces.component.UIComponent.getParent. Return the parent `UIComponent` of this `UIComponent`, if any.
public Map<String, Object>	getPassThroughAttributes(boolean if `true`, a new `Map` instance will be created if it does not exist already. If `false`, and there is no existing `Map` instance, one will not be created and `null` will be returned. create) Overrides javax.faces.component.UIComponent.getPassThroughAttributes. This method has the same specification as `getPassThroughAttributes()` except that it is allowed to return `null` if and only if the argument `create` is `false` and no pass through attribute data structure exists for this instance.
private PropertyDescriptor[]	getPropertyDescriptors() Return an array of `PropertyDescriptors` for this `UIComponent`'s implementation class.
protected Renderer	getRenderer(FacesContext `FacesContext` for the current request context) Implements abstract javax.faces.component.UIComponent.getRenderer. Convenience method to return the `Renderer` instance associated with this component, if any; otherwise, return `null`.
public String	getRendererType() Implements abstract javax.faces.component.UIComponent.getRendererType. Return the `Renderer` type for this `UIComponent` (if any).
public boolean	getRendersChildren() Implements abstract javax.faces.component.UIComponent.getRendersChildren. Return a flag indicating whether this component is responsible for rendering its child components.
public ValueBinding	getValueBinding(String Name of the attribute or property for which to retrieve a `ValueBinding` name) Implements abstract javax.faces.component.UIComponent.getValueBinding. Deprecated This has been replaced by `getValueExpression`. Call through to `getValueExpression` and examine the result.
public boolean	invokeOnComponent(FacesContext the `FacesContext` for the current request context, String the client identifier of the component to be passed to the argument callback. clientId, ContextCallback an implementation of the Callback interface. callback) Overrides javax.faces.component.UIComponent.invokeOnComponent. Starting at this component in the View hierarchy, search for a component with a `clientId` equal to the argument `clientId` and, if found, call the `ContextCallback#invokeContextCallback` method on the argument `callback`, passing the current `FacesContext` and the found component as arguments.
private boolean	Returns: true if component implements `ClientBehaviorHolder` interface. isClientBehaviorHolder()
public boolean	isRendered() Implements abstract javax.faces.component.UIComponent.isRendered. Return `true` if this component (and its children) should be rendered during the Render Response phase of the request processing lifecycle.
public boolean	isTransient() Implements javax.faces.component.StateHolder.isTransient. If true, the Object implementing this interface must not participate in state saving or restoring.
public void	markInitialState() Overrides javax.faces.component.UIComponent.markInitialState. Implements javax.faces.component.PartialStateHolder.markInitialState. For each of the attached objects on this instance that implement `PartialStateHolder`, call `PartialStateHolder#markInitialState` on the attached object.
private void	populateDescriptorsMapIfNecessary()
public void	processDecodes(FacesContext `FacesContext` for the request we are processing context) Implements abstract javax.faces.component.UIComponent.processDecodes. Perform the component tree processing required by the Apply Request Values phase of the request processing lifecycle for all facets of this component, all children of this component, and this component itself, as follows.
public void	processRestoreState(FacesContext `FacesContext` for the request we are processing context, Object the state. state) Implements abstract javax.faces.component.UIComponent.processRestoreState. Perform the component tree processing required by the Restore View phase of the request processing lifecycle for all facets of this component, all children of this component, and this component itself, as follows.
public Object	processSaveState(FacesContext `FacesContext` for the request we are processing context) Implements abstract javax.faces.component.UIComponent.processSaveState. Perform the component tree processing required by the state saving portion of the Render Response phase of the request processing lifecycle for all facets of this component, all children of this component, and this component itself, as follows.
public void	processUpdates(FacesContext `FacesContext` for the request we are processing context) Implements abstract javax.faces.component.UIComponent.processUpdates. Perform the component tree processing required by the Update Model Values phase of the request processing lifecycle for all facets of this component, all children of this component, and this component itself, as follows.
public void	processValidators(FacesContext `FacesContext` for the request we are processing context) Implements abstract javax.faces.component.UIComponent.processValidators. Perform the component tree processing required by the Process Validations phase of the request processing lifecycle for all facets of this component, all children of this component, and this component itself, as follows.
private static void	publishAfterViewEvents(FacesContext context, Application application, UIComponent component)
public void	queueEvent(FacesEvent `FacesEvent` to be queued event) Implements abstract javax.faces.component.UIComponent.queueEvent. Queue an event for broadcast at the end of the current request processing lifecycle phase.
protected void	removeFacesListener(FacesListener The `FacesListener` to be deregistered listener) Implements abstract javax.faces.component.UIComponent.removeFacesListener. Remove the specified `FacesListener` from the set of listeners registered to receive event notifications from this `UIComponent`.
