org.apache.tiles.velocity.template

## Class DefinitionDirective

- java.lang.Object
- - org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive.Directive
  - - org.apache.tiles.velocity.template.DefinitionDirective

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    Cloneable, org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive.DirectiveConstants

      public class DefinitionDirective
      extends org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive.Directive

  Create a definition at runtime.

  Create a new definition at runtime. Newly created definition will be available across the entire request.

- - ### Field Summary

    - ### Fields inherited from class org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive.Directive

      `log, rsvc`

    - ### Fields inherited from interface org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive.DirectiveConstants

      `BLOCK, LINE`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `DefinitionDirective()`

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `String` | `getName()`
    `int` | `getType()`
    `boolean` | `render(org.apache.velocity.context.InternalContextAdapter context, Writer writer, org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.Node node)`

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive.Directive

      `checkArgs, getColumn, getLine, getScopeName, getTemplate, getTemplateName, init, isScopeProvided, makeScope, postRender, preRender, setLocation, setLocation`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### DefinitionDirective

          public DefinitionDirective()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### getName

          public String getName()

      Specified by:
        `getName` in class `org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive.Directive`

    - #### getType

          public int getType()

      Specified by:
        `getType` in class `org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive.Directive`

    - #### render

          public boolean render(org.apache.velocity.context.InternalContextAdapter context,
                                Writer writer,
                                org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.Node node)
                         throws IOException

      Specified by:
        `render` in class `org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive.Directive`
      Throws:
        `IOException`

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