Mojarra 2.4.0 · javax.faces.component.UIComponent

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
pack-priv static class	UIComponent.ComponentSystemEventListenerAdapter
pack-priv static enum	UIComponent.PropertyKeys Properties that are tracked by state saving.
pack-priv static enum	UIComponent.PropertyKeysPrivate

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
private static final String	_CURRENT_COMPONENT_STACK_KEY key used to look up current component stack if FacesContext attributes
private static final String	_CURRENT_COMPOSITE_COMPONENT_STACK_KEY key used to look up current composite component stack if FacesContext attributes
private int	_isPushedAsCurrentRefCount Track whether we have been pushed as current in order to handle mismatched pushes and pops of EL context stack.
pack-priv List<String>	attributesThatAreSet List of attributes that have been set on the component (this may be from setValueExpression, the attributes map, or setters from the concrete HTML components.
public static final String	ATTRS_WITH_DECLARED_DEFAULT_VALUES This constant enables one to quickly discover the names of the declared composite component attributes that have been given default values by the composite component author.
public static final String	BEANINFO_KEY The value of this constant is used as the key in the component attribute map, the value for which is a `java.beans.BeanInfo` implementation describing the composite component.
protected Map<String, ValueExpression>	bindings Deprecated
public static final String	COMPOSITE_COMPONENT_TYPE_KEY The value of this constant is used as the key in the composite component BeanDescriptor for a `ValueExpression` that evaluates to the `component-type` of the composite component root `UIComponent` for this composite component, if one was declared by the composite component author.
public static final String	COMPOSITE_FACET_NAME The value of this constant is used as the key in the `Map` returned as described in `FACETS_KEY` for the `PropertyDescriptor` describing the composite component facet.
pack-priv UIComponent	compositeParent
public static final String	CURRENT_COMPONENT The key to which the `UIComponent` currently being processed will be associated with within the `FacesContext` attributes map.
public static final String	CURRENT_COMPOSITE_COMPONENT The key to which the composite `UIComponent` currently being processed will be associated with within the `FacesContext` attributes map.
public static final String	FACETS_KEY The value of this constant is used as the key in the composite component BeanDescriptor for the `Map<PropertyDescriptor>` that contains meta-information for the declared facets for this composite component.
public static final String	HONOR_CURRENT_COMPONENT_ATTRIBUTES_PARAM_NAME The `ServletContext` init parameter consulted by the `UIComponent` to tell whether or not the `CURRENT_COMPONENT` and `CURRENT_COMPOSITE_COMPONENT` attribute keys should be honored as specified.
pack-priv boolean	initialState
private transient Boolean	isCompositeComponent
private boolean	isInView
private transient Boolean	isSetCurrentComponent
private static Logger	LOGGER
private Map<String, String>	resourceBundleMap
pack-priv ComponentStateHelper	stateHelper
public static final String	VIEW_LOCATION_KEY The value of this constant is used as the key in the component attributes `Map` for the `javax.faces.view.Location` in the view at which this component instance resides.

Access	Constructor and Description
public	UIComponent()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
private static ArrayDeque<UIComponent>	_getComponentELStack(String keyName, Map<Object, Object> contextAttributes)
protected abstract void	addFacesListener(FacesListener The `FacesListener` to be registered listener) Add the specified `FacesListener` to the set of listeners registered to receive event notifications from this `UIComponent`.
public abstract void	broadcast(FacesEvent The `FacesEvent` to be broadcast event) Broadcast the specified `FacesEvent` to all registered event listeners who have expressed an interest in events of this type.
public void	clearInitialState() Implements javax.faces.component.PartialStateHolder.clearInitialState. An implementation of `PartialStateHolder#clearInitialState`, this method is called by the runtime to tell the instance to stop tracking state changes.
public abstract void	decode(FacesContext `FacesContext` for the request we are processing context) Decode any new state of this `UIComponent` from the request contained in the specified `FacesContext`, and store this state as needed.
public void	encodeAll(FacesContext the Faces context. context) If this component returns `true` from `isRendered`, take the following action.
