Package dyntabs.annotation

Annotation Interface DynTabs

@Retention(RUNTIME) @Target(TYPE) public @interface DynTabs
Container annotation for @Repeatable support of the DynTab annotation.

This annotation exists solely because Java requires a "container" annotation when using the @Repeatable mechanism. Developers never use it directly - the Java compiler automatically generates it when a class has more than one @DynTab annotation.

Why it is needed: A single CDI bean can serve as the basis for multiple different tabs. For example, a DocsBean can be used for both a "Documents" tab and an "All Documents" tab, with different parameters. Without @Repeatable support, this would not be possible since Java does not allow two identical annotations on the same class.

Example (developer writes only @DynTab, compiler automatically wraps in @DynTabs):

 
 @Named
 @TabScoped
 @DynTab(name = "DocumentsDynTab",
         title = "Documents",
         includePage = "/WEB-INF/include/docs/docs.xhtml",
         parameters = {"listAll=false"})
 @DynTab(name = "AllDocsDynTab",
         title = "All Documents",
         includePage = "/WEB-INF/include/docs/docs.xhtml",
         parameters = {"listAll=true"})
 public class DocsBean implements DyntabBeanInterface {
     // one bean, two different tabs with different parameters
 }
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DynTabs
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  • Required Element Summary

    Required Elements
    Modifier and Type
    Required Element
    Description
    DynTab[]
    value
    Array of @DynTab annotations placed on the class.

  • Element Details

    • value

      DynTab[] value
      Array of @DynTab annotations placed on the class. Automatically populated by the Java compiler - developers do not use this directly.
      Returns:
      all @DynTab annotations from the class