org.springframework.web.servlet.support

Class RequestContext

java.lang.Object

org.springframework.web.servlet.support.RequestContext

Direct Known Subclasses:

JspAwareRequestContext

public class RequestContext
extends Object

Context holder for request-specific state, like current web application context, current locale, current theme, and potential binding errors. Provides easy access to localized messages and Errors instances.

Suitable for exposition to views, and usage within JSP's "useBean" tag, JSP scriptlets, JSTL EL, etc. Necessary for views that do not have access to the servlet request, like FreeMarker templates.

Can be instantiated manually, or automatically exposed to views as model attribute via AbstractView's "requestContextAttribute" property.

Will also work outside of DispatcherServlet requests, accessing the root WebApplicationContext and using an appropriate fallback for the locale (the HttpServletRequest's primary locale).

Since:

03.03.2003

Author:

Juergen Hoeller, Rossen Stoyanchev

See Also:

DispatcherServlet, AbstractView.setRequestContextAttribute(java.lang.String), UrlBasedViewResolver.setRequestContextAttribute(java.lang.String)

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static String	DEFAULT_THEME_NAME Default theme name used if the RequestContext cannot find a ThemeResolver.
protected static boolean	jstlPresent
static String	WEB_APPLICATION_CONTEXT_ATTRIBUTE Request attribute to hold the current web application context for RequestContext usage.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
RequestContext(HttpServletRequest request) Create a new RequestContext for the given request, using the request attributes for Errors retrieval.
RequestContext(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) Create a new RequestContext for the given request, using the request attributes for Errors retrieval.
RequestContext(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response, ServletContext servletContext, Map<String,Object> model) Create a new RequestContext for the given request, using the given model attributes for Errors retrieval.
RequestContext(HttpServletRequest request, Map<String,Object> model) Create a new RequestContext for the given request, using the given model attributes for Errors retrieval.
RequestContext(HttpServletRequest request, ServletContext servletContext) Create a new RequestContext for the given request, using the request attributes for Errors retrieval.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	changeLocale(Locale locale) Change the current locale to the specified one, storing the new locale through the configured LocaleResolver.
void	changeLocale(Locale locale, TimeZone timeZone) Change the current locale to the specified locale and time zone context, storing the new locale context through the configured LocaleResolver.
void	changeTheme(String themeName) Change the current theme to the specified theme by name, storing the new theme name through the configured ThemeResolver.
void	changeTheme(Theme theme) Change the current theme to the specified one, storing the new theme name through the configured ThemeResolver.
BindStatus	getBindStatus(String path) Create a BindStatus for the given bind object, using the "defaultHtmlEscape" setting.
BindStatus	getBindStatus(String path, boolean htmlEscape) Create a BindStatus for the given bind object, using the "defaultHtmlEscape" setting.
String	getContextPath() Return the context path of the original request, that is, the path that indicates the current web application.
String	getContextUrl(String relativeUrl) Return a context-aware URl for the given relative URL.
String	getContextUrl(String relativeUrl, Map<String,?> params) Return a context-aware URl for the given relative URL with placeholders (named keys with braces {}).
Boolean	getDefaultHtmlEscape() Return the default HTML escape setting, differentiating between no default specified and an explicit value.
Errors	getErrors(String name) Retrieve the Errors instance for the given bind object, using the "defaultHtmlEscape" setting.
Errors	getErrors(String name, boolean htmlEscape) Retrieve the Errors instance for the given bind object.
protected Locale	getFallbackLocale() Determine the fallback locale for this context.
protected Theme	getFallbackTheme() Determine the fallback theme for this context.
protected TimeZone	getFallbackTimeZone() Determine the fallback time zone for this context.
