Mojarra 2.4.0 · javax.faces.application.Application

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
private Application	defaultApplication

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public	Application()

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public void	addBehavior(String The behavior id to be registered behaviorId, String The fully qualified class name of the corresponding `Behavior` implementation behaviorClass) Register a new mapping of behavior id to the name of the corresponding `Behavior` class.
public abstract void	addComponent(String The component type to be registered componentType, String The fully qualified class name of the corresponding `UIComponent` implementation componentClass) Register a new mapping of component type to the name of the corresponding `UIComponent` class.
public abstract void	addConverter(String The converter id to be registered converterId, String The fully qualified class name of the corresponding `Converter` implementation converterClass) Register a new mapping of converter id to the name of the corresponding `Converter` class.
public abstract void	addConverter(Class<?> The class for which this converter is registered targetClass, String The fully qualified class name of the corresponding `Converter` implementation converterClass) Register a new converter class that is capable of performing conversions for the specified target class.
public void	addDefaultValidatorId(String the validator id. validatorId) Register a validator by its id that is applied to all `UIInput` components in a view.
public void	addELContextListener(ELContextListener the EL context listener to add. listener) Provide a way for Faces applications to register an `ELContextListener` that will be notified on creation of `ELContext` instances.
public void	addELResolver(ELResolver the EL resolver to add. resolver) Cause an the argument `resolver` to be added to the resolver chain as specified in section JSF.5.5.1 of the JavaServer Faces Specification.
public void	addSearchKeywordResolver(SearchKeywordResolver the SearchKeywordResolver to add. resolver) Cause the argument `resolver` to be added to the head of the resolver chain.
public abstract void	addValidator(String The validator id to be registered validatorId, String The fully qualified class name of the corresponding `Validator` implementation validatorClass) Register a new mapping of validator id to the name of the corresponding `Validator` class.
public Behavior	Returns: the behavior. createBehavior(String The behavior id for which to create and return a new `Behavior` instance behaviorId) Instantiate and return a new `Behavior` instance of the class specified by a previous call to `addBehavior()` for the specified behavior id.
public abstract UIComponent	Returns: the UI component. createComponent(String The component type for which to create and return a new `UIComponent` instance componentType) Instantiate and return a new `UIComponent` instance of the class specified by a previous call to `addComponent()` for the specified component type.
public abstract UIComponent	Returns: the UI component. createComponent(ValueBinding `ValueBinding` representing a component value binding expression (typically specified by the `component` attribute of a custom tag) componentBinding, FacesContext `FacesContext` for the current request context, String Component type to create if the `ValueBinding` does not return a component instance componentType) Deprecated This has been replaced by `createComponent(javax.el.ValueExpression, javax.faces.context.FacesContext, java.lang.String)`. Wrap the argument `componentBinding` in an implementation of `ValueExpression` and call through to `createComponent(javax.el.ValueExpression, javax.faces.context.FacesContext, java.lang.String)`.
public UIComponent	Returns: the UI component. createComponent(ValueExpression `ValueExpression` representing a component value expression (typically specified by the `component` attribute of a custom tag) componentExpression, FacesContext `FacesContext` for the current request context, String Component type to create if the `ValueExpression` does not return a component instance componentType) Call the `getValue()` method on the specified `ValueExpression`.
public UIComponent	Returns: the UI component. createComponent(ValueExpression `ValueExpression` representing a component value expression (typically specified by the `component` attribute of a custom tag) componentExpression, FacesContext `FacesContext` for the current request context, String Component type to create if the `ValueExpression` does not return a component instance componentType, String The renderer-type of the `Renderer` that will render this component. A `null` value must be accepted for this parameter. rendererType) Like `createComponent(ValueExpression, FacesContext, String)` except the `Renderer` for the component to be returned must be inspected for the annotations mentioned in `createComponent(ValueExpression, FacesContext, String)` as specified in the documentation for that method.
public UIComponent	Returns: the UI component. createComponent(FacesContext `FacesContext` for the current request context, String Component type to create componentType, String The renderer-type of the `Renderer` that will render this component. A `null` value must be accepted for this parameter. rendererType) Like `createComponent(String)` except the `Renderer` for the component to be returned must be inspected for the annotations mentioned in `createComponent(ValueExpression, FacesContext, String)` as specified in the documentation for that method.
