org.apache.commons.jelly.tags.xml

Class SetTag

java.lang.Object

org.apache.commons.jelly.TagSupport

org.apache.commons.jelly.xpath.XPathTagSupport

org.apache.commons.jelly.tags.xml.SetTag

All Implemented Interfaces:

Tag

public class SetTag
extends XPathTagSupport

A tag which defines a variable from an XPath expression. This function creates a variable of type List or Node (for example Element or Attribute). Thus, the variable created from xml:set can be used from the other xml library functions.

Version:

$Revision: 155420 $

Author:

James Strachan

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.apache.commons.jelly.TagSupport

body, context, parent

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
SetTag()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	doTag(XMLOutput output) Evaluates this tag after all the tags properties have been initialized.
void	setAsString(boolean asString) If set to true, will ensure that the (XPath) text-value of the selected node is taken instead of the node itself.
void	setDelim(java.lang.String delim) If set, returns a string delimited by this delimiter.
void	setDescending(boolean descending) Set whether to sort ascending or descending.
void	setSelect(org.jaxen.XPath select) Sets the XPath expression to evaluate.
void	setSingle(boolean single) If set to true will only take the first element matching.
void	setSort(org.jaxen.XPath sortXPath) Sets the xpath expression to use to sort selected nodes.
void	setVar(java.lang.String var) Sets the variable name to define for this expression

Methods inherited from class org.apache.commons.jelly.xpath.XPathTagSupport

getXPathContext

Methods inherited from class org.apache.commons.jelly.TagSupport

findAncestorWithClass, findAncestorWithClass, findAncestorWithClass, findAncestorWithClass, findAncestorWithClass, findAncestorWithClass, getBody, getBodyText, getBodyText, getContext, getParent, invokeBody, isEscapeText, isTrim, setBody, setContext, setEscapeText, setParent, setTrim, trimBody

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

SetTag

public SetTag()

Method Detail

doTag

public void doTag(XMLOutput output)
           throws MissingAttributeException,
                  JellyTagException

Description copied from interface: Tag

Evaluates this tag after all the tags properties have been initialized.

Throws:

MissingAttributeException

JellyTagException

setVar

public void setVar(java.lang.String var)

Sets the variable name to define for this expression

setSelect

public void setSelect(org.jaxen.XPath select)

Sets the XPath expression to evaluate.

setSingle

public void setSingle(boolean single)

If set to true will only take the first element matching. It then guarantees that the result is of type Node thereby making sure that, for example, when an element is selected, one can directly call such methods as setAttribute.
If set to false, guarantees that a list is returned. If set to false, guarantees that a list is returned.

setAsString

public void setAsString(boolean asString)

If set to true, will ensure that the (XPath) text-value of the selected node is taken instead of the node itself. This ensures that, thereafter, string manipulations can be performed on the result.

setDelim

public void setDelim(java.lang.String delim)

If set, returns a string delimited by this delimiter. Implies asString to be true.

setSort

public void setSort(org.jaxen.XPath sortXPath)
             throws org.jaxen.JaxenException

Sets the xpath expression to use to sort selected nodes. Ignored if single is true.

Throws:

org.jaxen.JaxenException

setDescending

public void setDescending(boolean descending)

Set whether to sort ascending or descending.