## org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.multiaction
Class PropertiesMethodNameResolver

    java.lang.Object
      org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.multiaction.AbstractUrlMethodNameResolver
          org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.multiaction.PropertiesMethodNameResolver

All Implemented Interfaces:
  InitializingBean, MethodNameResolver

    public class PropertiesMethodNameResolver

extends AbstractUrlMethodNameResolver
implements InitializingBean

The most flexible out-of-the-box implementation of the `MethodNameResolver` interface. Uses `java.util.Properties` to define the mapping between the URL of incoming requests and the corresponding method name. Such properties can be held in an XML document.

Properties format is `/welcome.html=displayGenresPage` Note that method overloading isn't allowed, so there's no need to specify arguments.

Supports direct matches, e.g. a registered "/test" matches "/test", and a various Ant-style pattern matches, e.g. a registered "/t*" matches both "/test" and "/team". For details, see the AntPathMatcher javadoc.

Author:
  Rod Johnson, Juergen Hoeller
See Also:
  `Properties`, `AntPathMatcher`

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.multiaction.AbstractUrlMethodNameResolver
`logger`

Constructor Summary
`PropertiesMethodNameResolver()`

Method Summary
`void` `afterPropertiesSet()` Invoked by a BeanFactory after it has set all bean properties supplied (and satisfied BeanFactoryAware and ApplicationContextAware).
`protected String` `getHandlerMethodNameForUrlPath(String urlPath)` Return a method name that can handle this request, based on the given lookup path.
`void` `setMappings(Properties mappings)` Set explicit URL to method name mappings through a Properties object.
`void` `setPathMatcher(PathMatcher pathMatcher)` Set the PathMatcher implementation to use for matching URL paths against registered URL patterns.

Methods inherited from class org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.multiaction.AbstractUrlMethodNameResolver
`getHandlerMethodName, setAlwaysUseFullPath, setUrlDecode, setUrlPathHelper`

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

Constructor Detail

### PropertiesMethodNameResolver

    public PropertiesMethodNameResolver()

Method Detail

### setMappings

    public void setMappings(Properties mappings)

  Set explicit URL to method name mappings through a Properties object.

  Parameters:
    `mappings` - Properties with URL as key and method name as value

### setPathMatcher

    public void setPathMatcher(PathMatcher pathMatcher)

  Set the PathMatcher implementation to use for matching URL paths against registered URL patterns. Default is AntPathMatcher.

  See Also:
    `AntPathMatcher`

### afterPropertiesSet

    public void afterPropertiesSet()

  Description copied from interface: `InitializingBean`
  Invoked by a BeanFactory after it has set all bean properties supplied (and satisfied BeanFactoryAware and ApplicationContextAware).

  This method allows the bean instance to perform initialization only possible when all bean properties have been set and to throw an exception in the event of misconfiguration.

  Specified by:
    `afterPropertiesSet` in interface `InitializingBean`

### getHandlerMethodNameForUrlPath

    protected String getHandlerMethodNameForUrlPath(String urlPath)

  Description copied from class: `AbstractUrlMethodNameResolver`
  Return a method name that can handle this request, based on the given lookup path. Called by `getHandlerMethodName`.

  Specified by:
    `getHandlerMethodNameForUrlPath` in class `AbstractUrlMethodNameResolver`
  Parameters:
    `urlPath` - the URL path to use for lookup, according to the settings in this class
  Returns:
    a method name that can handle this request. Should return null if no matching method found.
  See Also:
    `AbstractUrlMethodNameResolver.getHandlerMethodName(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest)`, `AbstractUrlMethodNameResolver.setAlwaysUseFullPath(boolean)`, `AbstractUrlMethodNameResolver.setUrlDecode(boolean)`