/*
 * $Id: ELForwardTag.java 54933 2004-10-16 17:04:52Z germuska $ 
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package org.apache.strutsel.taglib.logic;

import org.apache.struts.taglib.logic.ForwardTag;
import javax.servlet.jsp.JspException;
import org.apache.strutsel.taglib.utils.EvalHelper;

/**
 * Perform a forward or redirect to a page that is looked up in the
 * configuration information associated with our application.
 *<p>
 * This class is a subclass of the class
 * <code>org.apache.struts.taglib.logix.ForwardTag</code> which provides most of
 * the described functionality.  This subclass allows all attribute values to
 * be specified as expressions utilizing the JavaServer Pages Standard Library
 * expression language.
 *
 * @version $Rev: 54933 $
 */
public class ELForwardTag extends ForwardTag {

    /**
     * Instance variable mapped to "name" tag attribute.
     * (Mapping set in associated BeanInfo class.)
     */
    private String nameExpr;

    /**
     * Getter method for "name" tag attribute.
     * (Mapping set in associated BeanInfo class.)
     */
    public String getNameExpr() { return (nameExpr); }

    /**
     * Setter method for "name" tag attribute.
     * (Mapping set in associated BeanInfo class.)
     */
    public void setNameExpr(String nameExpr) { this.nameExpr = nameExpr; }

    /**
     * Resets attribute values for tag reuse.
     */
    public void release()
    {
        super.release();
        setNameExpr(null);
    }
    
    /**
     * Process the start tag.
     *
     * @exception JspException if a JSP exception has occurred
     */
    public int doStartTag() throws JspException {
        evaluateExpressions();
        return(super.doStartTag());
    }

    /**
     * Processes all attribute values which use the JSTL expression evaluation
     * engine to determine their values.
     *
     * @exception JspException if a JSP exception has occurred
     */
    private void evaluateExpressions() throws JspException {
        String  string  = null;

        if ((string = EvalHelper.evalString("name", getNameExpr(),
                                            this, pageContext)) != null)
            setName(string);
    }
}