Package org.apache.tapestry5.services

## Interface PropertyOutputContext

-     public interface PropertyOutputContext

  Provides context information needed when displaying a value. This interface is an integral part of the `Grid` and similar output components. It is made available to components via an `Environmental` annotation.

- - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `Messages` | `getMessages()` | Returns the message catalog appropriate for use.
    `java.lang.String` | `getPropertyId()` | Returns a string that identifies the property, usually the property name.
    `java.lang.String` | `getPropertyName()` | Returns the name of the property (which may, in fact, be a property expression).
    `java.lang.Object` | `getPropertyValue()` | Returns the value of the property (the object being displayed is encapsulated by the context).

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### getPropertyValue

          java.lang.Object getPropertyValue()

      Returns the value of the property (the object being displayed is encapsulated by the context).

    - #### getMessages

          Messages getMessages()

      Returns the message catalog appropriate for use. In practice, this is the message catalog of the container of the `Grid` component. This is used, for example, to locate labels for fields, or to locate string representations of Enums.

    - #### getPropertyId

          java.lang.String getPropertyId()

      Returns a string that identifies the property, usually the property name. This is used as the basis for the client-side client id.

    - #### getPropertyName

          java.lang.String getPropertyName()

      Returns the name of the property (which may, in fact, be a property expression).