Interface MessageContext

  • All Known Subinterfaces:
    SOAPMessageContext

    public interface MessageContext
    The interface MessageContext abstracts the message context that is processed by a handler in the handle method.

    The MessageContext interface provides methods to manage a property set. MessageContext properties enable handlers in a handler chain to share processing related state.

    Version:
    1.1
    See Also:
    Handler
    • Method Summary

      All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      boolean containsProperty​(java.lang.String name)
      Returns true if the MessageContext contains a property with the specified name.
      java.lang.Object getProperty​(java.lang.String name)
      Gets the value of a specific property from the MessageContext
      java.util.Iterator getPropertyNames()
      Returns an Iterator view of the names of the properties in this MessageContext
      void removeProperty​(java.lang.String name)
      Removes a property (name-value pair) from the MessageContext
      void setProperty​(java.lang.String name, java.lang.Object value)
      Sets the name and value of a property associated with the MessageContext.
    • Method Detail

      • setProperty

        void setProperty​(java.lang.String name,
                         java.lang.Object value)
        Sets the name and value of a property associated with the MessageContext. If the MessageContext contains a value of the same property, the old value is replaced.
        Parameters:
        name - Name of the property associated with the MessageContext
        value - Value of the property
        Throws:
        java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - If some aspect of the property is prevents it from being stored in the context
        java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException - If this method is not supported.
      • getProperty

        java.lang.Object getProperty​(java.lang.String name)
        Gets the value of a specific property from the MessageContext
        Parameters:
        name - Name of the property whose value is to be retrieved
        Returns:
        Value of the property
        Throws:
        java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if an illegal property name is specified
      • removeProperty

        void removeProperty​(java.lang.String name)
        Removes a property (name-value pair) from the MessageContext
        Parameters:
        name - Name of the property to be removed
        Throws:
        java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if an illegal property name is specified
      • containsProperty

        boolean containsProperty​(java.lang.String name)
        Returns true if the MessageContext contains a property with the specified name.
        Parameters:
        name - Name of the property whose presense is to be tested
        Returns:
        Returns true if the MessageContext contains the property; otherwise false
      • getPropertyNames

        java.util.Iterator getPropertyNames()
        Returns an Iterator view of the names of the properties in this MessageContext
        Returns:
        Iterator for the property names