public static Object	Returns: the object restored from `stateObj`. restoreAttachedState(FacesContext the `FacesContext` for this request context, Object the opaque object returned from `saveAttachedState` stateObj) This method is called by `UIComponent` subclasses that need to restore the objects they saved using `saveAttachedState`.
private void	restoreBehaviors(FacesContext ctx, List<ClientBehavior> existingBehaviors, Object[] state)
private UIComponentBase.BehaviorsMap	Returns: restored `Map` of the behaviors. restoreBehaviorsState(FacesContext the `FacesContext` for this request. context, Object saved state of the `Behavior`'s attached to the component. state)
private static Map<String, ValueExpression>	restoreBindingsState(FacesContext context, Object state)
public void	restoreState(FacesContext the Faces context. context, Object the state. state) Implements javax.faces.component.StateHolder.restoreState. Perform any processing required to restore the state from the entries in the state Object.
private Map<Class<? extends SystemEvent>, List<SystemEventListener>>	restoreSystemEventListeners(FacesContext ctx, Object state)
public static Object	Returns: The state object to be saved. saveAttachedState(FacesContext the `FacesContext` for this request. context, Object the object, which may be a `List` instance, or an Object. The `attachedObject` (or the elements that comprise `attachedObject` may implement `StateHolder`. attachedObject) This method is called by `UIComponent` subclasses that want to save one or more attached objects.
private Object	saveBehavior(FacesContext ctx, ClientBehavior behavior)
private Object	Returns: map converted to the array of `Object` or null if no behaviors have been set. saveBehaviorsState(FacesContext the `FacesContext` for this request. context) Save state of the behaviors map.
private Object	saveBindingsState(FacesContext context)
public Object	saveState(FacesContext the Faces context. context) Implements javax.faces.component.StateHolder.saveState. Gets the state of the instance as a `Serializable` Object.
private Object	saveSystemEventListeners(FacesContext ctx)
public void	setId(String The new component identifier, or `null` to indicate that this `UIComponent` does not have a component identifier id) Implements abstract javax.faces.component.UIComponent.setId. Set the component identifier of this `UIComponent` (if any).
public void	setParent(UIComponent The new parent, or `null` for the root node of a component tree parent) Implements abstract javax.faces.component.UIComponent.setParent. Set the parent `UIComponent` of this `UIComponent`.
public void	setRendered(boolean If `true` render this component; otherwise, do not render this component rendered) Implements abstract javax.faces.component.UIComponent.setRendered. Set the `rendered` property of this `UIComponent`.
public void	setRendererType(String Logical identifier of the type of `Renderer` to use, or `null` for components that render themselves rendererType) Implements abstract javax.faces.component.UIComponent.setRendererType. Set the `Renderer` type for this `UIComponent`, or `null` for components that render themselves.
public void	setTransient(boolean boolean pass `true` if this Object will not participate in state saving or restoring, otherwise pass `false`. transientFlag) Implements javax.faces.component.StateHolder.setTransient. Denotes whether or not the Object implementing this interface must or must not participate in state saving or restoring.
public void	setValueBinding(String Name of the attribute or property for which to set a `ValueBinding` name, ValueBinding The `ValueBinding` to set, or `null` to remove any currently set `ValueBinding` binding) Implements abstract javax.faces.component.UIComponent.setValueBinding. Deprecated This has been replaced by `setValueExpression`. Wrap the argument `binding` in an implementation of `ValueExpression` and call through to `setValueExpression`.
public void	subscribeToEvent(Class<? extends SystemEvent> the `Class` of event for which `listener` must be fired. eventClass, ComponentSystemEventListener the implementation of `javax.faces.event.ComponentSystemEventListener` whose `javax.faces.event.ComponentSystemEventListener#processEvent` method must be called when events of type `facesEventClass` are fired. componentListener) Overrides javax.faces.component.UIComponent.subscribeToEvent. Install the listener instance referenced by argument `componentListener` as a listener for events of type `eventClass` originating from this specific instance of `UIComponent`.
public void	unsubscribeFromEvent(Class<? extends SystemEvent> the `Class` of event for which `listener` must be removed. eventClass, ComponentSystemEventListener the implementation of `ComponentSystemEventListener` whose `ComponentSystemEventListener#processEvent` method must no longer be called when events of type `eventClass` are fired. componentListener) Overrides javax.faces.component.UIComponent.unsubscribeFromEvent. Remove the listener instance referenced by argument `componentListener` as a listener for events of type `eventClass` originating from this specific instance of `UIComponent`.
private static void	validateId(String The component identifier to test id) Throw `IllegalArgumentException` if the specified component identifier is non-`null` and not syntactically valid.

public abstract Class UIComponentBase

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