MarshallingView (Spring Framework 3.2.1.RELEASE API)
Date: 2013-01-24

org.springframework.web.servlet.view.xml

## Class MarshallingView

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

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    Aware, BeanNameAware, ApplicationContextAware, ServletContextAware, View

      public class MarshallingView
      extends AbstractView

  Spring-MVC `View` that allows for response context to be rendered as the result of marshalling by a `Marshaller`.

  The Object to be marshalled is supplied as a parameter in the model and then detected during response rendering. Users can either specify a specific entry in the model via the `sourceKey` property or have Spring locate the Source object.

  Since:
    3.0
  Author:
    Arjen Poutsma

- - ### Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type | Field and Description
    --- | ---
    `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

      `PATH_VARIABLES, RESPONSE_STATUS_ATTRIBUTE, SELECTED_CONTENT_TYPE`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `MarshallingView()` Constructs a new `MarshallingView` with no `Marshaller` set.
    `MarshallingView(Marshaller marshaller)` Constructs a new `MarshallingView` with the given `Marshaller` set.

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected void` | `initApplicationContext()` Subclasses can override this for custom initialization behavior.
    `protected Object` | `locateToBeMarshalled(Map<String,Object> model)` Locates the object to be marshalled.
    `protected void` | `renderMergedOutputModel(Map<String,Object> model, HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response)` Subclasses must implement this method to actually render the view.
    `void` | `setMarshaller(Marshaller marshaller)` Sets the `Marshaller` to be used by this view.
    `void` | `setModelKey(String modelKey)` Set the name of the model key that represents the object to be marshalled.

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.springframework.web.servlet.view.AbstractView

      `addStaticAttribute, createMergedOutputModel, createRequestContext, createTemporaryOutputStream, exposeModelAsRequestAttributes, generatesDownloadContent, getAttributesMap, getBeanName, getContentType, getRequestContextAttribute, getStaticAttributes, isExposePathVariables, prepareResponse, render, setAttributes, setAttributesCSV, setAttributesMap, setBeanName, setContentType, setExposePathVariables, setRequestContextAttribute, setResponseContentType, toString, writeToResponse`

    - ### 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, 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

    - #### MarshallingView

          public MarshallingView()

      Constructs a new `MarshallingView` with no `Marshaller` set. The marshaller must be set after construction by invoking `setMarshaller(Marshaller)`.

    - #### MarshallingView

          public MarshallingView(Marshaller marshaller)

      Constructs a new `MarshallingView` with the given `Marshaller` set.

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### setMarshaller

          public void setMarshaller(Marshaller marshaller)

      Sets the `Marshaller` to be used by this view.

    - #### setModelKey

          public void setModelKey(String modelKey)

      Set the name of the model key that represents the object to be marshalled. If not specified, the model map will be searched for a supported value type.
      See Also:
        `Marshaller.supports(Class)`

    - #### initApplicationContext

          protected void initApplicationContext()
                                         throws BeansException

      Description copied from class: `ApplicationObjectSupport`
      Subclasses can override this for custom initialization behavior.

      The default implementation is empty. Called by `ApplicationObjectSupport.initApplicationContext(org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext)`.

      Overrides:
        `initApplicationContext` in class `ApplicationObjectSupport`
      Throws:
        `ApplicationContextException` - in case of initialization errors
        `BeansException` - if thrown by ApplicationContext methods
      See Also:
        `ApplicationObjectSupport.setApplicationContext(org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext)`

    - #### renderMergedOutputModel

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

      Description copied from class: `AbstractView`
      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.

      Specified by:
        `renderMergedOutputModel` in class `AbstractView`
      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

    - #### locateToBeMarshalled

          protected Object locateToBeMarshalled(Map<String,Object> model)
                                         throws ServletException

      Locates the object to be marshalled. The default implementation first attempts to look under the configured model key, if any, before attempting to locate an object of supported type.
      Parameters:
        `model` - the model Map
      Returns:
        the Object to be marshalled (or `null` if none found)
      Throws:
        `ServletException` - if the model object specified by the model key is not supported by the marshaller
      See Also:
        `setModelKey(String)`