public abstract void	encodeBegin(FacesContext `FacesContext` for the response we are creating context) 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 abstract void	encodeChildren(FacesContext `FacesContext` for the response we are creating context) If our `rendered` property is `true`, render the child `UIComponent`s of this `UIComponent`.
public abstract void	encodeEnd(FacesContext `FacesContext` for the response we are creating context) If our `rendered` property is `true`, render the ending of the current state of this `UIComponent`.
public abstract UIComponent	Returns: the found `UIComponent`, or `null` if the component was not found. findComponent(String Search expression identifying the `UIComponent` to be returned expr) Search for and return the `UIComponent` with an `id` that matches the specified search expression (if any), according to the algorithm described below.
private Resource	findComponentResourceBundleLocaleMatch(FacesContext context, String resourceName, String libraryName)
private ResourceBundle	findResourceBundleAsResource(FacesContext context)
private ResourceBundle	findResourceBundleUnderFQCNofThis(FacesContext context)
public abstract Map<String, Object>	Returns: the component attribute map. 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 abstract int	Returns: the number of child components. getChildCount() Return the number of child `UIComponent`s that are associated with this `UIComponent`.
public abstract List<UIComponent>	Returns: the list of children. getChildren() Return a mutable `List` representing the child `UIComponent`s associated with this component.
public String	Returns: the client id. getClientId() Enable EL to access the `clientId` of a component.
public abstract String	Returns: the client id. getClientId(FacesContext The `FacesContext` for the current request context) Return a client-side identifier for this component, generating one if necessary.
public static UIComponent	Returns: if `component` is `null`, return `null`, otherwise search the component's parent hierachy for the nearest parent composite component. If no parent composite component is found, return `null` getCompositeComponentParent(UIComponent the component from which to start the search from component) Finds the nearest composite component parent of the specified component.
public String	Returns: the container client id. getContainerClientId(FacesContext the Faces context. context) Allow components that implement `NamingContainer` to selectively disable prepending their clientId to their descendent's clientIds by breaking the prepending logic into a separately callable method.
public static UIComponent	Returns: the current component, or `null`. getCurrentComponent(FacesContext `FacesContext` for the request we are processing context) Return the `UIComponent` instance that is currently processing.
public static UIComponent	Returns: the current composite component, or `null`. getCurrentCompositeComponent(FacesContext `FacesContext` for the request we are processing context) Return the closest ancestor component, relative to the component returned from `getCurrentComponent`, that is a composite component, or `null` if no such component exists.
protected abstract FacesContext	Returns: the Faces context. getFacesContext() Convenience method to return the `FacesContext` instance for the current request.
protected abstract FacesListener[]	Returns: the Faces listeners, or a zero-length array. getFacesListeners(Class<T> Class that must be implemented by a `FacesListener` for it to be returned clazz) Return an array of registered `FacesListener`s that are instances of the specified class.
public abstract UIComponent	Returns: the component, or `null`. getFacet(String Name of the desired facet name) Convenience method to return the named facet, if it exists, or `null` otherwise.
public int	Returns: the number of facets. getFacetCount() Return the number of facet `UIComponent`s that are associated with this `UIComponent`.
public abstract Map<String, UIComponent>	Returns: the map of facets. getFacets() Return a mutable `Map` representing the facet `UIComponent`s associated with this `UIComponent`, keyed by facet name (which must be a String).
public abstract Iterator<UIComponent>	Returns: the facets and children iterator. getFacetsAndChildren() Return an `Iterator` over the facet followed by child `UIComponent`s of this `UIComponent`.
public abstract String	Returns: the component family (not null). getFamily() Return the identifier of the component family to which this component belongs.
public abstract String	Returns: the component identifier. getId() Return the component identifier of this `UIComponent`.
public List<SystemEventListener>	Returns: the list of listeners. getListenersForEventClass(Class<? extends SystemEvent> the event class. eventClass) Implements javax.faces.event.SystemEventListenerHolder.getListenersForEventClass. This implementation throws `UnsupportedOperationException` and is provided for the sole purpose of not breaking existing applications that extend this class.
public UIComponent	Returns: the naming container, or `null`. getNamingContainer() Starting with "this", return the closest component in the ancestry that is a `NamingContainer` or `null` if none can be found.
