com.interface21.web.servlet.support
Class RequestContextUtils

java.lang.Object
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public abstract class RequestContextUtils

extends java.lang.Object

Utility class for easy access to various request-specific state, set by the DispatcherServlet.

Since:

03.03.2003

Author:

Juergen Hoeller

Constructor Summary

RequestContextUtils()

Method Summary

static java.util.Locale	getLocale(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request) Retrieves the current locale from the given request, using the LocaleResolver bound to the request by the DispatcherServlet.
static LocaleResolver	getLocaleResolver(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request) Return the LocaleResolver that has been bound to the request by the DispatcherServlet.
static Theme	getTheme(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request) Retrieves the current theme from the given request, using the ThemeResolver bound to the request by the DispatcherServlet, and the current WebApplicationContext.
static ThemeResolver	getThemeResolver(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request) Return the ThemeResolver that has been bound to the request by the DispatcherServlet.
static WebApplicationContext	getWebApplicationContext(javax.servlet.ServletRequest request) Look for the WebApplicationContext associated with the controller servlet that has initiated request processing.
static WebApplicationContext	getWebApplicationContext(javax.servlet.ServletRequest request, javax.servlet.ServletContext servletContext) Look for the WebApplicationContext associated with the controller servlet that has initiated request processing, and for the global context if none was found associated with the current request.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

RequestContextUtils

public RequestContextUtils()

Method Detail

getWebApplicationContext

public static WebApplicationContext getWebApplicationContext(javax.servlet.ServletRequest request)
                                                      throws javax.servlet.ServletException

Look for the WebApplicationContext associated with the controller servlet that has initiated request processing.

Parameters:

request - current HTTP request

Returns:

the request-specific web application context

getWebApplicationContext

public static WebApplicationContext getWebApplicationContext(javax.servlet.ServletRequest request,
                                                             javax.servlet.ServletContext servletContext)
                                                      throws javax.servlet.ServletException

Look for the WebApplicationContext associated with the controller servlet that has initiated request processing, and for the global context if none was found associated with the current request. This method is useful to allow components outside our framework, such as JSP tag handlers, to access the most specific application context available.

Parameters:

request - current HTTP request

servletContext - current servlet context

Returns:

the request-specific or global web application context if no request-specific context has been set

Throws:

javax.servlet.ServletException - if neither a servlet-specific nor global context has been found

getLocaleResolver

public static LocaleResolver getLocaleResolver(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request)
                                        throws javax.servlet.ServletException

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

Parameters:

request - current HTTP request

Returns:

the current LocaleResolver

Throws:

javax.servlet.ServletException - if no LocaleResolver has been found

getLocale

public static java.util.Locale getLocale(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request)
                                  throws javax.servlet.ServletException

Retrieves the current locale from the given request, using the LocaleResolver bound to the request by the DispatcherServlet.

Parameters:

request - current HTTP request

Returns:

the current locale

Throws:

javax.servlet.ServletException - if no LocaleResolver has been found

getThemeResolver

public static ThemeResolver getThemeResolver(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request)
                                      throws javax.servlet.ServletException

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

Parameters:

request - current HTTP request

Returns:

the current ThemeResolver

Throws:

javax.servlet.ServletException - if no ThemeResolver has been found

getTheme

public static Theme getTheme(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request)
                      throws javax.servlet.ServletException

Retrieves the current theme from the given request, using the ThemeResolver bound to the request by the DispatcherServlet, and the current WebApplicationContext.

Parameters:

request - current HTTP request

Returns:

the current theme

Throws:

javax.servlet.ServletException - if no ThemeResolver has been found