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Created by Fang on April 16, 2012 13:32:10
Last update: April 16, 2012 13:32:10
There are two steps to create a custom function for JSP:
Declare the function in the TLD:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<taglib...
Implement the function (must be static):
package com.example;
public class UrlTransl...
To use the function:
<%@ taglib uri="http://www.example.com/jsp/tags" p...
Created by Fang on April 16, 2012 12:58:35
Last update: April 16, 2012 12:58:35
To implement a JSP custom tag with dynamic attributes (for example, to pass-thru arbitrary attributes not handled by the JSP tag):
Set the dynamic-attributes element to true in the TLD:
<tag>
<name>mark</name>
<tag-class>c...
The tag handler must implement javax.servlet.jsp.tagext.DynamicAttributes :
package com.example.jsp;
import java.io.*;
...
Created by Fang on December 06, 2011 19:03:25
Last update: December 07, 2011 08:54:11
Our custom tag, as implemented in the previous note , is broken when a template is used.
Create a template file ( home-template.xhtml ):
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Stric...
and a test page that uses it ( home.xhtml ):
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<ui:comp...
Then request the page with URL: http://localhost:8080/facelet-demo/home.jsf?name=Jack .
You'll find that our hello tag works inside ui:repeat but fails to get the value defined by ui:param ! What's the problem? Our hello tag implementation evaluated the EL with the wrong EL context!
This is the corrected implementation:
package com.example;
import java.io.IOExcep...
Created by Fang on November 21, 2011 15:57:49
Last update: November 22, 2011 09:51:26
The improved custom taglib works with existing facelet ui taglibs. For example:
<ui:param name="theName" value="John"/> <my:hel... produces the expected output. However, a problem exists with the ui:repeat tag: <h3>With ui:repeat</h3> <ui:repeat var="theName... When tested with a URL like: http://localhost:8080/facelet-demo/?name=Zack&name... the raw EL prints out the correct names, but my custom tag substitutes empty string for theName2 ! In theory, the response is rendered in the Render Response phase, way after the Apply Request Values phase, actual values should be available to EL. The answer to this anomaly turned out to be very deep ! Yes, right there in the code! I would consider this a bug in facelets implementation, but the JSF spec did not tell what the expected behavior should be. In my custom...
Created by Fang on November 21, 2011 13:49:11
Last update: November 21, 2011 13:49:11
In the test for the simple taglib example , I used a literal string for the name attribute:
<my:hello name="Jack"/> What happens if the name attribute contains EL expresson? For example: <my:hello name="#{param['name']}"/> If EL works, the tag should take the value of the " name " request parameter and print it out. But the tag as implemented in the simple taglib example prints the literal string: Hello #{param['name']}! I am FaceletTag. In order to make a tag to recognize EL, we have to use TagAttribute.getValue(FaceletContext ctx) instead of TagAttribute.getValue() . The latter returns the literal value of the attribute. The HelloTagHandler should be changed to: package com.example; import java.io.IOExcep... Rebuild the taglib and test with a URL like this: http://localhost:8080/facelet-test/?name=Jack The tag will print:...
Created by Fang on November 03, 2011 19:47:38
Last update: November 08, 2011 20:24:47
This is a step-by-step example to create a really simple facelet taglib (in JSF 2 with Maven). Create a simple Maven project with:
mvn archetype:create -DgroupId=com.example -Dartif... Three files are created as a result: pom.xml src/main/java/com/example/App.java src/test/java/com/example/AppTest.java This project should be able to build with: mvn package Add facelet API dependencies to pom.xml : <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.... The compiler plugin section is optional. Remove src/main/java/com/example/App.java , create a new Java class as the facelet Tag Handler ( HelloTagHandler.java ): package com.example; import java.io.IOExcep... This tag handler simply prints a "Hello" message. Create facelet tag declaration file src/main/resources/META-INF/hello.taglib.xml : <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <facelet... Build the JAR with mvn clean package Optionally, install it to the local repository: mvn install To use the taglib, simply drop the...
Created by freyo on May 13, 2011 15:45:29
Last update: September 20, 2011 08:08:12
This is an Android app that dumps any binarized xml file as plain text - to the sdcard on the device or emulator.
build.xml :
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<project...
AndroidManifest.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<man...
res/layout/main.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Lin...
res/values/strings.xml :
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<res...
src/com/android/xmltool/DumpXml.java
package com.android.xmltool;
import java.ut...
Screenshot
Pre-built APK can be downloaded from: http://code.google.com/p/android-binxml-dump/
Created by freyo on May 09, 2011 14:15:01
Last update: May 09, 2011 14:17:22
In short, use the PackageManager class to get the PackageInfo :
PackageInfo pkgInfo = getPackageManager().getP...
To build an APK, make these changes to the greetings app :
Change the layout to ( res/layout/main.xml ):
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearL...
Change the string values ( res/values/strings.xml ):
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resourc...
Update AndroidManifest.xml :
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifes...
Create a new Java class src/com/android/appinfo/GetAppVersion.java :
package com.android.appinfo;
import android...
Edit build.xml , change project name to "AppInfo":
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<project...
Install to emulator:
ant install
Screenshot:
Created by Dr. Xi on April 20, 2011 21:44:15
Last update: May 02, 2011 20:56:58
The String.format() method provides versatile formatting capabilities. This tutorial tries to present these capabilities in a accessible manner. The format string A format string can contain zero, one, or more format specifiers . The general form of a format specifier is:
%[argument_index$] [flags] [width] [.precision]co... where things in square brackets are optional, and conversion is a character indicating the conversion to be applied to the corresponding variable value. The only required characters in the format specifier is the percent sign % and the conversion character. A simple example: public static void simpleFormat() { System.out... The Argument index The argument index is specified by a number, terminated by the dollar sign $ . The same argument may be repeated multiple times in a format string. Unindexed...
Created by freyo on April 21, 2011 10:59:37
Last update: April 21, 2011 10:59:37
The class android.content.Context (of which android.app.Activity is a subclass) provides the method getPackageName() which returns the name of this application's package.
Sample code:
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
...