Locale	getLocale() Return the current Locale (falling back to the request locale; never null).
String	getMessage(MessageSourceResolvable resolvable) Retrieve the given MessageSourceResolvable (e.g.
String	getMessage(MessageSourceResolvable resolvable, boolean htmlEscape) Retrieve the given MessageSourceResolvable (e.g.
String	getMessage(String code) Retrieve the message for the given code, using the "defaultHtmlEscape" setting.
String	getMessage(String code, List<?> args) Retrieve the message for the given code, using the "defaultHtmlEscape" setting.
String	getMessage(String code, List<?> args, String defaultMessage) Retrieve the message for the given code, using the "defaultHtmlEscape" setting.
String	getMessage(String code, Object[] args) Retrieve the message for the given code, using the "defaultHtmlEscape" setting.
String	getMessage(String code, Object[] args, boolean htmlEscape) Retrieve the message for the given code.
String	getMessage(String code, Object[] args, String defaultMessage) Retrieve the message for the given code, using the "defaultHtmlEscape" setting.
String	getMessage(String code, Object[] args, String defaultMessage, boolean htmlEscape) Retrieve the message for the given code.
String	getMessage(String code, String defaultMessage) Retrieve the message for the given code, using the "defaultHtmlEscape" setting.
MessageSource	getMessageSource() Return the current WebApplicationContext as MessageSource.
Map<String,Object>	getModel() Return the model Map that this RequestContext encapsulates, if any.
protected Object	getModelObject(String modelName) Retrieve the model object for the given model name, either from the model or from the request attributes.
String	getPathToServlet() Return the path to URL mappings within the current servlet including the context path and the servlet path of the original request.
String	getQueryString() Return the query string of the current request, that is, the part after the request path.
protected HttpServletRequest	getRequest() Return the underlying HttpServletRequest.
RequestDataValueProcessor	getRequestDataValueProcessor() Return the RequestDataValueProcessor instance to use obtained from the WebApplicationContext under the name "requestDataValueProcessor".
String	getRequestUri() Return the request URI of the original request, that is, the invoked URL without parameters.
Boolean	getResponseEncodedHtmlEscape() Return the default setting about use of response encoding for HTML escape setting, differentiating between no default specified and an explicit value.
protected ServletContext	getServletContext() Return the underlying ServletContext.
Theme	getTheme() Return the current theme (never null).
String	getThemeMessage(MessageSourceResolvable resolvable) Retrieve the given MessageSourceResolvable in the current theme.
String	getThemeMessage(String code) Retrieve the theme message for the given code.
String	getThemeMessage(String code, List<?> args) Retrieve the theme message for the given code.
String	getThemeMessage(String code, List<?> args, String defaultMessage) Retrieve the theme message for the given code.
String	getThemeMessage(String code, Object[] args) Retrieve the theme message for the given code.
String	getThemeMessage(String code, Object[] args, String defaultMessage) Retrieve the theme message for the given code.
String	getThemeMessage(String code, String defaultMessage) Retrieve the theme message for the given code.
TimeZone	getTimeZone() Return the current TimeZone (or null if none derivable from the request).
UrlPathHelper	getUrlPathHelper() Return the UrlPathHelper used for context path and request URI decoding.
WebApplicationContext	getWebApplicationContext() Return the current WebApplicationContext.
boolean	isDefaultHtmlEscape() Is default HTML escaping active? Falls back to false in case of no explicit default given.
boolean	isResponseEncodedHtmlEscape() Is HTML escaping using the response encoding by default? If enabled, only XML markup significant characters will be escaped with UTF-* encodings.
void	setDefaultHtmlEscape(boolean defaultHtmlEscape) (De)activate default HTML escaping for messages and errors, for the scope of this RequestContext.
void	setUrlPathHelper(UrlPathHelper urlPathHelper) Set the UrlPathHelper to use for context path and request URI decoding.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

