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 *
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package org.apache.commons.jelly.tags.define;

import org.apache.commons.jelly.JellyTagException;
import org.apache.commons.jelly.TagSupport;
import org.apache.commons.jelly.XMLOutput;

/**
 * &lt;script&gt; tag is used to assign a Script object
 * to a variable. The script can then be called whenever the user wishes
 * maybe from inside an expression or more typically via the &lt;invoke&gt; tag.</p>
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:jstrachan@apache.org">James Strachan</a>
 * @version $Revision: 1.5 $
 */
public class ScriptTag extends TagSupport {

    private String var;

    public ScriptTag() {
    }

    // Tag interface
    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    public void doTag(XMLOutput output) throws JellyTagException {
        if ( var == null ) {
            throw new JellyTagException( "<define:script> must have a var attribute" );
        }
        context.setVariable( var, getBody() );
    }

    // Properties
    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------

    /** @return the variable name of the script to create */
    public String getVar() {
        return var;
    }

    /** Sets the variable name of the tag to create */
    public void setVar(String var) {
        this.var = var;
    }
}