com.infoengine.SAK
Class ExternalWebject

java.lang.Object
  com.infoengine.object.factory.Webject
      com.infoengine.SAK.Webject
          com.infoengine.SAK.ExternalWebject

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable

public class ExternalWebject
extends Webject

This class provides methods to construct and execute externally defined webjects in applications and JSP pages.

Version:

1.0 2/19/2000

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class com.infoengine.object.factory.Webject

CLASS, DISPLAY, EXTERNAL, GROUP, GROUP_IN, GROUP_OUT, MESSAGE, OBJECT, OUTPUT, TASK, text, TYPE, UNKNOWN

Constructor Summary

ExternalWebject()
Constructs an external webject with no name.

ExternalWebject(java.lang.String name)
Constructs an external webject with a specific name.

Method Summary

void	invoke() Invokes the webject in the server context.
void	invoke(Task task) Invokes the webject in the server context.
void	setOutputStream(java.io.OutputStream os) Sets the output stream to a specific stream.
void	setUseClass(java.lang.String className) Sets the Java class that implements the webject.
java.lang.String	toString() Returns a string containing the output currently associated with this webject.

Methods inherited from class com.infoengine.SAK.Webject

addParam, getInputStream, getOutputStream, getProcessor, getProcessorClassName, getService, run, setInputStream, setInputStream, setInputStream, setOutputStream, setParam, setService

Methods inherited from class com.infoengine.object.factory.Webject

addKey, addMessage, addMeta, addMetaValue, addOutput, addParam, addUniqueKey, addUniqueValue, addValue, addValue, addWebject, clearParams, clone, deepClone, getClassName, getDefinition, getGroupInName, getGroupInNames, getGroupOutName, getGroupOutNames, getKey, getKeys, getMessages, getMetaValue, getName, getNode, getOutput, getParam, getParamNames, getParams, getPassword, getType, getUserName, getValue, getValues, getWebjects, objectParamValue, objectParamValue, paramValue, paramValue, paramValues, printTree, removeAllWebjects, removeParam, removeParams, removeWebject, setClassName, setName, setParam, setPassword, setType, setUserName, setValue, validate

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ExternalWebject

public ExternalWebject()

Constructs an external webject with no name.

ExternalWebject

public ExternalWebject(java.lang.String name)

Constructs an external webject with a specific name.

Parameters:

name - The name to be assigned to the webject.

Method Detail

setUseClass

public void setUseClass(java.lang.String className)

Sets the Java class that implements the webject.

Parameters:

className - The name of the Java class that implements this webject.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Returns a string containing the output currently associated with this webject. Usually, the output is generated as a result of calling the invoke method.

Overrides:

toString in class Webject

Returns:

A String containing the output associated with the webject.

invoke

public void invoke()
            throws IEException,
                   java.io.IOException

Invokes the webject in the server context. Output generated by the webject can be retrieved using the toString method.

Overrides:

invoke in class Webject

Throws:

IEException - if the webject is not executed successfully.

java.io.IOException - if an I/O error occurs while the webject is generating output.

invoke

public void invoke(Task task)
            throws IEException,
                   java.io.IOException

Invokes the webject in the server context. Output generated by the webject can be retrieved using the toString method.

Overrides:

invoke in class Webject

Parameters:

task - The task associated with the webject.

Throws:

IEException - if the webject is not executed successfully.

java.io.IOException - if an I/O error occurs while the webject is generating output.

setOutputStream

public void setOutputStream(java.io.OutputStream os)

Sets the output stream to a specific stream.

Overrides:

setOutputStream in class Webject

Parameters:

os - The OutputStream to use to catch the webject's output (if any).