PatternDefinitionResolver (Tiles 3 3.0.7 API)

Type Parameters:

T - The type of the customization key.

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractPatternDefinitionResolver, BasicPatternDefinitionResolver, PrefixedPatternDefinitionResolver
```
public interface PatternDefinitionResolver<T>
```
Resolves a definition starting from patterns stored in definition maps.

Since:

2.2.0

Version:

$Rev: 1539385 $ $Date: 2013-11-07 03:24:13 +1100 (Thu, 07 Nov 2013) $

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`clearPatternPaths(T customizationKey)`	Used to clear all entries in the localePatternPaths for a specific locale.
`Definition`	`resolveDefinition(java.lang.String name, T customizationKey)`	Resolves a definition searching in all patterns for the requested customization key.
`java.util.Map<java.lang.String,Definition>`	`storeDefinitionPatterns(java.util.Map<java.lang.String,Definition> localeDefsMap, T customizationKey)`	Stores definition patterns.

- Method Detail
  - storeDefinitionPatterns
```
java.util.Map<java.lang.String,Definition> storeDefinitionPatterns(java.util.Map<java.lang.String,Definition> localeDefsMap,
                                                                         T customizationKey)
```
    Stores definition patterns.
    
    Parameters:
    
    localeDefsMap - The map of definitions that may contain also patterns.
    
    customizationKey - The customization key.
    
    Returns:
    
    The map of the definitions not recognized as containing definition patterns.
    
    Since:
    
    2.2.1
  - resolveDefinition
```
Definition resolveDefinition(java.lang.String name,
                             T customizationKey)
```
    Resolves a definition searching in all patterns for the requested customization key.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - The name of the definition.
    
    customizationKey - The customization key.
    
    Returns:
    
    The resolved definition.
    
    Since:
    
    2.2.0
  - clearPatternPaths
```
void clearPatternPaths(T customizationKey)
```
    Used to clear all entries in the localePatternPaths for a specific locale. Necessary when reloading definition files to ensure that the list is cleared first
    
    Parameters:
    
    customizationKey -