org.springframework.web.servlet.view
Class InternalResourceView

java.lang.Object
  org.springframework.context.support.ApplicationObjectSupport
      org.springframework.web.context.support.WebApplicationObjectSupport
          org.springframework.web.servlet.view.AbstractView
              org.springframework.web.servlet.view.AbstractUrlBasedView
                  org.springframework.web.servlet.view.InternalResourceView

All Implemented Interfaces:

BeanNameAware, InitializingBean, ApplicationContextAware, ServletContextAware, View

Direct Known Subclasses:

JstlView, TilesView

public class InternalResourceView
extends AbstractUrlBasedView

Wrapper for a JSP or other resource within the same web application. Exposes model objects as request attributes and forwards the request to the specified resource URL using a RequestDispatcher.

A URL for this view is supposed to specify a resource within the web application, suitable for RequestDispatcher's forward or include method.

If operating within an already included request or within a response that has already been committed, this view will fall back to an include instead of a forward. This can be enforced by calling response.flushBuffer() (which will commit the response) before rendering the view.

Typical usage with InternalResourceViewResolver looks as follows, from the perspective of the DispatcherServlet context definition:

<bean id="viewResolver" class="org.springframework.web.servlet.view.InternalResourceViewResolver">
   <property name="prefix" value="/WEB-INF/jsp/"/>
   <property name="suffix" value=".jsp"/>
 </bean>

Every view name returned from a handler will be translated to a JSP resource (for example: "myView" -> "/WEB-INF/jsp/myView.jsp"), using this view class by default.

Author:

Rod Johnson, Juergen Hoeller, Rob Harrop

See Also:

RequestDispatcher.forward(javax.servlet.ServletRequest, javax.servlet.ServletResponse), RequestDispatcher.include(javax.servlet.ServletRequest, javax.servlet.ServletResponse), ServletResponse.flushBuffer(), InternalResourceViewResolver, JstlView

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.springframework.web.servlet.view.AbstractView

DEFAULT_CONTENT_TYPE

Fields inherited from class org.springframework.context.support.ApplicationObjectSupport

logger

Fields inherited from interface org.springframework.web.servlet.View

RESPONSE_STATUS_ATTRIBUTE

Constructor Summary

InternalResourceView()
Constructor for use as a bean.

InternalResourceView(String url)
Create a new InternalResourceView with the given URL.

InternalResourceView(String url, boolean alwaysInclude)
Create a new InternalResourceView with the given URL.

Method Summary

protected void	exposeForwardRequestAttributes(HttpServletRequest request) Expose the current request URI and paths as HttpServletRequest attributes under the keys defined in the Servlet 2.4 specification, for Servlet 2.3 containers as well as misbehaving Servlet 2.4 containers (such as OC4J).
protected void	exposeHelpers(HttpServletRequest request) Expose helpers unique to each rendering operation.
protected RequestDispatcher	getRequestDispatcher(HttpServletRequest request, String path) Obtain the RequestDispatcher to use for the forward/include.
protected HttpServletRequest	getRequestToExpose(HttpServletRequest originalRequest) Get the request handle to expose to the RequestDispatcher, i.e.
protected void	initServletContext(ServletContext sc) Checks whether we need to explicitly expose the Servlet 2.4 request attributes by default.
protected boolean	isContextRequired() An ApplicationContext is not strictly required for InternalResourceView.
protected String	prepareForRendering(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) Prepare for rendering, and determine the request dispatcher path to forward to (or to include).
protected void	renderMergedOutputModel(Map<String,Object> model, HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) Render the internal resource given the specified model.
void	setAlwaysInclude(boolean alwaysInclude) Specify whether to always include the view rather than forward to it.
void	setExposeContextBeansAsAttributes(boolean exposeContextBeansAsAttributes) Set whether to make all Spring beans in the application context accessible as request attributes, through lazy checking once an attribute gets accessed.
void	setExposedContextBeanNames(String[] exposedContextBeanNames) Specify the names of beans in the context which are supposed to be exposed.
void	setExposeForwardAttributes(boolean exposeForwardAttributes) Set whether to explictly expose the Servlet 2.4 forward request attributes when forwarding to the underlying view resource.
void	setPreventDispatchLoop(boolean preventDispatchLoop) Set whether to explicitly prevent dispatching back to the current handler path.
protected boolean	useInclude(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) Determine whether to use RequestDispatcher's include or forward method.

