org.springframework.web.servlet.support
Class JstlUtils

java.lang.Object
  org.springframework.web.servlet.support.JstlUtils

public abstract class JstlUtils
extends Object

Helper class for preparing JSTL views, in particular for exposing a JSTL localization context.

Since:

20.08.2003

Author:

Juergen Hoeller

Constructor Summary

JstlUtils()

Method Summary

static void	exposeLocalizationContext(HttpServletRequest request, MessageSource messageSource) Exposes JSTL-specific request attributes specifying locale and resource bundle for JSTL's formatting and message tags, using Spring's locale and MessageSource.
static MessageSource	getJstlAwareMessageSource(ServletContext servletContext, MessageSource messageSource) Checks JSTL's "javax.servlet.jsp.jstl.fmt.localizationContext" context-param and creates a corresponding child message source, with the provided Spring-defined MessageSource as parent.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

JstlUtils

public JstlUtils()

Method Detail

getJstlAwareMessageSource

public static MessageSource getJstlAwareMessageSource(ServletContext servletContext,
                                                      MessageSource messageSource)

Checks JSTL's "javax.servlet.jsp.jstl.fmt.localizationContext" context-param and creates a corresponding child message source, with the provided Spring-defined MessageSource as parent.

Parameters:

servletContext - the ServletContext we're running in (to check JSTL-related context-params in web.xml)

messageSource - the MessageSource to expose, typically the ApplicationContext of the current DispatcherServlet

Returns:

the MessageSource to expose to JSTL; first checking the JSTL-defined bundle, then the Spring-defined MessageSource

See Also:

ApplicationContext

exposeLocalizationContext

public static void exposeLocalizationContext(HttpServletRequest request,
                                             MessageSource messageSource)

Exposes JSTL-specific request attributes specifying locale and resource bundle for JSTL's formatting and message tags, using Spring's locale and MessageSource.

Parameters:

request - the current HTTP request

messageSource - the MessageSource to expose, typically the current ApplicationContext (may be null)