Package org.springframework.web.portlet.mvc

Standard controller implementations for the portlet MVC framework that comes with Spring.

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Description

Interface Summary

Controller	Base portlet Controller interface, representing a component that receives RenderRequest/RenderResponse and ActionRequest/ActionResponse like a Portlet but is able to participate in an MVC workflow.
EventAwareController	Extension of the Portlet Controller interface that allows for handling Portlet 2.0 event requests as well.
ResourceAwareController	Extension of the Portlet Controller interface that allows for handling Portlet 2.0 resource requests as well.

Class Summary

AbstractCommandController	Deprecated. as of Spring 3.0, in favor of annotated controllers
AbstractController	Convenient superclass for controller implementations, using the Template Method design pattern.
AbstractFormController	Deprecated. as of Spring 3.0, in favor of annotated controllers
AbstractWizardFormController	Deprecated. as of Spring 3.0, in favor of annotated controllers
BaseCommandController	Deprecated. as of Spring 3.0, in favor of annotated controllers
ParameterizableViewController	Trivial controller that always returns a named view.
PortletModeNameViewController	Trivial controller that transforms the PortletMode to a view name.
PortletWrappingController	Controller implementation that wraps a portlet instance which it manages internally.
SimpleControllerHandlerAdapter	Adapter to use the Controller workflow interface with the generic DispatcherPortlet.
SimpleFormController	Deprecated. as of Spring 3.0, in favor of annotated controllers

Package org.springframework.web.portlet.mvc Description

Standard controller implementations for the portlet MVC framework that comes with Spring. Provides both abstract base classes and concrete implementations for often seen use cases.

A Controller - as defined in this package - is analogous to a Struts Action. Usually Controllers are JavaBeans to allow easy configuration using the org.springframework.beans package. Controllers define the C from so-called MVC paradigm and can be used in conjunction with the ModelAndView to achieve interactive applications. The view might be represented by a HTML interface, but, because of model and the controller being completely independent of the view, PDF views are possible, as well as for instance Excel views.

Especially useful to read, while getting into the Spring MVC framework are the following:

• Controller
• BaseCommandController
• ParameterizableViewController