Package jakarta.faces.context

Class FacesContext

java.lang.Object
jakarta.faces.context.FacesContext
Direct Known Subclasses:
FacesContextWrapper
public abstract class FacesContext extends Object

FacesContext contains all of the per-request state information related to the processing of a single Jakarta Faces request, and the rendering of the corresponding response. It is passed to, and potentially modified by, each phase of the request processing lifecycle.

A FacesContext instance is associated with a particular request at the beginning of request processing, by a call to the getFacesContext() method of the FacesContextFactory instance associated with the current web application. The instance remains active until its release() method is called, after which no further references to this instance are allowed. While a FacesContext instance is active, it must not be referenced from any thread other than the one upon which the Jakarta Servlet container executing this web application utilizes for the processing of this request.

A FacesContext can be injected into a request scoped bean using @Inject FacesContext facesContext;

  • Constructor Details

    • FacesContext

      public FacesContext()
      Default constructor.

      This looks at the callstack to see if we're created from a factory.

  • Method Details

    • getApplication

      public abstract Application getApplication()

      Return the Application instance associated with this web application.

      It is valid to call this method during application startup or shutdown. If called during application startup or shutdown, returns the correct current Application instance.

      Returns:
      the Application instance associated with this web application.
      Throws:
      IllegalStateException - if this method is called after this instance has been released

    • getAttributes

      public Map<Object,Object> getAttributes()

      Return a mutable Map representing the attributes associated wth this FacesContext instance. This Map is useful to store attributes that you want to go out of scope when the Faces lifecycle for the current request ends, which is not always the same as the request ending, especially in the case of Jakarta Servlet filters that are invoked after the Faces lifecycle for this request completes. Accessing this Map does not cause any events to fire, as is the case with the other maps: for request, session, and application scope. When release() is invoked, the attributes must be cleared.

      The Map returned by this method is not associated with the request. If you would like to get or set request attributes, see ExternalContext.getRequestMap().

      The default implementation throws UnsupportedOperationException and is provided for the sole purpose of not breaking existing applications that extend this class.

      Returns:
      mutable Map representing the attributes associated wth this FacesContext instance.
      Throws:
      IllegalStateException - if this method is called after this instance has been released
      Since:
      2.0

    • getPartialViewContext

      public PartialViewContext getPartialViewContext()

      Return the PartialViewContext for this request. The PartialViewContext is used to control the processing of specified components during the execute portion of the request processing lifecycle (known as partial processing) and the rendering of specified components (known as partial rendering). This method must return a new PartialViewContext if one does not already exist.

      Returns:
      the instance of PartialViewContext for this request.
      Throws:
      IllegalStateException - if this method is called after this instance has been released
      Since:
      2.0

    • getClientIdsWithMessages

      public abstract Iterator<String> getClientIdsWithMessages()

      Return an Iterator over the client identifiers for which at least one FacesMessage has been queued. If there are no such client identifiers, an empty Iterator is returned. If any messages have been queued that were not associated with any specific client identifier, a null value will be included in the iterated values. The elements in the Iterator must be returned in the order in which they were added with addMessage(java.lang.String, jakarta.faces.application.FacesMessage).

      Returns:
      the Iterator over the client identifiers for which at least one FacesMessage has been queued.
      Throws:
      IllegalStateException - if this method is called after this instance has been released

    • getELContext

      public ELContext getELContext()

      Return the ELContext instance for this FacesContext instance. This ELContext instance has the same lifetime and scope as the FacesContext instance with which it is associated, and may be created lazily the first time this method is called for a given FacesContext instance. Upon creation of the ELContext instance, the implementation must take the following action:

      Returns:
      instance of ELContext.
      Throws:
      IllegalStateException - if this method is called after this instance has been released
      Since:
      1.2

    • getExceptionHandler

      public ExceptionHandler getExceptionHandler()

      Return the ExceptionHandler for this request.

      Returns:
      instance of ExceptionHandler.

    • setExceptionHandler

      public void setExceptionHandler(ExceptionHandler exceptionHandler)

      Set the ExceptionHandler for this request.

      Parameters:
      exceptionHandler - the ExceptionHandler for this request.

    • getLifecycle

      public abstract Lifecycle getLifecycle()

      Return the Lifecycle instance for this FacesContext instance.

      Returns:
      instance of Lifecycle
      Throws:
      IllegalStateException - if this method is called after this instance has been released
      Since:
      4.0

    • getExternalContext

      public abstract ExternalContext getExternalContext()

      Return the ExternalContext instance for this FacesContext instance.

