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19
20 package org.apache.myfaces.tobago.util;
21
22 import org.apache.myfaces.tobago.context.ClientProperties;
23
24 import javax.el.ELContext;
25 import javax.faces.context.FacesContext;
26
27 public final class VariableResolverUtils {
28
29 private VariableResolverUtils() {
30 // utils class
31 }
32
33 /**
34 * Returns the requested object configured in the faces-config or from library.
35 */
36 public static Object resolveVariable(FacesContext context, String variable) {
37 final ELContext elContext = context.getELContext();
38 return elContext.getELResolver().getValue(elContext, null, variable);
39 }
40
41 /**
42 * Returns the ClientProperties object configured in the faces-config.
43 */
44 public static ClientProperties resolveClientProperties(FacesContext facesContext) {
45 return (ClientProperties) resolveVariable(facesContext, ClientProperties.MANAGED_BEAN_NAME);
46 }
47
48 /**
49 * Clears the value of the variable.
50 * Useful for cleaning up e.g. a session or application variable
51 * to save memory without the knowledge of the scope.
52 * Also useful to enforce a new creation of a managed-bean.
53 */
54 public static void clearVariable(FacesContext context, String variable) {
55 final ELContext elContext = context.getELContext();
56 elContext.getELResolver().setValue(elContext, null, variable, null);
57 }
58 }