com.davesag.jsf
Class AbstractContextAwareBean

java.lang.Object
  com.davesag.jsf.AbstractContextAwareBean

Direct Known Subclasses:

AbstractHandler, UserAgent

public abstract class AbstractContextAwareBean

extends Object

The AbstractContextAwareBean provides a bunch of handy methods that your own managed beans can use.

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Constructor Summary

AbstractContextAwareBean()

Method Summary

protected void	addMessage(javax.faces.application.FacesMessage.Severity severity, String messageKey, Object[] params) add a message with the given severity, messageKey and params.
protected javax.faces.context.ExternalContext	getContext() Convenience utility method to get the external context.
protected String	getMessageBundleName() Convenience utility method to get the name of the application's message bundle.
protected String	getRequestParameter(String paramName) Gets the value of a request parameter.
protected javax.servlet.ServletContext	getServletContext() Convenience utility method to get access to the underlying servlet context.
protected javax.servlet.http.HttpSession	getSession() Convenience utility method to get access to the underlying servlet context.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

AbstractContextAwareBean

public AbstractContextAwareBean()

Method Detail

getContext

protected javax.faces.context.ExternalContext getContext()

Convenience utility method to get the external context.

Returns:

the ExternalContext

getMessageBundleName

protected String getMessageBundleName()

Convenience utility method to get the name of the application's message bundle.

Returns:

the messag ebundle name as defined in faces-confix.xml

addMessage

protected void addMessage(javax.faces.application.FacesMessage.Severity severity,
                          String messageKey,
                          Object[] params)

add a message with the given severity, messageKey and params.

Parameters:

severity - The severity of the message.

messageKey - The key for the message.

params - An array of params.

getServletContext

protected javax.servlet.ServletContext getServletContext()

Convenience utility method to get access to the underlying servlet context.

Returns:

the servlet context if available, or null if not.

getSession

protected javax.servlet.http.HttpSession getSession()

Convenience utility method to get access to the underlying servlet context.

Returns:

the servlet context if available, or null if not.

getRequestParameter

protected String getRequestParameter(String paramName)

Gets the value of a request parameter.

Parameters:

paramName - the name of the request parameter.

Returns:

the value of the request parameter.