tapestry/tapestry-framework/src/java/org/apache/tapestry/binding/ComponentBinding.java

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package org.apache.tapestry.binding;

import org.apache.hivemind.ApplicationRuntimeException;
import org.apache.hivemind.Location;
import org.apache.hivemind.util.Defense;
import org.apache.tapestry.IComponent;
import org.apache.tapestry.coerce.ValueConverter;

/**
 * A binding where the path is the id of a child component.
 * 
 * @author Howard M. Lewis Ship
 * @since 4.0
 */
public class ComponentBinding extends AbstractBinding
{
    private final IComponent _component;

    private final String _componentId;

    public ComponentBinding(String description, ValueConverter valueConverter, Location location,
            IComponent component, String componentId)
    {
        super(description, valueConverter, location);

        Defense.notNull(component, "component");
        Defense.notNull(componentId, "componentId");

        _component = component;
        _componentId = componentId;
    }

    public Object getObject()
    {
        try
        {
            return _component.getComponent(_componentId);
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            throw new ApplicationRuntimeException(ex.getMessage(), getLocation(), ex);
        }
    }

    public Object getComponent()
    {
        return _component;
    }

}