## org.mortbay.html
Class Composite

    java.lang.Object
      org.mortbay.html.Element
          org.mortbay.html.Composite

Direct Known Subclasses:
  Block, Comment, Page, Text

    public class Composite

extends Element

HTML Composite Element.

This class is can be used a either an abstract or concrete holder of other HTML elements. Used directly, it allow multiple HTML Elements to be added which are produced sequentially. Derived used of Composite may wrap each contain Element in special purpose HTML tags (e.g. list).

Notes
Elements are added to the Composite either as HTML Elements or as Strings. Other objects added to the Composite are converted to Strings

Version:
  $Id: Composite.java,v 1.6 2004/05/09 20:31:28 gregwilkins Exp $
Author:
  Greg Wilkins
See Also:
  `Element`

Field Summary
`protected ArrayList` `elements` The vector of elements in this Composite.
`protected Composite` `nest`

Fields inherited from class org.mortbay.html.Element
`ALIGN, attributeMap, BGCOLOR, BOTTOM, CENTER, CLASS, COLOR, HEIGHT, ID, LEFT, MIDDLE, noAttributes, RIGHT, SIZE, STYLE, TOP, VALIGN, WIDTH`

Constructor Summary
`Composite()` Default constructor.
`Composite(String attributes)` Default constructor.

Method Summary
`Composite` `add(Object o)` Add an Object to the Composite by converting it to a Element or.
`String` `contents()` Contents of the composite.
`Composite` `nest(Composite c)` Nest a Composite within a Composite.
`boolean` `replace(Object oldObj, Object newObj)` Replace an object within the composite.
`Composite` `reset()` Empty the contents of this Composite .
`Composite` `setNest(Composite c)` Explicit set of the Nested component.
`int` `size()` The number of Elements in this Composite.
`Composite` `unnest()` Recursively unnest the composites.
`void` `write(Writer out)` Write the composite.

Methods inherited from class org.mortbay.html.Element
`attribute, attribute, attribute, attributes, attributes, bgColor, bottom, center, color, cssClass, cssID, height, height, height, left, middle, right, setAttributesFrom, size, size, style, top, toString, width, width, width, write, write`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

Field Detail

### elements

    protected ArrayList elements

  The vector of elements in this Composite.

### nest

    protected Composite nest

Constructor Detail

### Composite

    public Composite()

  Default constructor.

### Composite

    public Composite(String attributes)

  Default constructor.

Method Detail

### add

    public Composite add(Object o)

  Add an Object to the Composite by converting it to a Element or. String

  Parameters:
    `o` - The Object to add. If it is a String or Element, it is added directly, otherwise toString() is called.
  Returns:
    This Composite (for chained commands)

### nest

    public Composite nest(Composite c)

  Nest a Composite within a Composite. The passed Composite is added to this Composite. Adds to this composite are actually added to the nested Composite. Calls to nest are passed the nested Composite

  Returns:
    The Composite to unest on to return to the original state.

### setNest

    public Composite setNest(Composite c)

  Explicit set of the Nested component. No add is performed. setNest() obeys any current nesting and sets the nesting of the nested component.

### unnest

    public Composite unnest()

  Recursively unnest the composites.

### size

    public int size()

  The number of Elements in this Composite.

  Overrides:
    `size` in class `Element`
  Returns:
    The number of elements in this Composite

### write

    public void write(Writer out)
               throws IOException

  Write the composite. The default implementation writes the elements sequentially. May be overridden for more specialized behaviour.

  Specified by:
    `write` in class `Element`
  Parameters:
    `out` - Writer to write the element to.
  Throws:
    `IOException`

### contents

    public String contents()

  Contents of the composite.

### reset

    public Composite reset()

  Empty the contents of this Composite .

### replace

    public boolean replace(Object oldObj,
                           Object newObj)

  Replace an object within the composite.

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