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014
015 package org.apache.tapestry.bean;
016
017 import org.apache.tapestry.IBinding;
018
019 /**
020 * A helper bean to assist with providing defaults for unspecified
021 * parameters. It is initalized
022 * with an {@link IBinding} and a default value. It's value property
023 * is either the value of the binding, but if the binding is null,
024 * or the binding returns null, the default value is returned.
025 *
026 * @author Howard Lewis Ship
027 * @since 1.0.5
028 *
029 **/
030
031 public class Default
032 {
033 private IBinding binding;
034 private Object defaultValue;
035
036 public void resetForPool()
037 {
038 binding = null;
039 defaultValue = null;
040 }
041
042 public void setBinding(IBinding value)
043 {
044 binding = value;
045 }
046
047 public IBinding getBinding()
048 {
049 return binding;
050 }
051
052 public void setDefaultValue(Object value)
053 {
054 defaultValue = value;
055 }
056
057 public Object getDefaultValue()
058 {
059 return defaultValue;
060 }
061
062 /**
063 * Returns the value of the binding. However, if the binding is null, or the binding
064 * returns null, then the defaultValue is returned instead.
065 *
066 **/
067
068 public Object getValue()
069 {
070 if (binding == null)
071 return defaultValue;
072
073 Object value = binding.getObject();
074
075 if (value == null)
076 return defaultValue;
077
078 return value;
079 }
080
081 /** @since 3.0 **/
082
083 public void discardFromPool()
084 {
085 }
086
087 }