public abstract UIComponent	Returns: the parent component. getParent() Return the parent `UIComponent` of this `UIComponent`, if any.
public Map<String, Object>	Returns: the pass-through attribute map. getPassThroughAttributes() This is a convenience method that simply calls `getPassThroughAttributes(boolean)`, passing `true` as the argument.
public Map<String, Object>	Returns: A `Map` instance, or `null`. 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) 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.
protected abstract Renderer	Returns: the renderer, or `null`. getRenderer(FacesContext `FacesContext` for the current request context) Convenience method to return the `Renderer` instance associated with this component, if any; otherwise, return `null`.
public abstract String	Returns: the renderer type. getRendererType() Return the `Renderer` type for this `UIComponent` (if any).
public abstract boolean	Returns: `true` if the component renders its children, `false` otherwise. getRendersChildren() Return a flag indicating whether this component is responsible for rendering its child components.
public Map<String, String>	Returns: the resource bundle map. getResourceBundleMap() Return a `Map<String,String>` of the `ResourceBundle` for this component.
protected StateHelper	Returns: the state helper. getStateHelper() Return the `StateHelper` instance used to help this component implement `PartialStateHolder`.
protected StateHelper	Returns: the state helper. getStateHelper(boolean if `true`, a new `StateHelper` instance will be created if it does not exist already. If `false`, and there is no existing `StateHelper` instance, one will not be created and `null` will be returned. create) Like `getStateHelper()`, but only create a state helper instance if the argument `creat` is `true`.
public TransientStateHelper	Returns: the transient state helper. getTransientStateHelper() Return the `TransientStateHelper` instance for this `UIComponent` instance.
public TransientStateHelper	Returns: the transient state helper. getTransientStateHelper(boolean if `true` create, if necessary, any internal data structures. If `false`, do not create any instances. In this case, it is possible for this method to return `null`. create) Return the `TransientStateHelper` instance for this `UIComponent` instance.
public abstract ValueBinding	Returns: the value binding. getValueBinding(String Name of the attribute or property for which to retrieve a `ValueBinding` name) Deprecated This has been replaced by `getValueExpression`. Call through to `getValueExpression` and examine the result.
public ValueExpression	Returns: the value expression, or `null`. getValueExpression(String Name of the attribute or property for which to retrieve a `ValueExpression` name) Return the `ValueExpression` used to calculate the value for the specified attribute or property name, if any.
public boolean	initialStateMarked() Implements javax.faces.component.PartialStateHolder.initialStateMarked. An implementation of `PartialStateHolder#initialStateMarked`, this method is called by the runtime to test if the `PartialStateHolder#markInitialState` method was called.
public boolean	Returns: `true` if the a component with the given `clientId` is found, the callback method was successfully invoked passing that component as an argument, and no Exception was thrown. Returns `false` if no component with the given `clientId` is found. 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) 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.
public static boolean	Returns: `true` if this is a composite component, `false` otherwise. isCompositeComponent(UIComponent the `UIComponent` to test component) Return `true` if `component` is a composite component, otherwise `false`.
public boolean	Returns: `true` if within a view hierarchy, `false` otherwise. isInView() Return `true` if this component is within the view hierarchy otherwise `false`
public abstract boolean	Returns: `true` if the component should be rendered, `false` otherwise. isRendered() Return `true` if this component (and its children) should be rendered during the Render Response phase of the request processing lifecycle.
private boolean	isSetCurrentComponent(FacesContext context)
protected boolean	Returns: `true` if visitable, `false` otherwise. isVisitable(VisitContext the Visit context. context) Return `true` if this component should be visited, `false` otherwise.
public void	markInitialState() Implements javax.faces.component.PartialStateHolder.markInitialState. An implementation of `PartialStateHolder#markInitialState`, this method is called by the runtime to indicate that the instance should start tracking changes to its state.
public void	popComponentFromEL(FacesContext the `FacesContext` for the current request context) Pop the current `UIComponent` from the `FacesContext` attributes map so that the previous `UIComponent`, if any, becomes the current component.
