org.codehaus.plexus.context

Interface Context

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultContext

public interface Context

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	contains(Object key)
Object	get(Object key)
void	hide(Object key) Hides the item in the context.
void	makeReadOnly() Make the context read-only.
void	put(Object key, Object value) Adds the item to the context.

Method Detail

get

Object get(Object key)
           throws ContextException

Throws:

ContextException

contains

boolean contains(Object key)

put

void put(Object key,
       Object value)
         throws IllegalStateException

Adds the item to the context.

Parameters:

key - the key of the item

value - the item

Throws:

IllegalStateException - if context is read only

hide

void hide(Object key)
          throws IllegalStateException

Hides the item in the context. After remove(key) has been called, a get(key) will always fail, even if the parent context has such a mapping.

Parameters:

key - the items key

Throws:

IllegalStateException - if context is read only

makeReadOnly

void makeReadOnly()

Make the context read-only. Any attempt to write to the context via put() will result in an IllegalStateException.