org.jboss.seam.faces.viewdata
Interface ViewDataStore

All Known Implementing Classes:

ViewDataStoreImpl

public interface ViewDataStore

stores data specific to a given view is a heiracial fashion

Author:

Stuart Douglas

Method Summary

void	addData(String viewId, Annotation annotation) Adds data to the store
<T extends Annotation> List<T>	getAllData(String viewId, Class<T> type) returns all data for a given viewId, with the most specific data at the start of the list
<T extends Annotation> List<T>	getAllDataForCurrentViewId(Class<T> type) returns all data for the current viewId, with the most specific data at the start of the list
<T extends Annotation> T	getData(String viewId, Class<T> type) gets the most specific data for a given viewId
<T extends Annotation> T	getDataForCurrentViewId(Class<T> type) gets the most specific data for the current viewId

Method Detail

addData

void addData(String viewId,
             Annotation annotation)

Adds data to the store

Parameters:

viewId - The view id to associate the data with. A * at the end of the view id is considered a wildcard

annotation - the data to store

getData

<T extends Annotation> T getData(String viewId,
                                 Class<T> type)

gets the most specific data for a given viewId

getDataForCurrentViewId

<T extends Annotation> T getDataForCurrentViewId(Class<T> type)

gets the most specific data for the current viewId

getAllData

<T extends Annotation> List<T> getAllData(String viewId,
                                          Class<T> type)

returns all data for a given viewId, with the most specific data at the start of the list

getAllDataForCurrentViewId

<T extends Annotation> List<T> getAllDataForCurrentViewId(Class<T> type)

returns all data for the current viewId, with the most specific data at the start of the list