DEFAULT_THEME_NAME

public static final String DEFAULT_THEME_NAME

Default theme name used if the RequestContext cannot find a ThemeResolver. Only applies to non-DispatcherServlet requests.

Same as AbstractThemeResolver's default, but not linked in here to avoid package interdependencies.

See Also:

AbstractThemeResolver.ORIGINAL_DEFAULT_THEME_NAME, Constant Field Values

WEB_APPLICATION_CONTEXT_ATTRIBUTE

public static final String WEB_APPLICATION_CONTEXT_ATTRIBUTE

Request attribute to hold the current web application context for RequestContext usage. By default, the DispatcherServlet's context (or the root context as fallback) is exposed.

jstlPresent

protected static final boolean jstlPresent

Constructor Detail

RequestContext

public RequestContext(HttpServletRequest request)

Create a new RequestContext for the given request, using the request attributes for Errors retrieval.

This only works with InternalResourceViews, as Errors instances are part of the model and not normally exposed as request attributes. It will typically be used within JSPs or custom tags.

Will only work within a DispatcherServlet request. Pass in a ServletContext to be able to fallback to the root WebApplicationContext.

Parameters:

request - current HTTP request

See Also:

DispatcherServlet, RequestContext(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest, javax.servlet.ServletContext)

RequestContext

public RequestContext(HttpServletRequest request,
                      HttpServletResponse response)

Create a new RequestContext for the given request, using the request attributes for Errors retrieval.

This only works with InternalResourceViews, as Errors instances are part of the model and not normally exposed as request attributes. It will typically be used within JSPs or custom tags.

Will only work within a DispatcherServlet request. Pass in a ServletContext to be able to fallback to the root WebApplicationContext.

Parameters:

request - current HTTP request

response - current HTTP response

See Also:

DispatcherServlet, RequestContext(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse, javax.servlet.ServletContext, Map)

RequestContext

public RequestContext(HttpServletRequest request,
                      @Nullable
                      ServletContext servletContext)

Create a new RequestContext for the given request, using the request attributes for Errors retrieval.

This only works with InternalResourceViews, as Errors instances are part of the model and not normally exposed as request attributes. It will typically be used within JSPs or custom tags.

If a ServletContext is specified, the RequestContext will also work with the root WebApplicationContext (outside a DispatcherServlet).

Parameters:

request - current HTTP request

servletContext - the servlet context of the web application (can be null; necessary for fallback to root WebApplicationContext)

See Also:

WebApplicationContext, DispatcherServlet

RequestContext

public RequestContext(HttpServletRequest request,
                      @Nullable
                      Map<String,Object> model)

Create a new RequestContext for the given request, using the given model attributes for Errors retrieval.

This works with all View implementations. It will typically be used by View implementations.

Will only work within a DispatcherServlet request. Pass in a ServletContext to be able to fallback to the root WebApplicationContext.

Parameters:

request - current HTTP request

model - the model attributes for the current view (can be null, using the request attributes for Errors retrieval)

See Also:

DispatcherServlet, RequestContext(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse, javax.servlet.ServletContext, Map)

RequestContext

public RequestContext(HttpServletRequest request,
                      @Nullable
                      HttpServletResponse response,
                      @Nullable
                      ServletContext servletContext,
                      @Nullable
                      Map<String,Object> model)

Create a new RequestContext for the given request, using the given model attributes for Errors retrieval.

This works with all View implementations. It will typically be used by View implementations.

If a ServletContext is specified, the RequestContext will also work with a root WebApplicationContext (outside a DispatcherServlet).

Parameters:

request - current HTTP request

response - current HTTP response

servletContext - the servlet context of the web application (can be null; necessary for fallback to root WebApplicationContext)

model - the model attributes for the current view (can be null, using the request attributes for Errors retrieval)

See Also:

WebApplicationContext, DispatcherServlet

Method Detail

getRequest

protected final HttpServletRequest getRequest()

Return the underlying HttpServletRequest. Only intended for cooperating classes in this package.

getServletContext

@Nullable
protected final ServletContext getServletContext()

Return the underlying ServletContext. Only intended for cooperating classes in this package.

getWebApplicationContext

public final WebApplicationContext getWebApplicationContext()

Return the current WebApplicationContext.

getMessageSource

public final MessageSource getMessageSource()

Return the current WebApplicationContext as MessageSource.

getModel

@Nullable
public final Map<String,Object> getModel()

Return the model Map that this RequestContext encapsulates, if any.

Returns:

the populated model Map, or null if none available

getLocale

public final Locale getLocale()

Return the current Locale (falling back to the request locale; never null).

Typically coming from a DispatcherServlet's LocaleResolver. Also includes a fallback check for JSTL's Locale attribute.

See Also:

RequestContextUtils.getLocale(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest)

getTimeZone

@Nullable
public TimeZone getTimeZone()

Return the current TimeZone (or null if none derivable from the request).

Typically coming from a DispatcherServlet's LocaleContextResolver. Also includes a fallback check for JSTL's TimeZone attribute.

See Also:

RequestContextUtils.getTimeZone(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest)

getFallbackLocale

protected Locale getFallbackLocale()

Determine the fallback locale for this context.

The default implementation checks for a JSTL locale attribute in request, session or application scope; if not found, returns the HttpServletRequest.getLocale().

Returns:

the fallback locale (never null)

See Also:

ServletRequest.getLocale()

getFallbackTimeZone

@Nullable
protected TimeZone getFallbackTimeZone()

Determine the fallback time zone for this context.

The default implementation checks for a JSTL time zone attribute in request, session or application scope; returns null if not found.