      It is valid to call this method during application startup or shutdown. If called during application startup or shutdown, this method returns an ExternalContext instance with the special behaviors indicated in the javadoc for that class. Methods document as being valid to call during application startup or shutdown must be supported.

      Returns:
      instance of ExternalContext
      Throws:
      IllegalStateException - if this method is called after this instance has been released

    • getMaximumSeverity

      public abstract FacesMessage.Severity getMaximumSeverity()

      Return the maximum severity level recorded on any FacesMessages that has been queued, whether or not they are associated with any specific UIComponent. If no such messages have been queued, return null.

      Returns:
      the maximum severity level.
      Throws:
      IllegalStateException - if this method is called after this instance has been released

    • getMessages

      public abstract Iterator<FacesMessage> getMessages()

      Return an Iterator over the FacesMessages that have been queued, whether or not they are associated with any specific client identifier. If no such messages have been queued, return an empty Iterator. The elements of the Iterator must be returned in the order in which they were added with calls to addMessage(java.lang.String, jakarta.faces.application.FacesMessage).

      Returns:
      Iterator over the FacesMessages that have been queued.
      Throws:
      IllegalStateException - if this method is called after this instance has been released

    • getMessageList

      public List<FacesMessage> getMessageList()

      Like getMessages(), but returns a List<FacesMessage>, enabling use from Jakarta Expression Language expressions.

      The default implementation throws UnsupportedOperationException and is provided for the sole purpose of not breaking existing applications that extend this class.

      Returns:
      an immutable List which is effectively a snapshot of the messages present at the time of invocation.
      Throws:
      IllegalStateException - if this method is called after this instance has been released
      Since:
      2.0

    • getMessageList

      public List<FacesMessage> getMessageList(String clientId)

      Like getMessages(java.lang.String), but returns a List<FacesMessage> of messages for the component with client id matching argument clientId.

      The default implementation throws UnsupportedOperationException and is provided for the sole purpose of not breaking existing applications that extend this class.

      Parameters:
      clientId - the client id of a component.
      Returns:
      an immutable List which is effectively a snapshot of the messages present at the time of invocation.
      Throws:
      IllegalStateException - if this method is called after this instance has been released
      Since:
      2.0

    • getMessages

      public abstract Iterator<FacesMessage> getMessages(String clientId)

      Return an Iterator over the FacesMessages that have been queued that are associated with the specified client identifier (if clientId is not null), or over the FacesMessages that have been queued that are not associated with any specific client identifier (if clientId is null). If no such messages have been queued, return an empty Iterator. The elements of the Iterator must be returned in the order in which they were added with calls to addMessage(java.lang.String, jakarta.faces.application.FacesMessage).

      Parameters:
      clientId - The client identifier for which messages are requested, or null for messages not associated with any client identifier
      Returns:
      Iterator over the FacesMessages.
      Throws:
      IllegalStateException - if this method is called after this instance has been released

    • getNamingContainerSeparatorChar

      public char getNamingContainerSeparatorChar()

      Return the result of calling UINamingContainer.getSeparatorChar(jakarta.faces.context.FacesContext), passing this as the argument. Note that this enables accessing the value of this property from the Jakarta Expression Language expression #{facesContext.namingContainerSeparatorChar}.

      Returns:
      the separator char.

    • getRenderKit

      public abstract RenderKit getRenderKit()

      Return the RenderKit instance for the render kit identifier specified on our UIViewRoot, if there is one. If there is no current UIViewRoot, if the UIViewRoot does not have a specified renderKitId, or if there is no RenderKit for the specified identifier, return null instead.

      Returns:
      instance of RenderKit associated with the UIViewRoot.
      Throws:
      IllegalStateException - if this method is called after this instance has been released

    • getRenderResponse

      public abstract boolean getRenderResponse()

      Return true if the renderResponse() method has been called for the current request.

      Returns:
      flag indicating whether the renderResponse() has been called.
      Throws:
      IllegalStateException - if this method is called after this instance has been released

    • getResponseComplete

      public abstract boolean getResponseComplete()

      Return true if the responseComplete() method has been called for the current request.

      Returns:
      the boolean indicating whether responseComplete() method has been called.
      Throws:
      IllegalStateException - if this method is called after this instance has been released

    • getResourceLibraryContracts

      public List<String> getResourceLibraryContracts()

      Return the list of resource library contracts that have been calculated to be appropriate for use with this view, or an empty list if there are no such resource library contracts. The list returned by this method must be immutable. For backward compatibility with implementations of the specification prior to when this method was introduced, an implementation is provided that returns an empty list. Implementations compliant with the version in which this method was introduced must implement this method as specified.

      Returns:
      the list of resource library contracts.
      Throws:
      IllegalStateException - if this method is called after this instance has been released
      Since:
      2.2

    • setResourceLibraryContracts

      public void setResourceLibraryContracts(List<String> contracts)

      Set the resource library contracts calculated as valid to use with this view. The implementation must copy the contents of the incoming List into an immutable List for return from getResourceLibraryContracts(). If the argument is null or empty, the action taken is the same as if the argument is null: a subsequent call to getResourceLibraryContracts returns null. This method may only be called during the processing of ViewDeclarationLanguage.createView(jakarta.faces.context.FacesContext, java.lang.String) and during the VDL tag handler for the tag corresponding to an instance of UIViewRoot. For backward compatibility with implementations of the specification prior to when this method was introduced, an implementation is provided that takes no action. Implementations compliant with the version in which this method was introduced must implement this method as specified.

      Parameters:
      contracts - The new contracts to be returned, as an immutable List. from a subsequent call to getResourceLibraryContracts().
      Throws:
      IllegalStateException - if this method is called after this instance has been released
      Since:
      2.2

    • isValidationFailed

      public boolean isValidationFailed()

      Return true if the validationFailed() method has been called for the current request.

      Returns:
      boolean indicating if the validationFailed() method has been called for the current request
      Throws:
      IllegalStateException - if this method is called after this instance has been released

    • getResponseStream

      public abstract ResponseStream getResponseStream()

      Return the ResponseStream to which components should direct their binary output. Within a given response, components can use either the ResponseStream or the ResponseWriter, but not both.

      Returns:
      ResponseStream instance.
      Throws:
      IllegalStateException - if this method is called after this instance has been released

    • setResponseStream

      public abstract void setResponseStream(ResponseStream responseStream)

      Set the ResponseStream to which components should direct their binary output.

      Parameters:
      responseStream - The new ResponseStream for this response
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - if responseStream is null
      IllegalStateException - if this method is called after this instance has been released

    • getResponseWriter

      public abstract ResponseWriter getResponseWriter()

      Return the ResponseWriter to which components should direct their character-based output. Within a given response, components can use either the ResponseStream or the ResponseWriter, but not both.

      Returns:
      ResponseWriter instance.
      Throws:
      IllegalStateException - if this method is called after this instance has been released

    • setResponseWriter

      public abstract void setResponseWriter(ResponseWriter responseWriter)

      Set the ResponseWriter to which components should direct their character-based output.

      Parameters:
      responseWriter - The new ResponseWriter for this response
      Throws:
      IllegalStateException - if this method is called after this instance has been released
      NullPointerException - if responseWriter is null

    • getViewRoot

      public abstract UIViewRoot getViewRoot()

      Return the root component that is associated with the this request.

      It is valid to call this method during application startup or shutdown. If called during application startup or shutdown, this method returns a new UIViewRoot with its locale set to Locale.getDefault().

      Returns:
      UIViewRoot instance.
      Throws:
      IllegalStateException - if this method is called after this instance has been released

    • setViewRoot

      public abstract void setViewRoot(UIViewRoot root)

      Set the root component that is associated with this request.

      This method can be called by the application handler (or a class that the handler calls), during the Invoke Application phase of the request processing lifecycle and during the Restore View phase of the request processing lifecycle (especially when a new root component is created). In the present version of the specification, implementations are not required to enforce this restriction, though a future version of the specification may require enforcement.

      If the current UIViewRoot is non-null, and calling equals() on the argument root, passing the current UIViewRoot returns false, the clear method must be called on the Map returned from UIViewRoot.getViewMap().

      Parameters:
      root - The new component UIViewRoot component
      Throws:
      IllegalStateException - if this method is called after this instance has been released
      NullPointerException - if root is null

    • addMessage

      public abstract void addMessage(String clientId, FacesMessage message)

      Append a FacesMessage to the set of messages associated with the specified client identifier, if clientId is not null. If clientId is null, this FacesMessage is assumed to not be associated with any specific component instance.

      Parameters:
      clientId - The client identifier with which this message is associated (if any)
      message - The message to be appended
      Throws:
      IllegalStateException - if this method is called after this instance has been released
      NullPointerException - if message is null

    • isReleased

      public boolean isReleased()

      Return a flag indicating if the resources associated with this FacesContext instance have been released.

