org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive
Class Define

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive.Directive
      org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive.Block
          org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive.Define

All Implemented Interfaces:

Cloneable, DirectiveConstants

public class Define
extends Block

Directive that puts an unrendered AST block in the context under the specified key, postponing rendering until the reference is used and rendered.

Version:

$Id: Define.java 686842 2008-08-18 18:29:31Z nbubna $

Author:

Andrew Tetlaw, Nathan Bubna

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive.Block

Block.Reference

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive.Block

block, key, log, maxDepth

Fields inherited from class org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive.Directive

rsvc

Fields inherited from interface org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive.DirectiveConstants

BLOCK, LINE

Constructor Summary

Define()

Method Summary

String	getName() Return name of this directive.
void	init(RuntimeServices rs, InternalContextAdapter context, Node node) simple init - get the key
boolean	render(InternalContextAdapter context, Writer writer, Node node) directive.render() simply makes an instance of the Block inner class and places it into the context as indicated.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive.Block

getType, id, render

Methods inherited from class org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive.Directive

getColumn, getLine, getScopeName, getTemplateName, isScopeProvided, makeScope, postRender, preRender, setLocation, setLocation

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Define

public Define()

Method Detail

getName

public String getName()

Return name of this directive.

Specified by:

getName in class Directive

Returns:

The name of this directive.

init

public void init(RuntimeServices rs,
                 InternalContextAdapter context,
                 Node node)
          throws TemplateInitException

simple init - get the key

Overrides:

init in class Block

Throws:

TemplateInitException

render

public boolean render(InternalContextAdapter context,
                      Writer writer,
                      Node node)

directive.render() simply makes an instance of the Block inner class and places it into the context as indicated.

Specified by:

render in class Directive

Returns:

True if the directive rendered successfully.