org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.multiaction

Interface MethodNameResolver

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractUrlMethodNameResolver, InternalPathMethodNameResolver, ParameterMethodNameResolver, PropertiesMethodNameResolver

Deprecated.

as of 4.3, in favor of annotation-driven handler methods

@Deprecated
public interface MethodNameResolver

Interface that parameterizes the MultiActionController class using the Strategy GoF Design pattern, allowing the mapping from incoming request to handler method name to be varied without affecting other application code.

Illustrates how delegation can be more flexible than subclassing.

Author:

Rod Johnson

See Also:

MultiActionController.setMethodNameResolver(org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.multiaction.MethodNameResolver)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.String	getHandlerMethodName(HttpServletRequest request) Deprecated. Return a method name that can handle this request.

Method Detail

getHandlerMethodName

java.lang.String getHandlerMethodName(HttpServletRequest request)
                               throws NoSuchRequestHandlingMethodException

Deprecated.

Return a method name that can handle this request. Such mappings are typically, but not necessarily, based on URL.

Parameters:

request - current HTTP request

Returns:

a method name that can handle this request. Never returns null; throws exception if not resolvable.

Throws:

NoSuchRequestHandlingMethodException - if no handler method can be found for the given request