Class RequestContextUtils

java.lang.Object

org.springframework.web.servlet.support.RequestContextUtils

public abstract class RequestContextUtils
extends Object

Utility class for easy access to request-specific state which has been set by the DispatcherServlet.

Supports lookup of current WebApplicationContext, LocaleResolver, Locale, and MultipartResolver.

Since:

03.03.2003

Author:

Juergen Hoeller, Rossen Stoyanchev

See Also:

• RequestContext
• DispatcherServlet

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final String	REQUEST_DATA_VALUE_PROCESSOR_BEAN_NAME	The name of the bean to use to determine if an implementation of RequestDataValueProcessor has been configured.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
RequestContextUtils()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static @Nullable WebApplicationContext	findWebApplicationContext(jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request)	Look for the WebApplicationContext associated with the DispatcherServlet that has initiated request processing, and for the global context if none was found associated with the current request.
static @Nullable WebApplicationContext	findWebApplicationContext(jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, @Nullable jakarta.servlet.ServletContext servletContext)	Look for the WebApplicationContext associated with the DispatcherServlet that has initiated request processing, and for the global context if none was found associated with the current request.
static @Nullable FlashMapManager	getFlashMapManager(jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request)	Return the FlashMapManager instance to save flash attributes.
static @Nullable Map<String,?>	getInputFlashMap(jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request)	Return read-only "input" flash attributes from request before redirect.
static Locale	getLocale(jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request)	Retrieve the current locale from the given request, using the LocaleResolver bound to the request by the DispatcherServlet (if available), falling back to the request's locale based on the Accept-Language header or the default locale for the server.
static @Nullable LocaleResolver	getLocaleResolver(jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request)	Return the LocaleResolver that has been bound to the request by the DispatcherServlet.
static FlashMap	getOutputFlashMap(jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request)	Return "output" FlashMap to save attributes for request after redirect.
static @Nullable TimeZone	getTimeZone(jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request)	Retrieve the current time zone from the given request, using the TimeZoneAwareLocaleContext in the LocaleResolver bound to the request by the DispatcherServlet (if available).
static void	saveOutputFlashMap(String location, jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response)	Convenience method that retrieves the "output" FlashMap, updates it with the path and query params of the target URL, and then saves it using the FlashMapManager.

Methods inherited from class Object

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

Field Details

REQUEST_DATA_VALUE_PROCESSOR_BEAN_NAME

public static final String REQUEST_DATA_VALUE_PROCESSOR_BEAN_NAME

The name of the bean to use to determine if an implementation of RequestDataValueProcessor has been configured.

Since:

4.2.1

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

Constructor Details

RequestContextUtils

public RequestContextUtils()

Method Details

findWebApplicationContext

public static @Nullable WebApplicationContext findWebApplicationContext(jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
 @Nullable jakarta.servlet.ServletContext servletContext)

Look for the WebApplicationContext associated with the DispatcherServlet that has initiated request processing, and for the global context if none was found associated with the current request. The global context will be found via the ServletContext or via ContextLoader's current context.

NOTE: This variant remains compatible with Servlet 2.5, explicitly checking a given ServletContext instead of deriving it from the request.

Parameters:

request - current HTTP request

servletContext - current servlet context

Returns:

the request-specific WebApplicationContext, or the global one if no request-specific context has been found, or null if none

Since:

4.2.1

See Also:

• DispatcherServlet.WEB_APPLICATION_CONTEXT_ATTRIBUTE
• WebApplicationContextUtils.getWebApplicationContext(ServletContext)
• ContextLoader.getCurrentWebApplicationContext()

findWebApplicationContext

public static @Nullable WebApplicationContext findWebApplicationContext(jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request)

Look for the WebApplicationContext associated with the DispatcherServlet that has initiated request processing, and for the global context if none was found associated with the current request. The global context will be found via the ServletContext or via ContextLoader's current context.

Parameters:

request - current HTTP request

Returns:

the request-specific WebApplicationContext, or the global one if no request-specific context has been found, or null if none

Since:

4.2.1

See Also:

• findWebApplicationContext(HttpServletRequest, ServletContext)
• ServletRequest.getServletContext()
• ContextLoader.getCurrentWebApplicationContext()

getLocaleResolver

public static @Nullable LocaleResolver getLocaleResolver(jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request)

Return the LocaleResolver that has been bound to the request by the DispatcherServlet.

Parameters:

request - current HTTP request

Returns:

the current LocaleResolver, or null if not found

getLocale

public static Locale getLocale(jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request)

Retrieve the current locale from the given request, using the LocaleResolver bound to the request by the DispatcherServlet (if available), falling back to the request's locale based on the Accept-Language header or the default locale for the server.

This method serves as a straightforward alternative to the standard Servlet ServletRequest.getLocale() method, falling back to the latter if no more specific locale has been found.

Consider using LocaleContextHolder.getLocale() which will normally be populated with the same Locale.

Parameters:

request - current HTTP request

Returns:

the current locale for the given request, either from the LocaleResolver or from the plain request itself

See Also:

• getLocaleResolver(HttpServletRequest)
• LocaleContextHolder.getLocale()

getTimeZone

public static @Nullable TimeZone getTimeZone(jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request)

Retrieve the current time zone from the given request, using the TimeZoneAwareLocaleContext in the LocaleResolver bound to the request by the DispatcherServlet (if available).

Note: This method returns null if no specific time zone can be resolved for the given request. This is in contrast to getLocale(HttpServletRequest) where it is always possible to fall back to the request's locale based on the Accept-Language header or the default locale for the server.

Consider using LocaleContextHolder.getTimeZone() which will normally be populated with the same TimeZone: that method only differs in terms of its fallback to the system time zone if the LocaleResolver hasn't provided a specific time zone (instead of this method's null).

Parameters:

request - current HTTP request

Returns:

the current time zone for the given request, either from the TimeZoneAwareLocaleContext or null if none associated

See Also:

• getLocaleResolver(HttpServletRequest)
• LocaleContextHolder.getTimeZone()

getInputFlashMap

public static @Nullable Map<String,?> getInputFlashMap(jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request)

Return read-only "input" flash attributes from request before redirect.

Parameters:

request - current request

Returns:

a read-only Map, or null if not found

See Also:

• FlashMap

getOutputFlashMap

public static FlashMap getOutputFlashMap(jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request)

Return "output" FlashMap to save attributes for request after redirect.

Parameters:

request - current request

Returns:

a FlashMap instance, never null within a DispatcherServlet-handled request

getFlashMapManager

public static @Nullable FlashMapManager getFlashMapManager(jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request)

Return the FlashMapManager instance to save flash attributes.

As of 5.0 the convenience method saveOutputFlashMap(String, HttpServletRequest, HttpServletResponse) may be used to save the "output" FlashMap.

Parameters:

request - the current request

Returns:

a FlashMapManager instance, never null within a DispatcherServlet-handled request

saveOutputFlashMap

public static void saveOutputFlashMap(String location,
 jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
 jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response)

Convenience method that retrieves the "output" FlashMap, updates it with the path and query params of the target URL, and then saves it using the FlashMapManager.

Parameters:

location - the target URL for the redirect

request - the current request

response - the current response

Since:

5.0