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package javax.servlet.jsp.tagext;

/**
 * Extra Tag Information for a Custom Tag;
 * this class is mentioned in the Tag Library Descriptor file (TLD).
 *
 * This class must be used:
 *  - if the tag defines any scripting variables
 *  - if the tag wants to provide translation-time validation of the tag
 *    attributes.
 *
 */

public abstract class TagExtraInfo {

    /**
     * information on scripting variables defined by this tag
     *
     * @param data The translation-time TagData instance.
     */
    public VariableInfo[] getVariableInfo(TagData data) {
	return new VariableInfo[0];
    }

    /**
     * Translation-time validation of the attributes.  The argument is a
     * translation-time, so request-time attributes are indicated as such.
     *
     * @param data The translation-time TagData instance.
     */

    public boolean isValid(TagData data) {
	return true;
    }

    /**
     * Set the TagInfo for this class
     *
     * @param tagInfo The TagInfo this instance is extending
     */
    public final void setTagInfo(TagInfo tagInfo) {
	this.tagInfo = tagInfo;
    }

    /**
     * Get the TagInfo for this class
     *
     * @returns the taginfo instnace this instance is extending
     */
    public final TagInfo getTagInfo() {
	return tagInfo;
    }
    
    // private data
    private TagInfo tagInfo;
}