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package javax.faces.component;
/**
* Define a Map-like contract
* that makes it easier for components to implement {@link
* TransientStateHolder}. Each {@link UIComponent} in the view will
* return an implementation of this interface from its {@link
* UIComponent#getTransientStateHelper} method.
*
* The values retrieved or saved through
* {@link #getTransient(java.io.Serializable)} } or
* {@link #putTransient(java.io.Serializable, Object value)} }
* will not be preserved between requests.
*
* @since 2.1
* @author Leonardo Uribe (latest modification by $Author: bommel $)
* @version $Revision: 1187701 $ $Date: 2011-10-22 07:21:54 -0500 (Sat, 22 Oct 2011) $
*/
public interface TransientStateHelper extends TransientStateHolder
{
/**
* Return the value currently
* associated with the specified key if any.
*
* @param key the key for which the value should be returned.
* @since 2.1
*/
public Object getTransient(Object key);
/**
* Performs the same logic as {@link
* #getTransient(java.io.Serializable)} } but if no value is found, this
* will return the specified defaultValue
* @param key the key for which the value should be returned.
* @param defaultValue the value to return if no value is found in
* the call to get().
* @since 2.1
*/
public Object getTransient(Object key, Object defaultValue);
/**
* Return the previously stored value
* and store the specified key/value pair. This is intended to
* store data that would otherwise reside in an instance variable on
* the component.
*
* @param key the key for the value
* @param value the value
* @since 2.1
*/
public Object putTransient(Object key, Object value);
}