Method importStatic

java/jakarta/el/ImportHandler.java:314–366

Imports a static field or method so it can be referenced by its simple name in EL expressions. The argument must be a fully qualified name in the form className.staticMemberName. The static member must be public. @param name the fully qualified name of the static member to import @throws E

(String name)

     *                       member does not exist, or the import would be ambiguous
     */
    public void importStatic(String name) throws ELException {
        int lastPeriod = name.lastIndexOf('.');

        if (lastPeriod < 0) {
            throw new ELException(Util.message(null, "importHandler.invalidStaticName", name));
        }

        String className = name.substring(0, lastPeriod);
        String fieldOrMethodName = name.substring(lastPeriod + 1);

        Class<?> clazz = findClass(className, true);

        if (clazz == null) {
            throw new ELException(Util.message(null, "importHandler.invalidClassNameForStatic", className, name));
        }

        boolean found = false;

        for (Field field : clazz.getFields()) {
            if (field.getName().equals(fieldOrMethodName)) {
                int modifiers = field.getModifiers();
                if (Modifier.isStatic(modifiers) && Modifier.isPublic(modifiers)) {
                    found = true;
                    break;
                }
            }
        }

        if (!found) {
            for (Method method : clazz.getMethods()) {
                if (method.getName().equals(fieldOrMethodName)) {
                    int modifiers = method.getModifiers();
                    if (Modifier.isStatic(modifiers) && Modifier.isPublic(modifiers)) {
                        found = true;
                        break;
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        if (!found) {
            throw new ELException(
                    Util.message(null, "importHandler.staticNotFound", fieldOrMethodName, className, name));
        }

        Class<?> conflict = statics.get(fieldOrMethodName);
        if (conflict != null) {
            throw new ELException(Util.message(null, "importHandler.ambiguousStaticImport", name,
                    conflict.getName() + '.' + fieldOrMethodName));
        }

        statics.put(fieldOrMethodName, clazz);
    }


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