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## javax.servlet.jsp.tagext
Interface BodyTag

All Known Implementing Classes:
  BodyTagSupport

public interface BodyTag
extends Tag

BodyTag lets tags access the generated tag contents and it allows tag looping. For example, a SQL tag may use the enclosed SQL to update a table. A BodyTag must explicitly write the contents the enclosing stream.

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     if (tag.doStartTag() == EVAL_BODY_TAG) {
       out = pageContext.pushBody();
       tag.setBodyContent(out);
       tag.doInitBody();
       do {
         ...
       } while (tag.doAfterBody() == EVAL_PAGE);
       out = pageContent.popBody();
     }
     if (tag.doEndTag() == SKIP_PAGE)
       return;

    Field Summary

    static int
    EVAL_BODY_TAG

              Constant returned by doStartTag to evaluate a tag body.

    Fields inherited from interface javax.servlet.jsp.tagext.Tag

    EVAL_BODY_INCLUDE,
    EVAL_PAGE,
    SKIP_BODY,
    SKIP_PAGE

    Method Summary

     int
    doAfterBody()

              Tags call doAfterBody after processing the tag body.

     void
    doInitBody()

              Tags call doInitBody before processing the tag body.

     void
    setBodyContent(BodyContent out)

              Sets the BodyContent stream.

    Methods inherited from interface javax.servlet.jsp.tagext.Tag

    doEndTag,
    doStartTag,
    getParent,
    release,
    setPageContext,
    setParent

    Field Detail

    EVAL_BODY_TAG

    public static final int EVAL_BODY_TAG

    Constant returned by doStartTag to evaluate a tag body.

    Method Detail

    setBodyContent

    public void setBodyContent(BodyContent out)

    Sets the BodyContent stream.  A tag calls setBodyContent before calling
     doInitBody()

    Parameters:out - The body content for tag and its contents.

    doInitBody

    public void doInitBody()
                    throws JspException

    Tags call doInitBody before processing the tag body.  doInitBody is
     called after setBodyContent. It is called only once for each tag, even
     if the tag loops.

     empty tags and tags returning SKIP_BODY do not call
     doInitBody and doAfterBody.

     if (tag.doStartTag() == EVAL_BODY_TAG) {
       out = pageContext.pushBody();
       tag.setBodyContent(out);
       tag.doInitBody();
       ...
     }

    doAfterBody

    public int doAfterBody()
                    throws JspException

    Tags call doAfterBody after processing the tag body.  Tags writing
     to the output stream must write the body to the enclosing JspWriter.
     Tags can loop by returning EVAL_PAGE and stop by returning SKIP_PAGE.

     empty tags and tags returning SKIP_BODY do not call
     doInitBody and doAfterBody.

     Here's an example of a tag that copies its contents
     to the output (assuming setBodyContent sets bodyOut):

     public int doAfterBody()
     {
       bodyOut.writeOut(bodyOut.getEnclosingWriter());

       return SKIP_PAGE;
     }

    Returns:EVAL_PAGE to repeat the tag and SKIP_PAGE to stop.

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