Returns:

the fallback time zone (or null if none derivable from the request)

changeLocale

public void changeLocale(Locale locale)

Change the current locale to the specified one, storing the new locale through the configured LocaleResolver.

Parameters:

locale - the new locale

See Also:

LocaleResolver.setLocale(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse, java.util.Locale), changeLocale(java.util.Locale, java.util.TimeZone)

changeLocale

public void changeLocale(Locale locale,
                         TimeZone timeZone)

Change the current locale to the specified locale and time zone context, storing the new locale context through the configured LocaleResolver.

Parameters:

locale - the new locale

timeZone - the new time zone

See Also:

LocaleContextResolver.setLocaleContext(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse, org.springframework.context.i18n.LocaleContext), SimpleTimeZoneAwareLocaleContext

getTheme

public Theme getTheme()

Return the current theme (never null).

Resolved lazily for more efficiency when theme support is not being used.

getFallbackTheme

protected Theme getFallbackTheme()

Determine the fallback theme for this context.

The default implementation returns the default theme (with name "theme").

Returns:

the fallback theme (never null)

changeTheme

public void changeTheme(@Nullable
                        Theme theme)

Change the current theme to the specified one, storing the new theme name through the configured ThemeResolver.

Parameters:

theme - the new theme

See Also:

ThemeResolver.setThemeName(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse, java.lang.String)

changeTheme

public void changeTheme(String themeName)

Change the current theme to the specified theme by name, storing the new theme name through the configured ThemeResolver.

Parameters:

themeName - the name of the new theme

See Also:

ThemeResolver.setThemeName(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse, java.lang.String)

setDefaultHtmlEscape

public void setDefaultHtmlEscape(boolean defaultHtmlEscape)

(De)activate default HTML escaping for messages and errors, for the scope of this RequestContext.

The default is the application-wide setting (the "defaultHtmlEscape" context-param in web.xml).

See Also:

WebUtils.getDefaultHtmlEscape(javax.servlet.ServletContext)

isDefaultHtmlEscape

public boolean isDefaultHtmlEscape()

Is default HTML escaping active? Falls back to false in case of no explicit default given.

getDefaultHtmlEscape

@Nullable
public Boolean getDefaultHtmlEscape()

Return the default HTML escape setting, differentiating between no default specified and an explicit value.

Returns:

whether default HTML escaping is enabled (null = no explicit default)

isResponseEncodedHtmlEscape

public boolean isResponseEncodedHtmlEscape()

Is HTML escaping using the response encoding by default? If enabled, only XML markup significant characters will be escaped with UTF-* encodings.

Falls back to true in case of no explicit default given, as of Spring 4.2.

Since:

4.1.2

getResponseEncodedHtmlEscape

@Nullable
public Boolean getResponseEncodedHtmlEscape()

Return the default setting about use of response encoding for HTML escape setting, differentiating between no default specified and an explicit value.

Returns:

whether default use of response encoding HTML escaping is enabled (null = no explicit default)

Since:

4.1.2

setUrlPathHelper

public void setUrlPathHelper(UrlPathHelper urlPathHelper)

Set the UrlPathHelper to use for context path and request URI decoding. Can be used to pass a shared UrlPathHelper instance in.

A default UrlPathHelper is always available.

getUrlPathHelper

public UrlPathHelper getUrlPathHelper()

Return the UrlPathHelper used for context path and request URI decoding. Can be used to configure the current UrlPathHelper.

A default UrlPathHelper is always available.

getRequestDataValueProcessor

@Nullable
public RequestDataValueProcessor getRequestDataValueProcessor()

Return the RequestDataValueProcessor instance to use obtained from the WebApplicationContext under the name "requestDataValueProcessor". Or null if no matching bean was found.

getContextPath

public String getContextPath()

Return the context path of the original request, that is, the path that indicates the current web application. This is useful for building links to other resources within the application.

Delegates to the UrlPathHelper for decoding.

See Also:

HttpServletRequest.getContextPath(), getUrlPathHelper()

getContextUrl

public String getContextUrl(String relativeUrl)

Return a context-aware URl for the given relative URL.

Parameters:

relativeUrl - the relative URL part

Returns:

a URL that points back to the server with an absolute path (also URL-encoded accordingly)

getContextUrl

public String getContextUrl(String relativeUrl,
                            Map<String,?> params)

Return a context-aware URl for the given relative URL with placeholders (named keys with braces {}). For example, send in a relative URL foo/{bar}?spam={spam} and a parameter map {bar=baz,spam=nuts} and the result will be [contextpath]/foo/baz?spam=nuts.

