org.apache.cocoon.woody.util
Class JavaScriptHelper

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.cocoon.woody.util.JavaScriptHelper

public class JavaScriptHelper
extends Object

Helper methods to use JavaScript in various locations of the Woody configuration files such as event listeners and bindings.

Version:

CVS $Id: JavaScriptHelper.html 1304258 2012-03-23 10:09:27Z ilgrosso $

Author:

Sylvain Wallez

Constructor Summary

JavaScriptHelper()

Method Summary

static org.mozilla.javascript.Function	buildFunction(Element element, String[] argumentNames) Build a function with the content of a DOM element.
static org.mozilla.javascript.Script	buildScript(Element element) Build a script with the content of a DOM element.
static Object	callFunction(org.mozilla.javascript.Function func, Object thisObject, Object[] arguments, Map objectModel)
static Object	execScript(org.mozilla.javascript.Script script, Map values, Map objectModel)
static org.mozilla.javascript.Scriptable	getParentScope(Map objectModel) Get a parent scope for building a child scope.
static org.mozilla.javascript.Scriptable	getRootScope() Get a root scope for building child scopes.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

JavaScriptHelper

public JavaScriptHelper()

Method Detail

buildScript

public static org.mozilla.javascript.Script buildScript(Element element)
                                                 throws IOException

Build a script with the content of a DOM element.

Parameters:

element - the element containing the script

Returns:

the compiled script

Throws:

IOException

buildFunction

public static org.mozilla.javascript.Function buildFunction(Element element,
                                                            String[] argumentNames)
                                                     throws IOException

Build a function with the content of a DOM element.

Parameters:

element - the element containing the function body

argumentNames - names of the function arguments

Returns:

the compiled function

Throws:

IOException

getRootScope

public static org.mozilla.javascript.Scriptable getRootScope()

Get a root scope for building child scopes.

Returns:

an appropriate root scope

getParentScope

public static org.mozilla.javascript.Scriptable getParentScope(Map objectModel)

Get a parent scope for building a child scope. The request is searched for an existing scope that can be provided by a flowscript higher in the call stack, giving visibility to flowscript functions and global (session) variables.

Parameters:

objectModel - an objectModel where the flowscript scope will be searched (can be null).

Returns:

an appropriate parent scope.

execScript

public static Object execScript(org.mozilla.javascript.Script script,
                                Map values,
                                Map objectModel)
                         throws org.mozilla.javascript.JavaScriptException

Throws:

org.mozilla.javascript.JavaScriptException

callFunction

public static Object callFunction(org.mozilla.javascript.Function func,
                                  Object thisObject,
                                  Object[] arguments,
                                  Map objectModel)
                           throws org.mozilla.javascript.JavaScriptException

Throws:

org.mozilla.javascript.JavaScriptException