Methods inherited from class org.springframework.web.servlet.view.AbstractUrlBasedView

afterPropertiesSet, checkResource, getUrl, isUrlRequired, setUrl, toString

Methods inherited from class org.springframework.web.servlet.view.AbstractView

addStaticAttribute, createRequestContext, createTemporaryOutputStream, exposeModelAsRequestAttributes, generatesDownloadContent, getAttributesMap, getBeanName, getContentType, getRequestContextAttribute, getStaticAttributes, prepareResponse, render, setAttributes, setAttributesCSV, setAttributesMap, setBeanName, setContentType, setRequestContextAttribute, writeToResponse

Methods inherited from class org.springframework.web.context.support.WebApplicationObjectSupport

getServletContext, getTempDir, getWebApplicationContext, initApplicationContext, setServletContext

Methods inherited from class org.springframework.context.support.ApplicationObjectSupport

getApplicationContext, getMessageSourceAccessor, initApplicationContext, requiredContextClass, setApplicationContext

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

InternalResourceView

public InternalResourceView()

Constructor for use as a bean.

See Also:

AbstractUrlBasedView.setUrl(java.lang.String), setAlwaysInclude(boolean)

InternalResourceView

public InternalResourceView(String url)

Create a new InternalResourceView with the given URL.

Parameters:

url - the URL to forward to

See Also:

setAlwaysInclude(boolean)

InternalResourceView

public InternalResourceView(String url,
                            boolean alwaysInclude)

Create a new InternalResourceView with the given URL.

Parameters:

url - the URL to forward to

alwaysInclude - whether to always include the view rather than forward to it

Method Detail

setAlwaysInclude

public void setAlwaysInclude(boolean alwaysInclude)

Specify whether to always include the view rather than forward to it.

Default is "false". Switch this flag on to enforce the use of a Servlet include, even if a forward would be possible.

See Also:

RequestDispatcher.forward(javax.servlet.ServletRequest, javax.servlet.ServletResponse), RequestDispatcher.include(javax.servlet.ServletRequest, javax.servlet.ServletResponse), useInclude(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse)

setExposeForwardAttributes

public void setExposeForwardAttributes(boolean exposeForwardAttributes)

Set whether to explictly expose the Servlet 2.4 forward request attributes when forwarding to the underlying view resource.

Default is "true" on Servlet containers up until 2.4, and "false" for Servlet 2.5 and above. Note that Servlet containers at 2.4 level and above should expose those attributes automatically! This InternalResourceView feature exists for Servlet 2.3 containers and misbehaving 2.4 containers.

setExposeContextBeansAsAttributes

public void setExposeContextBeansAsAttributes(boolean exposeContextBeansAsAttributes)

Set whether to make all Spring beans in the application context accessible as request attributes, through lazy checking once an attribute gets accessed.

This will make all such beans accessible in plain ${...} expressions in a JSP 2.0 page, as well as in JSTL's c:out value expressions.

Default is "false". Switch this flag on to transparently expose all Spring beans in the request attribute namespace.

NOTE: Context beans will override any custom request or session attributes of the same name that have been manually added. However, model attributes (as explicitly exposed to this view) of the same name will always override context beans.

See Also:

getRequestToExpose(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest)

setExposedContextBeanNames

public void setExposedContextBeanNames(String[] exposedContextBeanNames)

Specify the names of beans in the context which are supposed to be exposed. If this is non-null, only the specified beans are eligible for exposure as attributes.

If you'd like to expose all Spring beans in the application context, switch the "exposeContextBeansAsAttributes" flag on but do not list specific bean names for this property.

setPreventDispatchLoop

public void setPreventDispatchLoop(boolean preventDispatchLoop)

Set whether to explicitly prevent dispatching back to the current handler path.

Default is "false". Switch this to "true" for convention-based views where a dispatch back to the current handler path is a definitive error.

isContextRequired

protected boolean isContextRequired()

An ApplicationContext is not strictly required for InternalResourceView.

Overrides:

isContextRequired in class WebApplicationObjectSupport

See Also:

ApplicationObjectSupport.getApplicationContext(), ApplicationObjectSupport.getMessageSourceAccessor(), WebApplicationObjectSupport.getWebApplicationContext(), WebApplicationObjectSupport.getServletContext(), WebApplicationObjectSupport.getTempDir()

initServletContext

protected void initServletContext(ServletContext sc)

Checks whether we need to explicitly expose the Servlet 2.4 request attributes by default.

