Package org.apache.ofbiz.webapp.view

Interface ViewHandler

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractViewHandler, FreeMarkerViewHandler, HttpViewHandler, JspViewHandler, JspViewHandler, MacroScreenViewHandler, ScreenFopViewHandler, SimpleContentViewHandler

public interface ViewHandler

ViewHandler - View Handler Interface

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	getName()	Gets the name of the view handler as declared in the controller configuration file.
void	init(ServletContext context)	Initializes the handler.
void	render(String name, String page, String info, String contentType, String encoding, HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response)	Render the page.
void	setName(String name)	Sets the name of the view handler as declared in the controller configuration file.

Method Details

setName

void setName(String name)

Sets the name of the view handler as declared in the controller configuration file.

Parameters:

name - String The name of the view handler as declared in the controller configuration file.

getName

String getName()

Gets the name of the view handler as declared in the controller configuration file.

Returns:

name String The name of the view handler as declared in the controller configuration file.

init

void init(ServletContext context)
   throws ViewHandlerException

Initializes the handler. Since handlers use the singleton pattern this method should only be called the first time the handler is used.

Parameters:

context - ServletContext This may be needed by the handler in order to lookup properties or XML definition files for rendering pages or handler options.

Throws:

ViewHandlerException

render

void render(String name,
 String page,
 String info,
 String contentType,
 String encoding,
 HttpServletRequest request,
 HttpServletResponse response)
     throws ViewHandlerException

Render the page.

Parameters:

name - The name of the view.

page - The source of the view; could be a page, url, etc depending on the type of handler.

info - An info string attached to this view

request - The HttpServletRequest object used when requesting this page.

response - The HttpServletResponse object to be used to present the page.

Throws:

ViewHandlerException