impl/src/main/java/org/apache/myfaces/view/facelets/tag/CompositeTagDecorator.java

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package org.apache.myfaces.view.facelets.tag;

import javax.faces.view.facelets.Tag;
import javax.faces.view.facelets.TagDecorator;
import org.apache.myfaces.util.lang.Assert;

/**
 * A TagDecorator that is composed of 1 or more TagDecorator instances. It uses the chain of responsibility pattern to
 * stop processing if any of the TagDecorators return a value other than null.
 * 
 * @author Jacob Hookom
 * @version $Id$
 */
public final class CompositeTagDecorator implements TagDecorator
{

    private final TagDecorator[] decorators;

    public CompositeTagDecorator(TagDecorator[] decorators)
    {
        Assert.notNull(decorators, "decorators");
        this.decorators = decorators;
    }

    /**
     * Uses the chain of responsibility pattern to stop processing if any of the TagDecorators return a value other than
     * null.
     * 
     * @see javax.faces.view.facelets.TagDecorator#decorate(javax.faces.view.facelets.Tag)
     */
    @Override
    public Tag decorate(Tag tag)
    {
        Tag t = null;
        for (int i = 0; i < this.decorators.length; i++)
        {
            t = this.decorators[i].decorate(tag);
            if (t != null)
            {
                return t;
            }
        }
        return tag;
    }

}