org.springframework.web.bind

Class ServletRequestDataBinder

java.lang.Object

org.springframework.validation.DataBinder

org.springframework.web.bind.WebDataBinder

org.springframework.web.bind.ServletRequestDataBinder

All Implemented Interfaces:

PropertyEditorRegistry, TypeConverter

Direct Known Subclasses:

ExtendedServletRequestDataBinder

public class ServletRequestDataBinder
extends WebDataBinder

Special DataBinder to perform data binding from servlet request parameters to JavaBeans, including support for multipart files.

See the DataBinder/WebDataBinder superclasses for customization options, which include specifying allowed/required fields, and registering custom property editors.

Used by Spring Web MVC's BaseCommandController and MultiActionController. Note that BaseCommandController and its subclasses allow for easy customization of the binder instances that they use through overriding initBinder.

Can also be used for manual data binding in custom web controllers: for example, in a plain Controller implementation or in a MultiActionController handler method. Simply instantiate a ServletRequestDataBinder for each binding process, and invoke bind with the current ServletRequest as argument:

 MyBean myBean = new MyBean();
 // apply binder to custom target object
 ServletRequestDataBinder binder = new ServletRequestDataBinder(myBean);
 // register custom editors, if desired
 binder.registerCustomEditor(...);
 // trigger actual binding of request parameters
 binder.bind(request);
 // optionally evaluate binding errors
 Errors errors = binder.getErrors();
 ...

Author:

Rod Johnson, Juergen Hoeller

See Also:

bind(javax.servlet.ServletRequest), DataBinder.registerCustomEditor(java.lang.Class<?>, java.beans.PropertyEditor), DataBinder.setAllowedFields(java.lang.String...), DataBinder.setRequiredFields(java.lang.String...), WebDataBinder.setFieldMarkerPrefix(java.lang.String), BaseCommandController.initBinder(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest, org.springframework.web.bind.ServletRequestDataBinder)

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.springframework.web.bind.WebDataBinder

DEFAULT_FIELD_DEFAULT_PREFIX, DEFAULT_FIELD_MARKER_PREFIX

Fields inherited from class org.springframework.validation.DataBinder

DEFAULT_AUTO_GROW_COLLECTION_LIMIT, DEFAULT_OBJECT_NAME, logger

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ServletRequestDataBinder(Object target) Create a new ServletRequestDataBinder instance, with default object name.
ServletRequestDataBinder(Object target, String objectName) Create a new ServletRequestDataBinder instance.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
protected void	addBindValues(MutablePropertyValues mpvs, ServletRequest request) Extension point that subclasses can use to add extra bind values for a request.
void	bind(ServletRequest request) Bind the parameters of the given request to this binder's target, also binding multipart files in case of a multipart request.
void	closeNoCatch() Treats errors as fatal.

Methods inherited from class org.springframework.web.bind.WebDataBinder

bindMultipart, bindMultipartFiles, checkFieldDefaults, checkFieldMarkers, doBind, getEmptyValue, getFieldDefaultPrefix, getFieldMarkerPrefix, isBindEmptyMultipartFiles, setBindEmptyMultipartFiles, setFieldDefaultPrefix, setFieldMarkerPrefix

Methods inherited from class org.springframework.validation.DataBinder

applyPropertyValues, bind, checkAllowedFields, checkRequiredFields, close, convertIfNecessary, convertIfNecessary, convertIfNecessary, findCustomEditor, getAllowedFields, getAutoGrowCollectionLimit, getBindingErrorProcessor, getBindingResult, getConversionService, getDisallowedFields, getErrors, getInternalBindingResult, getObjectName, getPropertyAccessor, getPropertyEditorRegistry, getRequiredFields, getSimpleTypeConverter, getTarget, getTypeConverter, getValidator, initBeanPropertyAccess, initDirectFieldAccess, isAllowed, isAutoGrowNestedPaths, isIgnoreInvalidFields, isIgnoreUnknownFields, registerCustomEditor, registerCustomEditor, setAllowedFields, setAutoGrowCollectionLimit, setAutoGrowNestedPaths, setBindingErrorProcessor, setConversionService, setDisallowedFields, setExtractOldValueForEditor, setIgnoreInvalidFields, setIgnoreUnknownFields, setMessageCodesResolver, setRequiredFields, setValidator, validate, validate

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ServletRequestDataBinder

public ServletRequestDataBinder(Object target)

Create a new ServletRequestDataBinder instance, with default object name.

Parameters:

target - the target object to bind onto (or null if the binder is just used to convert a plain parameter value)

See Also:

DataBinder.DEFAULT_OBJECT_NAME

ServletRequestDataBinder

public ServletRequestDataBinder(Object target,
                        String objectName)

Create a new ServletRequestDataBinder instance.

Parameters:

target - the target object to bind onto (or null if the binder is just used to convert a plain parameter value)

objectName - the name of the target object

Method Detail

bind

public void bind(ServletRequest request)

Bind the parameters of the given request to this binder's target, also binding multipart files in case of a multipart request.

This call can create field errors, representing basic binding errors like a required field (code "required"), or type mismatch between value and bean property (code "typeMismatch").

Multipart files are bound via their parameter name, just like normal HTTP parameters: i.e. "uploadedFile" to an "uploadedFile" bean property, invoking a "setUploadedFile" setter method.

The type of the target property for a multipart file can be MultipartFile, byte[], or String. The latter two receive the contents of the uploaded file; all metadata like original file name, content type, etc are lost in those cases.

Parameters:

request - request with parameters to bind (can be multipart)

See Also:

MultipartHttpServletRequest, MultipartFile, WebDataBinder.bindMultipartFiles(java.util.Map<java.lang.String, org.springframework.web.multipart.MultipartFile>, org.springframework.beans.MutablePropertyValues), DataBinder.bind(org.springframework.beans.PropertyValues)

addBindValues

protected void addBindValues(MutablePropertyValues mpvs,
                 ServletRequest request)

Extension point that subclasses can use to add extra bind values for a request. Invoked before WebDataBinder.doBind(MutablePropertyValues). The default implementation is empty.

Parameters:

mpvs - the property values that will be used for data binding

request - the current request

closeNoCatch

public void closeNoCatch()
                  throws ServletRequestBindingException

Treats errors as fatal.

Use this method only if it's an error if the input isn't valid. This might be appropriate if all input is from dropdowns, for example.

Throws:

ServletRequestBindingException - subclass of ServletException on any binding problem