Parameters:

relativeUrl - the relative URL part

params - a map of parameters to insert as placeholders in the url

Returns:

a URL that points back to the server with an absolute path (also URL-encoded accordingly)

getPathToServlet

public String getPathToServlet()

Return the path to URL mappings within the current servlet including the context path and the servlet path of the original request. This is useful for building links to other resources within the application where a servlet mapping of the style "/main/*" is used.

Delegates to the UrlPathHelper to determine the context and servlet path.

getRequestUri

public String getRequestUri()

Return the request URI of the original request, that is, the invoked URL without parameters. This is particularly useful as HTML form action target, possibly in combination with the original query string.

Delegates to the UrlPathHelper for decoding.

See Also:

getQueryString(), UrlPathHelper.getOriginatingRequestUri(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest), getUrlPathHelper()

getQueryString

public String getQueryString()

Return the query string of the current request, that is, the part after the request path. This is particularly useful for building an HTML form action target in combination with the original request URI.

Delegates to the UrlPathHelper for decoding.

See Also:

getRequestUri(), UrlPathHelper.getOriginatingQueryString(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest), getUrlPathHelper()

getMessage

public String getMessage(String code,
                         String defaultMessage)

Retrieve the message for the given code, using the "defaultHtmlEscape" setting.

Parameters:

code - code of the message

defaultMessage - String to return if the lookup fails

Returns:

the message

getMessage

public String getMessage(String code,
                         @Nullable
                         Object[] args,
                         String defaultMessage)

Retrieve the message for the given code, using the "defaultHtmlEscape" setting.

Parameters:

code - code of the message

args - arguments for the message, or null if none

defaultMessage - String to return if the lookup fails

Returns:

the message

getMessage

public String getMessage(String code,
                         @Nullable
                         List<?> args,
                         String defaultMessage)

Retrieve the message for the given code, using the "defaultHtmlEscape" setting.

Parameters:

code - code of the message

args - arguments for the message as a List, or null if none

defaultMessage - String to return if the lookup fails

Returns:

the message

getMessage

public String getMessage(String code,
                         @Nullable
                         Object[] args,
                         String defaultMessage,
                         boolean htmlEscape)

Retrieve the message for the given code.

Parameters:

code - code of the message

args - arguments for the message, or null if none

defaultMessage - String to return if the lookup fails

htmlEscape - HTML escape the message?

Returns:

the message

getMessage

public String getMessage(String code)
                  throws NoSuchMessageException

Retrieve the message for the given code, using the "defaultHtmlEscape" setting.

Parameters:

code - code of the message

Returns:

the message

Throws:

NoSuchMessageException - if not found

getMessage

public String getMessage(String code,
                         @Nullable
                         Object[] args)
                  throws NoSuchMessageException

Retrieve the message for the given code, using the "defaultHtmlEscape" setting.

Parameters:

code - code of the message

args - arguments for the message, or null if none

Returns:

the message

Throws:

NoSuchMessageException - if not found

getMessage

public String getMessage(String code,
                         @Nullable
                         List<?> args)
                  throws NoSuchMessageException

Retrieve the message for the given code, using the "defaultHtmlEscape" setting.

Parameters:

code - code of the message

args - arguments for the message as a List, or null if none

Returns:

the message

Throws:

NoSuchMessageException - if not found

getMessage

public String getMessage(String code,
                         @Nullable
                         Object[] args,
                         boolean htmlEscape)
                  throws NoSuchMessageException

Retrieve the message for the given code.

Parameters:

code - code of the message

args - arguments for the message, or null if none

htmlEscape - HTML escape the message?

Returns:

the message

Throws:

NoSuchMessageException - if not found

getMessage

public String getMessage(MessageSourceResolvable resolvable)
                  throws NoSuchMessageException

Retrieve the given MessageSourceResolvable (e.g. an ObjectError instance), using the "defaultHtmlEscape" setting.

Parameters:

resolvable - the MessageSourceResolvable

Returns:

the message

Throws:

NoSuchMessageException - if not found

getMessage

public String getMessage(MessageSourceResolvable resolvable,
                         boolean htmlEscape)
                  throws NoSuchMessageException

Retrieve the given MessageSourceResolvable (e.g. an ObjectError instance).