public abstract void	processDecodes(FacesContext `FacesContext` for the request we are processing context) 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	processEvent(ComponentSystemEvent the `ComponentSystemEvent` instance that is being processed. event) Implements javax.faces.event.ComponentSystemEventListener.processEvent. The default implementation performs the following action.
public abstract void	processRestoreState(FacesContext `FacesContext` for the request we are processing context, Object the state. state) 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 abstract Object	Returns: the saved state. processSaveState(FacesContext `FacesContext` for the request we are processing context) 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 abstract void	processUpdates(FacesContext `FacesContext` for the request we are processing context) 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 abstract void	processValidators(FacesContext `FacesContext` for the request we are processing context) 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.
public void	pushComponentToEL(FacesContext the `FacesContext` for the current request context, UIComponent the `component` to push to the EL. If `component` is `null` the `UIComponent` instance that this call was invoked upon will be pushed to the EL. component) Push the current `UIComponent` `this` to the `FacesContext` attribute map using the key `CURRENT_COMPONENT` saving the previous `UIComponent` associated with `CURRENT_COMPONENT` for a subsequent call to `popComponentFromEL`.
public abstract void	queueEvent(FacesEvent `FacesEvent` to be queued event) Queue an event for broadcast at the end of the current request processing lifecycle phase.
protected abstract void	removeFacesListener(FacesListener The `FacesListener` to be deregistered listener) Remove the specified `FacesListener` from the set of listeners registered to receive event notifications from this `UIComponent`.
public void	restoreTransientState(FacesContext the Faces context context, Object the object containing transient values state) Implements javax.faces.component.TransientStateHolder.restoreTransientState. For components that need to support the concept of transient state, this method will restore any state saved on a prior call to `saveTransientState`.
public Object	saveTransientState(FacesContext the Faces context. context) Implements javax.faces.component.TransientStateHolder.saveTransientState. For components that need to support the concept of transient state, this method will save any state that is known to be transient in nature.
public abstract void	setId(String The new component identifier, or `null` to indicate that this `UIComponent` does not have a component identifier id) Set the component identifier of this `UIComponent` (if any).
public void	setInView(boolean flag indicating whether or not this component is within the view hierachy isInView) Updates the status as to whether or not this component is currently within the view hierarchy.
public abstract void	setParent(UIComponent The new parent, or `null` for the root node of a component tree parent) Set the parent `UIComponent` of this `UIComponent`.
public abstract void	setRendered(boolean If `true` render this component; otherwise, do not render this component rendered) Set the `rendered` property of this `UIComponent`.
public abstract void	setRendererType(String Logical identifier of the type of `Renderer` to use, or `null` for components that render themselves rendererType) Set the `Renderer` type for this `UIComponent`, or `null` for components that render themselves.
public abstract 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) Deprecated This has been replaced by `setValueExpression`. Wrap the argument `binding` in an implementation of `ValueExpression` and call through to `setValueExpression`.
public void	setValueExpression(String Name of the attribute or property for which to set a `ValueExpression` name, ValueExpression The `ValueExpression` to set, or `null` to remove any currently set `ValueExpression` binding) Set the `ValueExpression` used to calculate the value for the specified attribute or property name, if any.
public void	subscribeToEvent(Class<? extends SystemEvent> the event class. eventClass, ComponentSystemEventListener the listener. componentListener) This implementation throws `UnsupportedOperationException` and is provided for the sole purpose of not breaking existing applications that extend this class.
public void	unsubscribeFromEvent(Class<? extends SystemEvent> the event class. eventClass, ComponentSystemEventListener the component listener. componentListener) This implementation throws `UnsupportedOperationException` and is provided for the sole purpose of not breaking existing applications that extend this class.
public boolean	Returns: component implementations may return `true` to indicate that the tree visit is complete (eg. all components that need to be visited have been visited). This results in the tree visit being short-circuited such that no more components are visited. visitTree(VisitContext the `VisitContext` for this visit visitContext, VisitCallback the `VisitCallback` instance whose `visit` method will be called for each node visited. callback) Perform a tree visit starting at this node in the tree.
private Map<String, String>	wrapBundleAsMap(final ResourceBundle bundle)

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public abstract Class UIComponent

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