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19  package javax.faces.validator;
20  
21  import javax.el.ELContext;
22  import javax.el.ValueExpression;
23  import javax.el.ValueReference;
24  import javax.faces.el.CompositeComponentExpressionHolder;
25  
26  /**
27   * Utility class that isolates UEL calls, to prevent ClassNotFoundException
28   * when bean validation is used without it. It is a similar hack to the one
29   * used in portlet case.
30   * 
31   * @since 2.0
32   */
33  final class _BeanValidatorUELUtils
34  {
35  
36      /**
37       * Get the ValueReference from the ValueExpression.
38       *
39       * @param valueExpression
40       * @param elCtx
41       * @return A ValueReferenceWrapper with the necessary information about the ValueReference.
42       */
43      public static _ValueReferenceWrapper getUELValueReferenceWrapper(ValueExpression valueExpression,
44                                                                       final ELContext elCtx)
45      {
46          ValueReference valueReference = valueExpression.getValueReference(elCtx);
47          
48          while (valueReference != null 
49                  && valueReference.getBase() instanceof CompositeComponentExpressionHolder)
50          {
51              valueExpression = ((CompositeComponentExpressionHolder) valueReference.getBase())
52                                    .getExpression((String) valueReference.getProperty());
53              if(valueExpression == null)
54              {
55                  break;
56              }
57              valueReference = valueExpression.getValueReference(elCtx);
58          }
59          
60          if (valueReference != null)
61          {
62              return new _ValueReferenceWrapper(valueReference.getBase(), valueReference.getProperty());
63          }
64          
65          return null;
66      }
67  
68  }