Class UrlFilenameViewController

java.lang.Object
org.springframework.context.support.ApplicationObjectSupport
org.springframework.web.context.support.WebApplicationObjectSupport
org.springframework.web.servlet.support.WebContentGenerator
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.AbstractController
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.AbstractUrlViewController
org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.UrlFilenameViewController
All Implemented Interfaces:
Aware, ApplicationContextAware, ServletContextAware, Controller
public class UrlFilenameViewController extends AbstractUrlViewController
Simple Controller implementation that transforms the virtual path of a URL into a view name and returns that view.

Can optionally prepend a prefix and/or append a suffix to build the viewname from the URL filename.

Find some examples below:

  1. "/index" -> "index"
  2. "/index.html" -> "index"
  3. "/index.html" + prefix "pre_" and suffix "_suf" -> "pre_index_suf"
  4. "/products/view.html" -> "products/view"

Thanks to David Barri for suggesting prefix/suffix support!

Author:
Alef Arendsen, Juergen Hoeller, Rob Harrop
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  • Constructor Details

    • UrlFilenameViewController

      public UrlFilenameViewController()

  • Method Details

    • setPrefix

      public void setPrefix(@Nullable String prefix)
      Set the prefix to prepend to the request URL filename to build a view name.

    • getPrefix

      protected String getPrefix()
      Return the prefix to prepend to the request URL filename.

    • setSuffix

      public void setSuffix(@Nullable String suffix)
      Set the suffix to append to the request URL filename to build a view name.

    • getSuffix

      protected String getSuffix()
      Return the suffix to append to the request URL filename.

    • getViewNameForRequest

      protected String getViewNameForRequest(HttpServletRequest request)
      Returns view name based on the URL filename, with prefix/suffix applied when appropriate.
      Specified by:
      getViewNameForRequest in class AbstractUrlViewController
      Parameters:
      request - current HTTP request
      Returns:
      a view name for this request (never null)
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    • extractOperableUrl

      protected String extractOperableUrl(HttpServletRequest request)
      Extract a URL path from the given request, suitable for view name extraction.
      Parameters:
      request - current HTTP request
      Returns:
      the URL to use for view name extraction

    • getViewNameForUrlPath

      protected String getViewNameForUrlPath(String uri)
      Returns view name based on the URL filename, with prefix/suffix applied when appropriate.
      Parameters:
      uri - the request URI; for example "/index.html"
      Returns:
      the extracted URI filename; for example "index"
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    • extractViewNameFromUrlPath

      protected String extractViewNameFromUrlPath(String uri)
      Extract the URL filename from the given request URI.
      Parameters:
      uri - the request URI; for example "/index.html"
      Returns:
      the extracted URI filename; for example "index"

    • postProcessViewName

      protected String postProcessViewName(String viewName)
      Build the full view name based on the given view name as indicated by the URL path.

      The default implementation simply applies prefix and suffix. This can be overridden, for example, to manipulate upper case / lower case, etc.

      Parameters:
      viewName - the original view name, as indicated by the URL path
      Returns:
      the full view name to use
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