org.jboss.seam.contexts
Interface Context

All Known Implementing Classes:

ApplicationContext, BasicContext, BusinessProcessContext, EventContext, PageContext, ServerConversationContext, SessionContext

public interface Context

API for accessing named components and named values that are currently associated with a particular seam scope.

Author:

Gavin King

Method Summary

void	flush() Force synchronization to the underlying state store.
Object	get(Class clazz) Get a component instance, by its component name, as determined by the @Name annotation value.
Object	get(String name) Get a value by name.
String[]	getNames() Get all names defined in the context.
ScopeType	getType() Get the scope that this context object is associated with,
boolean	isSet(String name) Is the value set?
void	remove(String name) Unset a value.
void	set(String name, Object value) Set a value.

Method Detail

get

Object get(String name)

Get a value by name.

get

Object get(Class clazz)

Get a component instance, by its component name, as determined by the @Name annotation value.

set

void set(String name,
         Object value)

Set a value.

remove

void remove(String name)

Unset a value.

isSet

boolean isSet(String name)

Is the value set?

getNames

String[] getNames()

Get all names defined in the context.

flush

void flush()

Force synchronization to the underlying state store. Some implementations of Context "persist" state back to the underlying store synchronously, others asynchronously. This method is usually called by Seam, when necessary.

getType

ScopeType getType()

Get the scope that this context object is associated with,