org.springframework.web.servlet.tags
Class RequestContextAwareTag

java.lang.Object
  extended by javax.servlet.jsp.tagext.TagSupport
      extended by org.springframework.web.servlet.tags.RequestContextAwareTag
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, IterationTag, JspTag, Tag, TryCatchFinally
Direct Known Subclasses:
HtmlEscapeTag, HtmlEscapingAwareTag

public abstract class RequestContextAwareTag
extends TagSupport
implements TryCatchFinally

Superclass for all tags that require a RequestContext.

The RequestContext instance provides easy access to current state like the WebApplicationContext, the Locale, the Theme, etc.

Mainly intended for DispatcherServlet requests; will use fallbacks when used outside DispatcherServlet.

Author:
Rod Johnson, Juergen Hoeller
See Also:
RequestContext, DispatcherServlet, Serialized Form

Field Summary
protected  Log logger
          Logger available to subclasses
static String REQUEST_CONTEXT_PAGE_ATTRIBUTE
          PageContext attribute for the page-level RequestContext instance.
 
Fields inherited from class javax.servlet.jsp.tagext.TagSupport
id, pageContext
 
Fields inherited from interface javax.servlet.jsp.tagext.IterationTag
EVAL_BODY_AGAIN
 
Fields inherited from interface javax.servlet.jsp.tagext.Tag
EVAL_BODY_INCLUDE, EVAL_PAGE, SKIP_BODY, SKIP_PAGE
 
Constructor Summary
RequestContextAwareTag()
           
 
Method Summary
 void doCatch(Throwable throwable)
           
 void doFinally()
           
 int doStartTag()
          Create and expose the current RequestContext.
protected abstract  int doStartTagInternal()
          Called by doStartTag to perform the actual work.
protected  RequestContext getRequestContext()
          Return the current RequestContext.
 
Methods inherited from class javax.servlet.jsp.tagext.TagSupport
doAfterBody, doEndTag, findAncestorWithClass, getId, getParent, getValue, getValues, release, removeValue, setId, setPageContext, setParent, setValue
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

REQUEST_CONTEXT_PAGE_ATTRIBUTE

public static final String REQUEST_CONTEXT_PAGE_ATTRIBUTE
PageContext attribute for the page-level RequestContext instance.

See Also:
Constant Field Values

logger

protected final Log logger
Logger available to subclasses

Constructor Detail

RequestContextAwareTag

public RequestContextAwareTag()
Method Detail

doStartTag

public final int doStartTag()
                     throws JspException
Create and expose the current RequestContext. Delegates to doStartTagInternal() for actual work.

Specified by:
doStartTag in interface Tag
Overrides:
doStartTag in class TagSupport
Throws:
JspException
See Also:
REQUEST_CONTEXT_PAGE_ATTRIBUTE, JspAwareRequestContext

getRequestContext

protected final RequestContext getRequestContext()
Return the current RequestContext.


doStartTagInternal

protected abstract int doStartTagInternal()
                                   throws Exception
Called by doStartTag to perform the actual work.

Returns:
same as TagSupport.doStartTag
Throws:
Exception - any exception, any checked one other than a JspException gets wrapped in a JspException by doStartTag
See Also:
TagSupport.doStartTag()

doCatch

public void doCatch(Throwable throwable)
             throws Throwable
Specified by:
doCatch in interface TryCatchFinally
Throws:
Throwable

doFinally

public void doFinally()
Specified by:
doFinally in interface TryCatchFinally