tiles-template/src/main/java/org/apache/tiles/template/DefaultAttributeResolver.java

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package org.apache.tiles.template;

import org.apache.tiles.Attribute;
import org.apache.tiles.AttributeContext;
import org.apache.tiles.Expression;
import org.apache.tiles.TilesContainer;
import org.apache.tiles.request.Request;

/**
 * The default implementation of AttributeResolver.
 *
 * @version $Rev$ $Date$
 * @since 2.2.0
 */
public class DefaultAttributeResolver implements AttributeResolver {

    /** {@inheritDoc} */
    public Attribute computeAttribute(TilesContainer container, Attribute attribute,
            String name, String role, boolean ignore,
            Object defaultValue, String defaultValueRole, String defaultValueType, Request request) {
        if (attribute == null) {
            AttributeContext evaluatingContext = container
                    .getAttributeContext(request);
            attribute = evaluatingContext.getAttribute(name);
            if (attribute == null) {
                attribute = computeDefaultAttribute(defaultValue,
                        defaultValueRole, defaultValueType);
                if (attribute == null && !ignore) {
                    throw new NoSuchAttributeException("Attribute '" + name
                            + "' not found.");
                }
            }
        }
        if (attribute != null && role != null && !"".equals(role.trim())) {
            attribute = new Attribute(attribute);
            attribute.setRole(role);
        }
        return attribute;
    }

    /**
     * Computes the default attribute.
     *
     * @param defaultValue The default value of the attribute.
     * @param defaultValueRole The default role of tha attribute.
     * @param defaultValueType The default type of the attribute.
     * @return The default attribute.
     */
    private Attribute computeDefaultAttribute(Object defaultValue,
            String defaultValueRole, String defaultValueType) {
        Attribute attribute = null;
        if (defaultValue != null) {
            if (defaultValue instanceof Attribute) {
                attribute = (Attribute) defaultValue;
            } else if (defaultValue instanceof String) {
                attribute = new Attribute(defaultValue, (Expression) null,
                        defaultValueRole, defaultValueType);
            }
        }
        return attribute;
    }
}