public UIComponent	Returns: the UI component. createComponent(FacesContext `FacesContext` for the current request context, Resource A `Resource` that points to a source file that provides an implementation of a component. componentResource) Instantiate and return a new `UIComponent` instance from the argument `Resource`.
public abstract Converter<T>	Returns: the converter. createConverter(String The converter id for which to create and return a new `Converter` instance converterId) Instantiate and return a new `Converter` instance of the class specified by a previous call to `addConverter()` for the specified converter id. If the `toLowerCase()` of the `String` represenation of the value of the "`javax.faces.DATETIMECONVERTER_DEFAULT_TIMEZONE_IS_SYSTEM_TIMEZONE`" application configuration parameter is "`true`" (without the quotes) and the `Converter` instance to be returned is an instance of `javax.faces.convert.DateTimeConverter`, `javax.faces.convert.DateTimeConverter#setTimeZone` must be called, passing the return from `TimeZone.getDefault()`.
public abstract Converter<T>	Returns: the converter. createConverter(Class<?> Target class for which to return a `Converter` targetClass) Instantiate and return a new `Converter` instance of the class that has registered itself as capable of performing conversions for objects of the specified type.
public abstract MethodBinding	Returns: the method binding. createMethodBinding(String Method binding expression for which to return a `MethodBinding` instance ref, Class<?>[] Parameter signatures that must be compatible with those of the method to be invoked, or a zero-length array or `null` for a method that takes no parameters params) Deprecated This has been replaced by calling `getExpressionFactory` then `ExpressionFactory#createMethodExpression`. Call `getExpressionFactory` then call `ExpressionFactory#createMethodExpression`, passing the given arguments, and wrap the result in a `MethodBinding` implementation, returning it.
public abstract Validator<T>	Returns: the validator. createValidator(String The validator id for which to create and return a new `Validator` instance validatorId) Instantiate and return a new `Validator` instance of the class specified by a previous call to `addValidator()` for the specified validator id. The argument `validator` must be inspected for the presence of the `javax.faces.application.ResourceDependency` annotation.
public abstract ValueBinding	Returns: the value binding. createValueBinding(String Value binding expression for which to return a `ValueBinding` instance ref) Deprecated This has been replaced by calling `getExpressionFactory` then `ExpressionFactory#createValueExpression`. Call `getExpressionFactory` then call `ExpressionFactory#createValueExpression`, passing the argument `ref`, `Object.class` for the expectedType, and `null`, for the fnMapper.
public < the return type. T> T	Returns: the result of the evaluation. evaluateExpressionGet(FacesContext the Faces context. context, String the expression. expression, Class<? extends T> the expected type. expectedType) Get a value by evaluating an expression.
public abstract ActionListener	Returns: the action listener. getActionListener() Return the default `ActionListener` to be registered for all `javax.faces.component.ActionSource` components in this application.
public Iterator<String>	Returns: an iterator with behavior ids. getBehaviorIds() Return an `Iterator` over the set of currently registered behavior ids for this `Application`.
public abstract Iterator<String>	Returns: an iterator with component types. getComponentTypes() Return an `Iterator` over the set of currently defined component types for this `Application`.
public abstract Iterator<String>	Returns: an iterator with converter ids. getConverterIds() Return an `Iterator` over the set of currently registered converter ids for this `Application`.
public abstract Iterator<Class<?>>	Returns: an iterator with converter types. getConverterTypes() Return an `Iterator` over the set of `Class` instances for which `Converter` classes have been explicitly registered.
public abstract Locale	Returns: the default Locale, or `null`. getDefaultLocale() Return the default `Locale` for this application.
public abstract String	Returns: the default render kit id, or `null`. getDefaultRenderKitId() Return the `renderKitId` to be used for rendering this application.
public Map<String, String>	Returns: a map of default validator information. getDefaultValidatorInfo() Return an immutable `Map` over the set of currently registered default validator IDs and their class name for this `Application`.
public ELContextListener[]	Returns: an array of EL context listeners. getELContextListeners() If no calls have been made to `addELContextListener`, this method must return an empty array.
public ELResolver	Returns: the EL resolver. getELResolver() Return the singleton `ELResolver` instance to be used for all EL resolution.
