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package com.esimple.framework.web.taglib.template.util;

/**
 *  A utility file for templates.
 *  <p>
 *  This represents template content, which is included by templates. 
 *  Templates can also treat content as plain text and print it to the
 *  implicit out variable.
 * 
 *  This simple class maintain two properties:
 *  <ul>
 *  <li><i>content</i>: A string representing either a URI or text.</li>
 *  <li><i>direct</i>: If true, content is printed; otherwise content is 
 *  included (default is false).</li>
 *  </ul>
 *  </p>
 *
 * @author David Geary
 * @version $Revision: 1.1.1.1 $
 * @deprecated Use Tiles instead.
 */
public class Content implements java.io.Serializable {

// ----------------------------------------------------- Instance Variables


    /**
     *  Templates regard this as content to be either included or 
     *  printed directly.  This is a blank final that is
     *  set at construction.
     * 
     */
    private final String content;


    /**
     *  Represents a boolean - if true, content is included, otherwise
     *  content is printed.  This is a blank final that is set at 
     *  construction.  This is a string instead of a boolean as
     *  a convenience for the tags, whose corresponding attribute
     *  is a string.
     *  
     */
    private final String direct;


// ------------------------------------------------------------ Construtors

    /**
     * The only constructor.
     *
     * @param content The content's URI
     * @param direct Is content printed directly (true) or included (false)?
     * @deprecated Use Tiles instead.
     */
   public Content(String content, String direct) {

      this.content = content;
      this.direct = direct;

   }


    // --------------------------------------------------------- Public Methods

    /**
     * Return content.
     * @deprecated Use Tiles instead.
     */
    public String getContent() {

      return (content);

    }

    /**
     * Is content to be printed directly (isDirect() == true)
     * instead of included (isDirect() == false).
     * @deprecated Use Tiles instead.
     */
    public boolean isDirect() {

      return (Boolean.valueOf(direct).booleanValue());

    }


   /**
     * Returns a string representation of the content.
     * @deprecated Use Tiles instead.
     */
   public String toString() { 

      return content;

   }

}