      Returns:
      true if the resources have been released.
      Since:
      2.1

    • release

      public abstract void release()

      Release any resources associated with this FacesContext instance. Faces implementations may choose to pool instances in the associated FacesContextFactory to avoid repeated object creation and garbage collection. After release() is called on a FacesContext instance (until the FacesContext instance has been recycled by the implementation for re-use), calling any other methods will cause an IllegalStateException to be thrown.

      If a call was made to getAttributes() during the processing for this request, the implementation must call clear() on the Map returned from getAttributes(), and then de-allocate the data-structure behind that Map.

      The implementation must call setCurrentInstance(jakarta.faces.context.FacesContext) passing null to remove the association between this thread and this dead FacesContext instance.

      Throws:
      IllegalStateException - if this method is called after this instance has been released

    • renderResponse

      public abstract void renderResponse()

      Signal the Jakarta Faces implementation that, as soon as the current phase of the request processing lifecycle has been completed, control should be passed to the Render Response phase, bypassing any phases that have not been executed yet.

      Throws:
      IllegalStateException - if this method is called after this instance has been released

    • isPostback

      public boolean isPostback()

      This utility method simply returns the result of ResponseStateManager.isPostback(FacesContext).

      The default implementation throws UnsupportedOperationException and is provided for the sole purpose of not breaking existing applications that extend this class.

      Returns:
      the boolean indicating whether this request is a post one.
      Throws:
      IllegalStateException - if this method is called after this instance has been released
      Since:
      2.0

    • responseComplete

      public abstract void responseComplete()

      Signal the Jakarta Faces implementation that the HTTP response for this request has already been generated (such as an HTTP redirect), and that the request processing lifecycle should be terminated as soon as the current phase is completed.

      Throws:
      IllegalStateException - if this method is called after this instance has been released

    • validationFailed

      public void validationFailed()

      Sets a flag which indicates that a conversion or validation error occurred while processing the inputs. Inputs consist of either page parameters or form bindings. This flag can be read using isValidationFailed().

      Throws:
      IllegalStateException - if this method is called after this instance has been released

    • getCurrentPhaseId

      public PhaseId getCurrentPhaseId()

      Return the value last set on this FacesContext instance when setCurrentPhaseId(jakarta.faces.event.PhaseId) was called.

      Returns:
      the current phase id.
      Throws:
      IllegalStateException - if this method is called after this instance has been released
      Since:
      2.0

    • setCurrentPhaseId

      public void setCurrentPhaseId(PhaseId currentPhaseId)

      The implementation must call this method at the earliest possble point in time after entering into a new phase in the request processing lifecycle.

      Parameters:
      currentPhaseId - The PhaseId for the current phase.
      Throws:
      IllegalStateException - if this method is called after this instance has been released
      Since:
      2.0

    • setProcessingEvents

      public void setProcessingEvents(boolean processingEvents)

      Allows control of wheter or not the runtime will publish events when Application.publishEvent(FacesContext, Class, Object) or Application.publishEvent(FacesContext, Class, Class, Object) is called.

      Parameters:
      processingEvents - flag indicating events should be processed or not

    • isProcessingEvents

      public boolean isProcessingEvents()

      Returns a flag indicating whether or not the runtime should publish events when asked to do so.

      Returns:
      true if events should be published, otherwise false

    • isProjectStage

      public boolean isProjectStage(ProjectStage stage)

      Return true if the current ProjectStage as returned by the Application instance is equal to stage, otherwise return false

      Parameters:
      stage - the ProjectStage to check
      Returns:
      boolean indicating whether the application has the same stage.
      Throws:
      IllegalStateException - if this method is called after this instance has been released
      NullPointerException - if stage is null

    • getCurrentInstance

      public static FacesContext getCurrentInstance()

      Return the FacesContext instance for the request that is being processed by the current thread. If called during application initialization or shutdown, any method documented as "valid to call this method during application startup or shutdown" must be supported during application startup or shutdown time. The result of calling a method during application startup or shutdown time that does not have this designation is undefined.

      Returns:
      the instance of FacesContext.

    • setCurrentInstance

      protected static void setCurrentInstance(FacesContext context)

      Set the FacesContext instance for the request that is being processed by the current thread.

      Parameters:
      context - The FacesContext instance for the current thread, or null if this thread no longer has a FacesContext instance.