public ExpressionFactory	Returns: the expression factory. getExpressionFactory() Return the `ExpressionFactory` instance for this application.
public FlowHandler	Returns: the flow handler. getFlowHandler() Return the thread-safe singleton `FlowHandler` for this application.
public abstract String	Returns: the message bundle class name, or `null`. getMessageBundle() Return the fully qualified class name of the `ResourceBundle` to be used for JavaServer Faces messages for this application.
public abstract NavigationHandler	Returns: the navigation handler. getNavigationHandler() Return the `NavigationHandler` instance that will be passed the outcome returned by any invoked application action for this web application.
public ProjectStage	Returns: the project stage. getProjectStage() Return the project stage for the currently running application instance.
public abstract PropertyResolver	Returns: the property resolver. getPropertyResolver() Deprecated This has been replaced by `getELResolver`. Return a `PropertyResolver` instance that wraps the `ELResolver` instance that Faces provides to the unified EL for the resolution of expressions that appear programmatically in an application.
public ResourceBundle	Returns: the resource bundle. getResourceBundle(FacesContext the Faces context. ctx, String the name of the resource bundle. name) Find a `ResourceBundle` as defined in the application configuration resources under the specified name.
public ResourceHandler	Returns: the resource handler. getResourceHandler() Return the singleton, stateless, thread-safe `ResourceHandler` for this application.
public SearchExpressionHandler	Returns: the `SearchExpressionHandler`. getSearchExpressionHandler() Return the thread-safe singleton `SearchExpressionHandler` for this application.
public SearchKeywordResolver	Returns: the `SearchKeywordResolver`. getSearchKeywordResolver() Return the singleton `SearchKeywordResolver` instance to be used for all search keyword resolution.
public abstract StateManager	Returns: the state manager. getStateManager() Return the `StateManager` instance that will be utilized during the Restore View and Render Response phases of the request processing lifecycle.
public abstract Iterator<Locale>	Returns: an iterator of the supported locales. getSupportedLocales() Return an `Iterator` over the supported `Locale`s for this appication.
public abstract Iterator<String>	Returns: an iterator of validator ids. getValidatorIds() Return an `Iterator` over the set of currently registered validator ids for this `Application`.
public abstract VariableResolver	Returns: the variable resolver. getVariableResolver() Deprecated This has been replaced by `getELResolver`. Return the `VariableResolver` that wraps the `ELResolver` instance that Faces provides to the unified EL for the resolution of expressions that appear programmatically in an application.
public abstract ViewHandler	Returns: the view handler. getViewHandler() Return the `ViewHandler` instance that will be utilized during the Restore View and Render Response phases of the request processing lifecycle.
public void	publishEvent(FacesContext the `FacesContext` for the current request context, Class<? extends SystemEvent> The `Class` of event that is being published. systemEventClass, Object The source for the event of type `systemEventClass`. source) If `javax.faces.context.FacesContext#isProcessingEvents()` is `true` and there are one or more listeners for events of the type represented by `systemEventClass`, call those listeners, passing `source` as the source of the event.
public void	publishEvent(FacesContext the `FacesContext` for the current request context, Class<? extends SystemEvent> The `Class` of event that is being published. systemEventClass, Class<?> The `Class` of the source event that must be used to lookup the listener to which this event must be published. If this argument is `null` the return from `source.getClass()` must be used as the `sourceBaseType`. sourceBaseType, Object The source for the event of type `systemEventClass`. source) This method functions exactly like `publishEvent(FacesContext, Class, Object)`, except the run-time must use the argument `sourceBaseType` to find the matching listener instead of using the `Class` of the `source` argument.
public void	removeELContextListener(ELContextListener the EL context listener to remove. listener) Remove the argument `listener` from the list of `ELContextListener`s.
public abstract void	setActionListener(ActionListener The new default `ActionListener` listener) Set the default `ActionListener` to be registered for all `javax.faces.component.ActionSource` components.
public abstract void	setDefaultLocale(Locale The new default `Locale` locale) Set the default `Locale` for this application.
public abstract void	setDefaultRenderKitId(String the render kit id to set. renderKitId) Set the `renderKitId` to be used to render this application.
