| // Copyright 2008 The Apache Software Foundation |
| // |
| // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); |
| // you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. |
| // You may obtain a copy of the License at |
| // |
| // http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 |
| // |
| // Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software |
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| |
| package org.apache.tapestry5; |
| |
| /** |
| * A collection of parameters that may eventually be passed to an event handler method. Includes the ability to coerce |
| * or encode parameters as needed. |
| * |
| * @see org.apache.tapestry5.ioc.services.TypeCoercer |
| * @see org.apache.tapestry5.ValueEncoder |
| */ |
| public interface EventContext |
| { |
| /** |
| * Returns the number of parameter values that can be extracted. |
| */ |
| int getCount(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Extracts a parameter value and coerces or decodes it to the desired type. |
| * |
| * @param desiredType the type of value required |
| * @param index identifies which parameter value to extract |
| * @return the value extracted and converted or coerced |
| * @throws RuntimeException if the value can't be converted or the index is out of range |
| */ |
| <T> T get(Class<T> desiredType, int index); |
| } |