## org.springframework.web.servlet.view
Class AbstractView

    java.lang.Object
      org.springframework.context.support.ApplicationObjectSupport
          org.springframework.web.context.support.WebApplicationObjectSupport
              org.springframework.web.servlet.view.AbstractView

All Implemented Interfaces:
  BeanNameAware, ApplicationContextAware, ServletContextAware, View

Direct Known Subclasses:
  AbstractExcelView, AbstractFeedView, AbstractJExcelView, AbstractPdfView, AbstractUrlBasedView, AbstractXsltView, MappingJacksonJsonView, MarshallingView

    public abstract class AbstractView

extends WebApplicationObjectSupport
implements View, BeanNameAware

Abstract base class for `View` implementations. Subclasses should be JavaBeans, to allow for convenient configuration as Spring-managed bean instances.

Provides support for static attributes, to be made available to the view, with a variety of ways to specify them. Static attributes will be merged with the given dynamic attributes (the model that the controller returned) for each render operation.

Extends `WebApplicationObjectSupport`, which will be helpful to some views. Subclasses just need to implement the actual rendering.

Author:
  Rod Johnson, Juergen Hoeller
See Also:
  `setAttributes(java.util.Properties)`, `setAttributesMap(java.util.Map<java.lang.String, ?>)`, `renderMergedOutputModel(java.util.Map<java.lang.String, java.lang.Object>, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse)`

Field Summary
`static String` `DEFAULT_CONTENT_TYPE` Default content type.

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

Fields inherited from interface org.springframework.web.servlet.View
`RESPONSE_STATUS_ATTRIBUTE`

Constructor Summary
`AbstractView()`

Method Summary
`void` `addStaticAttribute(String name, Object value)` Add static data to this view, exposed in each view.
`protected RequestContext` `createRequestContext(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response, Map<String,Object> model)` Create a RequestContext to expose under the specified attribute name.
`protected ByteArrayOutputStream` `createTemporaryOutputStream()` Create a temporary OutputStream for this view.
`protected void` `exposeModelAsRequestAttributes(Map<String,Object> model, HttpServletRequest request)` Expose the model objects in the given map as request attributes.
`protected boolean` `generatesDownloadContent()` Return whether this view generates download content (typically binary content like PDF or Excel files).
`Map<String,Object>` `getAttributesMap()` Allow Map access to the static attributes of this view, with the option to add or override specific entries.
`String` `getBeanName()` Return the view's name.
`String` `getContentType()` Return the content type for this view.
`String` `getRequestContextAttribute()` Return the name of the RequestContext attribute, if any.
`Map` `getStaticAttributes()` Return the static attributes for this view.
`protected void` `prepareResponse(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response)` Prepare the given response for rendering.
`void` `render(Map<String,?> model, HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response)` Prepares the view given the specified model, merging it with static attributes and a RequestContext attribute, if necessary.
`protected abstract void` `renderMergedOutputModel(Map<String,Object> model, HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response)` Subclasses must implement this method to actually render the view.
`void` `setAttributes(Properties attributes)` Set static attributes for this view from a `java.util.Properties` object.
`void` `setAttributesCSV(String propString)` Set static attributes as a CSV string.
`void` `setAttributesMap(Map<String,?> attributes)` Set static attributes for this view from a Map.
`void` `setBeanName(String beanName)` Set the view's name.
`void` `setContentType(String contentType)` Set the content type for this view.
`void` `setRequestContextAttribute(String requestContextAttribute)` Set the name of the RequestContext attribute for this view.
`String` `toString()`
`protected void` `writeToResponse(HttpServletResponse response, ByteArrayOutputStream baos)` Write the given temporary OutputStream to the HTTP response.

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, wait, wait, wait`

Field Detail

### DEFAULT_CONTENT_TYPE

    public static final String DEFAULT_CONTENT_TYPE

  Default content type. Overridable as bean property.

  See Also:
    Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

### AbstractView

    public AbstractView()

Method Detail

### setBeanName

    public void setBeanName(String beanName)

  Set the view's name. Helpful for traceability.

  Framework code must call this when constructing views.

  Specified by:
    `setBeanName` in interface `BeanNameAware`
  Parameters:
    `beanName` - the name of the bean in the factory. Note that this name is the actual bean name used in the factory, which may differ from the originally specified name: in particular for inner bean names, the actual bean name might have been made unique through appending "#..." suffixes. Use the `BeanFactoryUtils.originalBeanName(String)` method to extract the original bean name (without suffix), if desired.

### getBeanName

    public String getBeanName()

  Return the view's name. Should never be `null`, if the view was correctly configured.

### setContentType

    public void setContentType(String contentType)

  Set the content type for this view. Default is "text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1".

  May be ignored by subclasses if the view itself is assumed to set the content type, e.g. in case of JSPs.

### getContentType

    public String getContentType()

  Return the content type for this view.

  Specified by:
    `getContentType` in interface `View`
  Returns:
    the content type String (optionally including a character set), or `null` if not predetermined.

### setRequestContextAttribute

    public void setRequestContextAttribute(String requestContextAttribute)

  Set the name of the RequestContext attribute for this view. Default is none.

### getRequestContextAttribute

    public String getRequestContextAttribute()

  Return the name of the RequestContext attribute, if any.

### setAttributesCSV

    public void setAttributesCSV(String propString)
                          throws IllegalArgumentException

  Set static attributes as a CSV string. Format is: attname0={value1},attname1={value1}

  "Static" attributes are fixed attributes that are specified in the View instance configuration. "Dynamic" attributes, on the other hand, are values passed in as part of the model.

  Throws:
    `IllegalArgumentException`

### setAttributes

    public void setAttributes(Properties attributes)

  Set static attributes for this view from a `java.util.Properties` object.