Overrides:

initServletContext in class WebApplicationObjectSupport

Parameters:

sc - the ServletContext that this application object runs in (never null)

See Also:

setExposeForwardAttributes(boolean), exposeForwardRequestAttributes(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest)

renderMergedOutputModel

protected void renderMergedOutputModel(Map<String,Object> model,
                                       HttpServletRequest request,
                                       HttpServletResponse response)
                                throws Exception

Render the internal resource given the specified model. This includes setting the model as request attributes.

Specified by:

renderMergedOutputModel in class AbstractView

Parameters:

model - combined output Map (never null), with dynamic values taking precedence over static attributes

request - current HTTP request

response - current HTTP response

Throws:

Exception - if rendering failed

getRequestToExpose

protected HttpServletRequest getRequestToExpose(HttpServletRequest originalRequest)

Get the request handle to expose to the RequestDispatcher, i.e. to the view.

The default implementation wraps the original request for exposure of Spring beans as request attributes (if demanded).

Parameters:

originalRequest - the original servlet request as provided by the engine

Returns:

the wrapped request, or the original request if no wrapping is necessary

See Also:

setExposeContextBeansAsAttributes(boolean), ContextExposingHttpServletRequest

exposeHelpers

protected void exposeHelpers(HttpServletRequest request)
                      throws Exception

Expose helpers unique to each rendering operation. This is necessary so that different rendering operations can't overwrite each other's contexts etc.

Called by renderMergedOutputModel(Map, HttpServletRequest, HttpServletResponse). The default implementation is empty. This method can be overridden to add custom helpers as request attributes.

Parameters:

request - current HTTP request

Throws:

Exception - if there's a fatal error while we're adding attributes

See Also:

renderMergedOutputModel(java.util.Map, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse), JstlView.exposeHelpers(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest)

prepareForRendering

protected String prepareForRendering(HttpServletRequest request,
                                     HttpServletResponse response)
                              throws Exception

Prepare for rendering, and determine the request dispatcher path to forward to (or to include).

This implementation simply returns the configured URL. Subclasses can override this to determine a resource to render, typically interpreting the URL in a different manner.

Parameters:

request - current HTTP request

response - current HTTP response

Returns:

the request dispatcher path to use

Throws:

Exception - if preparations failed

See Also:

AbstractUrlBasedView.getUrl()

getRequestDispatcher

protected RequestDispatcher getRequestDispatcher(HttpServletRequest request,
                                                 String path)

Obtain the RequestDispatcher to use for the forward/include.

The default implementation simply calls ServletRequest.getRequestDispatcher(String). Can be overridden in subclasses.

Parameters:

request - current HTTP request

path - the target URL (as returned from prepareForRendering(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse))

Returns:

a corresponding RequestDispatcher

useInclude

protected boolean useInclude(HttpServletRequest request,
                             HttpServletResponse response)

Determine whether to use RequestDispatcher's include or forward method.

Performs a check whether an include URI attribute is found in the request, indicating an include request, and whether the response has already been committed. In both cases, an include will be performed, as a forward is not possible anymore.

Parameters:

request - current HTTP request

response - current HTTP response

Returns:

true for include, false for forward

See Also:

RequestDispatcher.forward(javax.servlet.ServletRequest, javax.servlet.ServletResponse), RequestDispatcher.include(javax.servlet.ServletRequest, javax.servlet.ServletResponse), ServletResponse.isCommitted(), WebUtils.isIncludeRequest(javax.servlet.ServletRequest)

exposeForwardRequestAttributes

protected void exposeForwardRequestAttributes(HttpServletRequest request)

Expose the current request URI and paths as HttpServletRequest attributes under the keys defined in the Servlet 2.4 specification, for Servlet 2.3 containers as well as misbehaving Servlet 2.4 containers (such as OC4J).

Does not expose the attributes on Servlet 2.5 or above, mainly for GlassFish compatibility (GlassFish gets confused by pre-exposed attributes). In any case, Servlet 2.5 containers should finally properly support Servlet 2.4 features, shouldn't they...

Parameters:

request - current HTTP request

See Also:

WebUtils.exposeForwardRequestAttributes(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest)