org.springframework.web.util
Class RequestHolder

java.lang.Object
  org.springframework.web.util.RequestHolder

public abstract class RequestHolder
extends Object

Class to manage thread-bound HttpServletRequest.

Since:

1.3

Author:

Rod Johnson

Field Summary

static ThreadLocal

currentRequest Holder for the current request.

Constructor Summary

RequestHolder()

Method Summary

static void	bind(HttpServletRequest request)
static void	clear() Clear any request bound to the thread.
static HttpServletRequest	currentRequest() Return the request currently bound to the thread.
static HttpSession	currentSession() Convenient method to return the session associated with the current request, creating one if none exists.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

currentRequest

public static ThreadLocal currentRequest

Holder for the current request.

Constructor Detail

RequestHolder

public RequestHolder()

Method Detail

bind

public static void bind(HttpServletRequest request)

clear

public static void clear()

Clear any request bound to the thread.

currentRequest

public static HttpServletRequest currentRequest()
                                         throws IllegalStateException

Return the request currently bound to the thread.

Returns:

the request currently bound to the thread

Throws:

IllegalStateException - if no request is bound to the current thread

currentSession

public static HttpSession currentSession()

Convenient method to return the session associated with the current request, creating one if none exists.

Returns:

the Session to which the current request belongs.