  "Static" attributes are fixed attributes that are specified in the View instance configuration. "Dynamic" attributes, on the other hand, are values passed in as part of the model.

  This is the most convenient way to set static attributes. Note that static attributes can be overridden by dynamic attributes, if a value with the same name is included in the model.

  Can be populated with a String "value" (parsed via PropertiesEditor) or a "props" element in XML bean definitions.

  See Also:
    `PropertiesEditor`

### setAttributesMap

    public void setAttributesMap(Map<String,?> attributes)

  Set static attributes for this view from a Map. This allows to set any kind of attribute values, for example bean references.

  "Static" attributes are fixed attributes that are specified in the View instance configuration. "Dynamic" attributes, on the other hand, are values passed in as part of the model.

  Can be populated with a "map" or "props" element in XML bean definitions.

  Parameters:
    `attributes` - Map with name Strings as keys and attribute objects as values

### getAttributesMap

    public Map<String,Object> getAttributesMap()

  Allow Map access to the static attributes of this view, with the option to add or override specific entries.

  Useful for specifying entries directly, for example via "attributesMap[myKey]". This is particularly useful for adding or overriding entries in child view definitions.

### addStaticAttribute

    public void addStaticAttribute(String name,
                                   Object value)

  Add static data to this view, exposed in each view.

  "Static" attributes are fixed attributes that are specified in the View instance configuration. "Dynamic" attributes, on the other hand, are values passed in as part of the model.

  Must be invoked before any calls to `render`.

  Parameters:
    `name` - the name of the attribute to expose
    `value` - the attribute value to expose
  See Also:
    `render(java.util.Map<java.lang.String, ?>, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse)`

### getStaticAttributes

    public Map getStaticAttributes()

  Return the static attributes for this view. Handy for testing.

  Returns an unmodifiable Map, as this is not intended for manipulating the Map but rather just for checking the contents.

  Returns:
    the static attributes in this view

### render

    public void render(Map<String,?> model,
                       HttpServletRequest request,
                       HttpServletResponse response)
                throws Exception

  Prepares the view given the specified model, merging it with static attributes and a RequestContext attribute, if necessary. Delegates to renderMergedOutputModel for the actual rendering.

  Specified by:
    `render` in interface `View`
  Parameters:
    `model` - Map with name Strings as keys and corresponding model objects as values (Map can also be `null` in case of empty model)
    `request` - current HTTP request
    `response` - HTTP response we are building
  Throws:
    `Exception` - if rendering failed
  See Also:
    `renderMergedOutputModel(java.util.Map<java.lang.String, java.lang.Object>, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse)`

### createRequestContext

    protected RequestContext createRequestContext(HttpServletRequest request,
                                                  HttpServletResponse response,
                                                  Map<String,Object> model)

  Create a RequestContext to expose under the specified attribute name.

  Default implementation creates a standard RequestContext instance for the given request and model. Can be overridden in subclasses for custom instances.

  Parameters:
    `request` - current HTTP request
    `model` - combined output Map (never `null`), with dynamic values taking precedence over static attributes
  Returns:
    the RequestContext instance
  See Also:
    `setRequestContextAttribute(java.lang.String)`, `RequestContext`

### prepareResponse

    protected void prepareResponse(HttpServletRequest request,
                                   HttpServletResponse response)

  Prepare the given response for rendering.

  The default implementation applies a workaround for an IE bug when sending download content via HTTPS.

  Parameters:
    `request` - current HTTP request
    `response` - current HTTP response

### generatesDownloadContent

    protected boolean generatesDownloadContent()

  Return whether this view generates download content (typically binary content like PDF or Excel files).

  The default implementation returns `false`. Subclasses are encouraged to return `true` here if they know that they are generating download content that requires temporary caching on the client side, typically via the response OutputStream.

  See Also:
    `prepareResponse(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse)`, `ServletResponse.getOutputStream()`

### renderMergedOutputModel

    protected abstract void renderMergedOutputModel(Map<String,Object> model,
                                                    HttpServletRequest request,
                                                    HttpServletResponse response)
                                             throws Exception

  Subclasses must implement this method to actually render the view.

  The first step will be preparing the request: In the JSP case, this would mean setting model objects as request attributes. The second step will be the actual rendering of the view, for example including the JSP via a RequestDispatcher.

  Parameters:
    `model` - combined output Map (never `null`), with dynamic values taking precedence over static attributes
    `request` - current HTTP request
    `response` - current HTTP response
  Throws:
    `Exception` - if rendering failed

### exposeModelAsRequestAttributes

    protected void exposeModelAsRequestAttributes(Map<String,Object> model,
                                                  HttpServletRequest request)
                                           throws Exception

  Expose the model objects in the given map as request attributes. Names will be taken from the model Map. This method is suitable for all resources reachable by `RequestDispatcher`.

  Parameters:
    `model` - Map of model objects to expose
    `request` - current HTTP request
  Throws:
    `Exception`

### createTemporaryOutputStream

    protected ByteArrayOutputStream createTemporaryOutputStream()

  Create a temporary OutputStream for this view.

  This is typically used as IE workaround, for setting the content length header from the temporary stream before actually writing the content to the HTTP response.

### writeToResponse

    protected void writeToResponse(HttpServletResponse response,
                                   ByteArrayOutputStream baos)
                            throws IOException

  Write the given temporary OutputStream to the HTTP response.

  Parameters:
    `response` - current HTTP response
    `baos` - the temporary OutputStream to write
  Throws:
    `IOException` - if writing/flushing failed

### toString

    public String toString()

  Overrides:
    `toString` in class `Object`