org.springframework.web.servlet

Interface RequestToViewNameTranslator

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultRequestToViewNameTranslator

public interface RequestToViewNameTranslator

Strategy interface for translating an incoming HttpServletRequest into a logical view name when no view name is explicitly supplied.

Since:

2.0

Author:

Rob Harrop, Juergen Hoeller

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.String	getViewName(HttpServletRequest request) Translate the given HttpServletRequest into a view name.

Method Detail

getViewName

@Nullable
java.lang.String getViewName(HttpServletRequest request)
                                throws java.lang.Exception

Translate the given HttpServletRequest into a view name.

Parameters:

request - the incoming HttpServletRequest providing the context from which a view name is to be resolved

Returns:

the view name, or null if no default found

Throws:

java.lang.Exception - if view name translation fails