com.bowstreet.builders.webapp.methods
Class ContentHelper

java.lang.Object
  com.bowstreet.builders.webapp.methods.ContentHelper

public class ContentHelper
extends java.lang.Object

Methods used to work with servable content.

Constructor Summary

ContentHelper()

Method Summary

static boolean	contentExists(java.lang.String content) Check to make sure that the specified content exists on the server
static void	convertToAbsoluteURLs(IXml content, java.lang.String url, java.lang.String appContext) Convert relative URL references in HTML to absolute ones.
static java.lang.String	generateContentURL(java.lang.String url) Regen-time: generate code which will build a content URL.
static java.lang.String	getContentURL(WebAppAccess webAppAccess, java.lang.Object urlObj) Execution-time code to make a content URL.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ContentHelper

public ContentHelper()

Method Detail

contentExists

public static boolean contentExists(java.lang.String content)

Check to make sure that the specified content exists on the server

Parameters:

content - the content to be verified

Returns:

true if the content exists or is an indirect reference false if the content cannot be found

convertToAbsoluteURLs

public static void convertToAbsoluteURLs(IXml content,
                                         java.lang.String url,
                                         java.lang.String appContext)

Convert relative URL references in HTML to absolute ones.

Parameters:

content - the HTML content as IXml, which is converted in place

url - from where this was retrieved

appContext - the application context, if content was imported locally

generateContentURL

public static java.lang.String generateContentURL(java.lang.String url)

Regen-time: generate code which will build a content URL.

Parameters:

url - the content URL

Returns:

a JSP expression which, when executed, will generate the correct URL

See Also:

getContentURL(com.bowstreet.webapp.WebAppAccess, java.lang.Object)

getContentURL

public static java.lang.String getContentURL(WebAppAccess webAppAccess,
                                             java.lang.Object urlObj)

Execution-time code to make a content URL.

Parameters:

webAppAccess - runtime access for current model

urlObj - the content URL - can be relative or absolute, and can be wrapped as the text of an IXml element

Returns:

a String representation of the URL, made relative to current app context if necessary

See Also:

generateContentURL(java.lang.String)