Parameters:

resolvable - the MessageSourceResolvable

htmlEscape - HTML escape the message?

Returns:

the message

Throws:

NoSuchMessageException - if not found

getThemeMessage

public String getThemeMessage(String code,
                              String defaultMessage)

Retrieve the theme message for the given code.

Note that theme messages are never HTML-escaped, as they typically denote theme-specific resource paths and not client-visible messages.

Parameters:

code - code of the message

defaultMessage - String to return if the lookup fails

Returns:

the message

getThemeMessage

public String getThemeMessage(String code,
                              @Nullable
                              Object[] args,
                              String defaultMessage)

Retrieve the theme message for the given code.

Note that theme messages are never HTML-escaped, as they typically denote theme-specific resource paths and not client-visible messages.

Parameters:

code - code of the message

args - arguments for the message, or null if none

defaultMessage - String to return if the lookup fails

Returns:

the message

getThemeMessage

public String getThemeMessage(String code,
                              @Nullable
                              List<?> args,
                              String defaultMessage)

Retrieve the theme message for the given code.

Note that theme messages are never HTML-escaped, as they typically denote theme-specific resource paths and not client-visible messages.

Parameters:

code - code of the message

args - arguments for the message as a List, or null if none

defaultMessage - String to return if the lookup fails

Returns:

the message

getThemeMessage

public String getThemeMessage(String code)
                       throws NoSuchMessageException

Retrieve the theme message for the given code.

Note that theme messages are never HTML-escaped, as they typically denote theme-specific resource paths and not client-visible messages.

Parameters:

code - code of the message

Returns:

the message

Throws:

NoSuchMessageException - if not found

getThemeMessage

public String getThemeMessage(String code,
                              @Nullable
                              Object[] args)
                       throws NoSuchMessageException

Retrieve the theme message for the given code.

Note that theme messages are never HTML-escaped, as they typically denote theme-specific resource paths and not client-visible messages.

Parameters:

code - code of the message

args - arguments for the message, or null if none

Returns:

the message

Throws:

NoSuchMessageException - if not found

getThemeMessage

public String getThemeMessage(String code,
                              @Nullable
                              List<?> args)
                       throws NoSuchMessageException

Retrieve the theme message for the given code.

Note that theme messages are never HTML-escaped, as they typically denote theme-specific resource paths and not client-visible messages.

Parameters:

code - code of the message

args - arguments for the message as a List, or null if none

Returns:

the message

Throws:

NoSuchMessageException - if not found

getThemeMessage

public String getThemeMessage(MessageSourceResolvable resolvable)
                       throws NoSuchMessageException

Retrieve the given MessageSourceResolvable in the current theme.

Note that theme messages are never HTML-escaped, as they typically denote theme-specific resource paths and not client-visible messages.

Parameters:

resolvable - the MessageSourceResolvable

Returns:

the message

Throws:

NoSuchMessageException - if not found

getErrors

@Nullable
public Errors getErrors(String name)

Retrieve the Errors instance for the given bind object, using the "defaultHtmlEscape" setting.

Parameters:

name - name of the bind object

Returns:

the Errors instance, or null if not found

getErrors

@Nullable
public Errors getErrors(String name,
                                  boolean htmlEscape)

Retrieve the Errors instance for the given bind object.

Parameters:

name - name of the bind object

htmlEscape - create an Errors instance with automatic HTML escaping?

Returns:

the Errors instance, or null if not found

getModelObject

@Nullable
protected Object getModelObject(String modelName)

Retrieve the model object for the given model name, either from the model or from the request attributes.

Parameters:

modelName - the name of the model object

Returns:

the model object

getBindStatus

public BindStatus getBindStatus(String path)
                         throws IllegalStateException

Create a BindStatus for the given bind object, using the "defaultHtmlEscape" setting.

Parameters:

path - the bean and property path for which values and errors will be resolved (e.g. "person.age")

Returns:

the new BindStatus instance

Throws:

IllegalStateException - if no corresponding Errors object found

getBindStatus

public BindStatus getBindStatus(String path,
                                boolean htmlEscape)
                         throws IllegalStateException

Create a BindStatus for the given bind object, using the "defaultHtmlEscape" setting.

Parameters:

path - the bean and property path for which values and errors will be resolved (e.g. "person.age")

htmlEscape - create a BindStatus with automatic HTML escaping?

Returns:

the new BindStatus instance

Throws:

IllegalStateException - if no corresponding Errors object found