javax.faces.el
Class VariableResolver

java.lang.Object
  javax.faces.el.VariableResolver

Deprecated. This has been replaced by ELResolver when operating with a null base argument.

public abstract class VariableResolver
extends Object

VariableResolver represents a pluggable mechanism for resolving a top-level variable reference at evaluation time.

Constructor Summary

VariableResolver()
Deprecated.

Method Summary

abstract Object

resolveVariable(FacesContext context, String name) Deprecated. Resolve the specified variable name, and return the corresponding object, if any; otherwise, return null.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

VariableResolver

public VariableResolver()

Deprecated.

Method Detail

resolveVariable

public abstract Object resolveVariable(FacesContext context,
                                       String name)
                                throws EvaluationException

Deprecated.

Resolve the specified variable name, and return the corresponding object, if any; otherwise, return null.

Parameters:

context - FacesContext against which to resolve this variable name

name - Name of the variable to be resolved

Throws:

EvaluationException - if an exception is thrown while resolving the variable name (the thrown exception must be included as the cause property of this exception)

NullPointerException - if context or name is null