AdvancedContext (eXo PLF:: Kernel :: Container 6.3.1-M01 API)

All Superinterfaces:

javax.enterprise.context.spi.Context

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractContext, RequestContext, SessionContext, SharedContext, UnSharedContext
```
public interface AdvancedContext<K>
extends javax.enterprise.context.spi.Context
```
This interface defines all the additional methods needed to easily implement an AlterableContext

Version:

$Id$

Author:

Nicolas Filotto

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`activate(K key)`	Activates the current context using the given key within the context of the thread
`void`	`deactivate(K key)`	Deactivates the current context using the given key from the context of the thread
`void`	`destroy(javax.enterprise.context.spi.Contextual<?> contextual)`	Destroy the existing contextual instance.
`void`	`register(K key)`	Registers a new key to the context
`void`	`unregister(K key)`	Unregisters a given key from the context

Methods inherited from interface javax.enterprise.context.spi.Context
get, get, getScope, isActive

- Method Detail
  - register
```
void register(K key)
```
    Registers a new key to the context
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - the key to register
  - unregister
```
void unregister(K key)
```
    Unregisters a given key from the context
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - the key to unregister
  - activate
```
void activate(K key)
```
    Activates the current context using the given key within the context of the thread
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - the key to use to activate the context
  - deactivate
```
void deactivate(K key)
```
    Deactivates the current context using the given key from the context of the thread
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - the key to use to deactivate the context
  - destroy
```
void destroy(javax.enterprise.context.spi.Contextual<?> contextual)
```
    Destroy the existing contextual instance. If there is no existing instance, no action is taken.
    
    Parameters:
    
    contextual - the contextual type
    
    Throws:
    
    javax.enterprise.context.ContextNotActiveException - if the context is not active