## org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc
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:
  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 below some examples:

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
See Also:
  `setPrefix(java.lang.String)`, `setSuffix(java.lang.String)`

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.springframework.web.servlet.support.WebContentGenerator
`METHOD_GET, METHOD_HEAD, METHOD_POST`

Fields inherited from class org.springframework.context.support.ApplicationObjectSupport
`logger`

Constructor Summary
`UrlFilenameViewController()`

Method Summary
`protected String` `extractOperableUrl(HttpServletRequest request)` Extract a URL path from the given request, suitable for view name extraction.
`protected String` `extractViewNameFromUrlPath(String uri)` Extract the URL filename from the given request URI.
`protected String` `getPrefix()` Return the prefix to prepend to the request URL filename.
`protected String` `getSuffix()` Return the suffix to append to the request URL filename.
`protected String` `getViewNameForRequest(HttpServletRequest request)` Returns view name based on the URL filename, with prefix/suffix applied when appropriate.
`protected String` `getViewNameForUrlPath(String uri)` Returns view name based on the URL filename, with prefix/suffix applied when appropriate.
`protected String` `postProcessViewName(String viewName)` Build the full view name based on the given view name as indicated by the URL path.
`void` `setPrefix(String prefix)` Set the prefix to prepend to the request URL filename to build a view name.
`void` `setSuffix(String suffix)` Set the suffix to append to the request URL filename to build a view name.

Methods inherited from class org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.AbstractUrlViewController
`getUrlPathHelper, handleRequestInternal, setAlwaysUseFullPath, setUrlDecode, setUrlPathHelper`

Methods inherited from class org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.AbstractController
`handleRequest, isSynchronizeOnSession, setSynchronizeOnSession`

Methods inherited from class org.springframework.web.servlet.support.WebContentGenerator
`applyCacheSeconds, applyCacheSeconds, cacheForSeconds, cacheForSeconds, checkAndPrepare, checkAndPrepare, getCacheSeconds, getSupportedMethods, isRequireSession, isUseCacheControlHeader, isUseCacheControlNoStore, isUseExpiresHeader, preventCaching, setCacheSeconds, setRequireSession, setSupportedMethods, setUseCacheControlHeader, setUseCacheControlNoStore, setUseExpiresHeader`

Methods inherited from class org.springframework.web.context.support.WebApplicationObjectSupport
`getServletContext, getTempDir, getWebApplicationContext, initApplicationContext, initServletContext, isContextRequired, setServletContext`

Methods inherited from class org.springframework.context.support.ApplicationObjectSupport
`getApplicationContext, getMessageSourceAccessor, initApplicationContext, requiredContextClass, setApplicationContext`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### UrlFilenameViewController

    public UrlFilenameViewController()

Method Detail

### setPrefix

    public void setPrefix(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(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`)
  See Also:
    `extractViewNameFromUrlPath(java.lang.String)`, `setPrefix(java.lang.String)`, `setSuffix(java.lang.String)`

### 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"`
  See Also:
    `extractViewNameFromUrlPath(java.lang.String)`, `postProcessViewName(java.lang.String)`

### 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
  See Also:
    `getPrefix()`, `getSuffix()`