org.opencms.jsp.util

Class A_CmsJspCustomContextBean

java.lang.Object

org.opencms.jsp.util.A_CmsJspCustomContextBean

public abstract class A_CmsJspCustomContextBean
extends java.lang.Object

Base class for context sensitive custom beans that supports creation via CmsJspStandardContextBean.getBean(String className). It is the suitable base class for custom beans that need access to the OpenCms context.

Since:

11.0

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
A_CmsJspCustomContextBean()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
CmsObject	getCmsObject() Returns the cms object for the current context.
protected CmsJspStandardContextBean	getStandardContextBean() Returns the standard context.
void	setContext(CmsJspStandardContextBean context) Set the context for the bean.
protected CmsResource	toResource(java.lang.Object input) Convert the input to a CmsResource using the current context.
protected I_CmsXmlDocument	toXml(java.lang.Object input) Converts the input (typically a specification of an XML file) to an XML document.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

A_CmsJspCustomContextBean

public A_CmsJspCustomContextBean()

Method Detail

getCmsObject

public CmsObject getCmsObject()

Returns the cms object for the current context.

Returns:

the cms object for the current context.

setContext

public void setContext(CmsJspStandardContextBean context)

Set the context for the bean.

Parameters:

context - the context to set.

getStandardContextBean

protected CmsJspStandardContextBean getStandardContextBean()

Returns the standard context.

Returns:

the standard context.

toResource

protected CmsResource toResource(java.lang.Object input)
                          throws CmsException

Convert the input to a CmsResource using the current context.

Parameters:

input - the object to convert to a resource, e.g., a path, a structure id, an access wrapper ...

Returns:

the resource for the input.

Throws:

CmsException - if resource conversion fails.

See Also:

CmsJspElFunctions.convertResource(CmsObject, Object)

toXml

protected I_CmsXmlDocument toXml(java.lang.Object input)
                          throws CmsException

Converts the input (typically a specification of an XML file) to an XML document. If the input already is an XML document, it is returned. Otherwise the method assumes the input specifies an XML file and tries to determine and unmarshal that file.nd unmarshal that file To determine the file toResource(Object) is used.

Parameters:

input - the object to be converted to an XML document.

Returns:

the XML document specified by the input.

Throws:

CmsException - if converting the input to a XML document fails.