org.apache.tiles.api

## Interface TilesContainer

- All Known Subinterfaces:
    MutableTilesContainer
  All Known Implementing Classes:
    BasicTilesContainer, CachingTilesContainer, TilesContainerWrapper

      public interface TilesContainer

  An encapsulation of the Tiles framework. This interface is used to expose tiles features to frameworks which leverage it as a plugin. It can alternately be used by web applications which would like a programmatic interface.
  Since:
    2.0

- - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | `endContext(Request request)` Ends a context, where attribute values are stored independently of others. It must be called after a `startContext(Request)` call.
    `Object` | `evaluate(Attribute attribute, Request request)` Evaluates the given attribute.
    `ApplicationContext` | `getApplicationContext()` Retrieve the container's context.
    `AttributeContext` | `getAttributeContext(Request request)` Retrieve the attribute context of the current request.
    `Definition` | `getDefinition(String definitionName, Request request)` Returns a definition specifying its name.
    `boolean` | `isValidDefinition(String definition, Request request)` Determine whether the definition exists.
    `void` | `prepare(String preparer, Request request)` Executes a preparer.
    `void` | `render(Attribute attribute, Request request)` Render the given Attribute.
    `void` | `render(Definition definition, Request request)` Renders the specified definition.
    `void` | `render(String definition, Request request)` Render the given tiles request.
    `void` | `renderContext(Request request)` Renders the current context, as it is.
    `AttributeContext` | `startContext(Request request)` Starts a new context, where attribute values are stored independently of others. When the use of the contexts is finished, call`endContext(Request)`

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### getApplicationContext

          ApplicationContext getApplicationContext()

      Retrieve the container's context.
      Returns:
        current application context

    - #### getAttributeContext

          AttributeContext getAttributeContext(Request request)

      Retrieve the attribute context of the current request.
      Parameters:
        `request` - The request.
      Returns:
        map of the attributes in the current attribute context.

    - #### startContext

          AttributeContext startContext(Request request)

      Starts a new context, where attribute values are stored independently of others.
      When the use of the contexts is finished, call`endContext(Request)`
      Parameters:
        `request` - The request.
      Returns:
        The newly created context.

    - #### endContext

          void endContext(Request request)

      Ends a context, where attribute values are stored independently of others.
      It must be called after a `startContext(Request)` call.
      Parameters:
        `request` - The request.

    - #### renderContext

          void renderContext(Request request)

      Renders the current context, as it is.
      Parameters:
        `request` - The request.
      Since:
        2.1.0

    - #### prepare

          void prepare(String preparer,
                       Request request)

      Executes a preparer.
      Parameters:
        `preparer` - The name of the preparer to execute.
        `request` - The request.

    - #### render

          void render(String definition,
                      Request request)

      Render the given tiles request.
      Parameters:
        `definition` - the current definition.
        `request` - The request.

    - #### render

          void render(Definition definition,
                      Request request)

      Renders the specified definition.
      Parameters:
        `definition` - The definition to render.
        `request` - The request context.

    - #### render

          void render(Attribute attribute,
                      Request request)
               throws IOException

      Render the given Attribute.
      Parameters:
        `attribute` - The attribute to render.
        `request` - The request.
      Throws:
        `IOException` - If something goes wrong during writing to the output.
      Since:
        2.1.2

    - #### evaluate

          Object evaluate(Attribute attribute,
                          Request request)

      Evaluates the given attribute.
      Parameters:
        `attribute` - The attribute to evaluate.
        `request` - The request.
      Returns:
        The evaluated object.
      Since:
        2.1.0

    - #### getDefinition

          Definition getDefinition(String definitionName,
                                   Request request)

      Returns a definition specifying its name.
      Parameters:
        `definitionName` - The name of the definition to find.
        `request` - The request context.
      Returns:
        The definition, if found.

    - #### isValidDefinition

          boolean isValidDefinition(String definition,
                                    Request request)

      Determine whether the definition exists.
      Parameters:
        `definition` - the name of the definition.
        `request` - The request.
      Returns:
        true if the definition is found.

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