org.infohazard.maverick.ctl
Class Throwaway

java.lang.Object
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All Implemented Interfaces:

Controller

Direct Known Subclasses:

ThrowawayBean

public abstract class Throwaway

extends java.lang.Object

implements Controller

Note: While not formally deprecated, use of this class is discouraged. You should use Throwaway2 instead. Throwaway is a base class for simple controllers which implements the single-use controller pattern (a fresh controller instance is created to service each request). No population of properties is performed by this class.

Field Summary

static java.lang.String	ERROR Common name for the typical "error" view.
static java.lang.String	SUCCESS Common name for the typical "success" view.

Constructor Summary

Throwaway()

Method Summary

protected ControllerContext	getCtx()
protected javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest	getRequest()
protected javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse	getResponse()
protected javax.servlet.ServletConfig	getServletConfig()
protected javax.servlet.ServletContext	getServletContext()
protected javax.servlet.http.HttpSession	getSession()
java.lang.String	go(ControllerContext cctx) Sets up the servlet parameters and calls through to the parameterless rawPerform() method.
abstract java.lang.Object	model() This is the method you should override to return the data model after rawPerform() is executed.
protected abstract java.lang.String	rawPerform() This is the method you should override to implement application logic.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

SUCCESS

public static final java.lang.String SUCCESS

Common name for the typical "success" view.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

ERROR

public static final java.lang.String ERROR

Common name for the typical "error" view.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

Throwaway

public Throwaway()

Method Detail

go

public final java.lang.String go(ControllerContext cctx)
                          throws javax.servlet.ServletException

Sets up the servlet parameters and calls through to the parameterless rawPerform() method. Does not result in bean population.

Specified by:

go in interface Controller

Returns:

which view to switch to

javax.servlet.ServletException

See Also:

Controller#perform

rawPerform

protected abstract java.lang.String rawPerform()
                                        throws java.lang.Exception

This is the method you should override to implement application logic.

java.lang.Exception

model

public abstract java.lang.Object model()

This is the method you should override to return the data model after rawPerform() is executed.

getCtx

protected ControllerContext getCtx()

Returns:

the ControllerContext

getRequest

protected javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest getRequest()

Returns:

the servlet request object

getResponse

protected javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse getResponse()

Returns:

the servlet response object

getSession

protected javax.servlet.http.HttpSession getSession()

Returns:

the servlet session

getServletConfig

protected javax.servlet.ServletConfig getServletConfig()

Returns:

the servlet configuration object

getServletContext

protected javax.servlet.ServletContext getServletContext()

Returns:

the webapp context object