public void	setFlowHandler(FlowHandler the flow handler to set. newHandler) Set the `FlowHandler` instance used by the `NavigationHandler` to satisfy the requirements of the faces flows feature.
public abstract void	setMessageBundle(String Base name of the resource bundle to be used bundle) Set the fully qualified class name of the `ResourceBundle` to be used for JavaServer Faces messages for this application.
public abstract void	setNavigationHandler(NavigationHandler The new `NavigationHandler` instance handler) Set the `NavigationHandler` instance that will be passed the outcome returned by any invoked application action for this web application.
public abstract void	setPropertyResolver(PropertyResolver The new `PropertyResolver` instance resolver) Deprecated The recommended way to affect the execution of the EL is to provide an `<el-resolver>` element at the right place in the application configuration resources which will be considered in the normal course of expression evaluation. Set the `PropertyResolver` instance that will be utilized to resolve method and value bindings.
public void	setResourceHandler(ResourceHandler The new `ResourceHandler` instance resourceHandler) Set the `ResourceHandler` instance that will be utilized for rendering the markup for resources, and for satisfying client requests to serve up resources.
public void	setSearchExpressionHandler(SearchExpressionHandler the `SearchExpressionHandler`. searchExpressionHandler) Set the `SearchExpressionHandler` instance used by the application.
public abstract void	setStateManager(StateManager The new `StateManager` instance manager) Set the `StateManager` instance that will be utilized during the Restore View and Render Response phases of the request processing lifecycle.
public abstract void	setSupportedLocales(Collection<Locale> The set of supported `Locale`s for this application locales) Set the `Locale` instances representing the supported `Locale`s for this application.
public abstract void	setVariableResolver(VariableResolver The new `VariableResolver` instance resolver) Deprecated The recommended way to affect the execution of the EL is to provide an `<el-resolver>` element at the right place in the application configuration resources which will be considered in the normal course of expression evaluation. Set the `VariableResolver` instance that will be consulted to resolve method and value bindings.
public abstract void	setViewHandler(ViewHandler The new `ViewHandler` instance handler) Set the `ViewHandler` instance that will be utilized during the Restore View and Render Response phases of the request processing lifecycle.
public void	subscribeToEvent(Class<? extends SystemEvent> the `Class` of event for which `listener` must be fired. systemEventClass, Class<?> the `Class` of the instance which causes events of type `systemEventClass` to be fired. May be `null`. sourceClass, SystemEventListener the implementation of `javax.faces.event.SystemEventListener` whose `javax.faces.event.SystemEventListener#processEvent` method must be called when events of type `systemEventClass` are fired. listener) Install the listener instance referenced by argument `listener` into the application as a listener for events of type `systemEventClass` that originate from objects of type `sourceClass`.
public void	subscribeToEvent(Class<? extends SystemEvent> the `Class` of event for which `listener` must be fired. systemEventClass, SystemEventListener the implementation of `javax.faces.event.SystemEventListener` whose `javax.faces.event.SystemEventListener#processEvent` method must be called when events of type `systemEventClass` are fired. See `subscribeToEvent(java.lang.Class, java.lang.Class, javax.faces.event.SystemEventListener)` for an additional requirement regarding when it is valid to call this method. listener) Install the listener instance referenced by argument `listener` into application as a listener for events of type `systemEventClass`.
public void	unsubscribeFromEvent(Class<? extends SystemEvent> the `Class` of event for which `listener` must be fired. systemEventClass, Class<?> the `Class` of the instance which causes events of type `systemEventClass` to be fired. May be `null`. sourceClass, SystemEventListener the implementation of `javax.faces.event.SystemEventListener` to remove from the internal data structure. listener) Remove the listener instance referenced by argument `listener` from the application as a listener for events of type `systemEventClass` that originate from objects of type `sourceClass`.
public void	unsubscribeFromEvent(Class<? extends SystemEvent> the `Class` of event for which `listener` must be fired. systemEventClass, SystemEventListener the implementation of `javax.faces.event.SystemEventListener` to remove from the internal data structure. listener) Remove the listener instance referenced by argument `listener` from the application as a listener for events of type `systemEventClass`.

Inherited from java.lang.Object:: clone equals finalize getClass hashCode notify notifyAll toString wait wait wait

public abstract Class Application

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