D.7 Package javax.faces.lifecycle

An instance of a subclass of this abstract class manages the request processing lifecycle.

Synopsis

Class name:	javax.faces.lifecycle.Lifecycle
Extends:	None
Implements:	None

Constructors

public Lifecycle()

Creates an instance.

Methods

public abstract void addPhaseListener(javax.faces.event.PhaseListener listener)

Adds the PhaseListener to the list of listeners for the PhaseEvent this instance fires.

public abstract void execute(javax.faces.context.FacesContext context)

Executes all lifecycle phases up to but not including the Render Response phase, by invoking the phase processing methods on the root component as described in Appendix B.

public abstract javax.faces.event.PhaseListener[] getPhaseListeners()

Returns all PhaseListener instances registered with this instance or an empty array if none is registered.

public abstract void removePhaseListener(javax.faces.event.PhaseListener l)

Removes the PhaseListener from the list of listeners for the PhaseEvent this instance fires.

public abstract void render(javax.faces.context.FacesContext context)

Executes the Render Response lifecycle, unless the responseComplete() method has been called on the provided FacesContext.

An instance of a subclass of this abstract class is a factory for a Lifecycle instance for a request.

Synopsis

Class name:	javax.faces.lifecycle.LifecycleFactory
Extends:	None
Implements:	None

Fields

public static final String DEFAULT_LIFE_CYCLE

The default lifecycle identifier: DEFAULT.

Constructors

public LifecycleFactory()

Creates an instance.

Methods

public abstract void addLifecycle(String lifecycleId,

javax.faces.lifecycle.Lifecycle lifecycle)

Adds the provided Lifecycle instance mapped to the specified ID.

public abstract javax.faces.lifecycle.Lifecycle getLifecycle(String lifecycleId)

Returns a Lifecycle instance for the specified lifecycle ID.

public abstract java.util.Iterator getLifecycleIds()

Returns an Iterator over the IDs for all available Lifecycle instances.